Le présent document a pour objectif de rendre compte des formations, études de cas, discussions et échanges en tous genres qui, pendant quatre jours, ont largement nourri la réflexion pour une meilleure implication des ONG ouest-africains dans la conservation en général et la gestion des aires pr
Organization(s):
Fondation internationale du Banc d'Arguin (FIBA)
Fonds Français pour l'Environnement Mondial (FFEM), FR
IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
This book addresses the economic component of ecologically sustainable development in the Pacific. It is primarily concerned with the role that conventional economic issues plays in the viability of natural resource and environmental projects in the Pacific.
Cette publication présentée dans le contexte du Programme Régional pour la Conservation Marine et Côtière dAfrique de lOuest (PRCM) succède au volume de 2005 intitulé Gestion environnementale de lexploitation pétrolière offshore et du transport maritime de pétrole.
Author(s):
Kloff, Sandra
Wicks, Clive
Siegel, Paul
Organization(s):
WWF International
WWF-Senegal
Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
This publication, produced in the context of the Regional Programme for West African Marine and Coastal Conservation (PRCM), is a successor to a 2005 volume entitled "Environmental management of offshore oil exploitation and maritime oil transport." The book helped us to better understand the env
Author(s):
Kloff, Sandra
Wicks, Clive
Siegel, Paul
Organization(s):
WWF International
WWF-Senegal
Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
A presente síntese compara para os quatro países o histórico e as perspectivas da exploração mineira, os quadros jurídicos e regulamentares relativos ao meio ambiente, as características ambientais e sociais das zonas estudadas, os estudos sociais e ambientais do estado inicial e estudo de impact
Cette synthèse compare pour les quatre pays lhistorique et les perspectives de lexploitation minière, les cadres juridiques et règlementaires relatifs à lenvironnement, les caractéristiques environnementales et sociales des zones étudiées, les études sociales et environnementales de létat ini
Le Rapport préliminaire sur l'état de l'environnement en Afrique Centrale fait une description des ressources naturelles encore existantes, identifie les opportunités d'utilisation de celles-ci en vue de la lutte contre la pauvreté et le développement durable.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Central Africa
UNEP
Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC-ECCAS)
Letude essayerait de commenter les différents critères de la Liste Rouge, par rapport à leur applicabilité pour analyser lévolution des statuts des espèces de poissons commerciaux, dans les circonstances de lAfrique de lOuest ; mais également didentifier les principaux critères de la Liste r
Author(s):
Sidibe, Aboubacar
Organization(s):
IUCN, Marine and Coastal Areas Programme
IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
These 15th Proceedings provide an overview of the ongoing research and management activities on polar bears in the circumpolar Arctic. Together with the previous 14 proceedings, they provide an historic record of the international effort in protecting, studying, and managing polar bears.
Author(s):
Obbard, Martyn E.
Thiemann, Gregory W.
Peacock, Elizabeth
DeBruyn, Terry D.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Polar Bear Specialist Group
La présente étude a pour objet l'évaluation et l'analyse du cadre légal et institutionnel des Aires Protégées dans trois pays de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso et Ghana.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
L'évaluation de l'ensemble du réseau d'aires protégées en Guinée grâce à l'outil RAPPAM, conduite en février 2008, avait donné une vue d'ensemble de l'efficacité de gestion du réseau d'AP et un certain nombre de recommandations avait été émis à partir de cette approche.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
Although the rules regarding REDD have not been set, it is already clear that the extent to which an individual country will be able to attract international investment and REDD payments will depend to a considerable extent on its ability to put in place a system that rewards forest managers who
This report is planned to be a useful advisory tool for local and regional policymakers, administrators and managers. The information in this report will also be of interest to organisations such as NGOs, regulatory bodies, permitting agencies and the judicial system.
Organization(s):
IUCN
European Commission
Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway, [Government]
Sweden, SIDA
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative
UNEP
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The TEEB study is underpinned by an assessment of state-of-the-art science and economics. The goal is to provide the conceptual foundation to link economics and ecology and to posit a paradigm of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Organization(s):
UNEP
IUCN
Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sweden, SIDA
European Commission
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Norway, [Government]
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
It has become clear during recent global deliberations on biodiversity conservation that achieving Protected Area (PA) financial sustainability will require major changes in the way that PA funding is conceptualized, captured and used.
Recognizing the importance of promoting global efforts underway for sustainable development of the oceans, the Göteborg Award Selection Jury is pleased to distribute a special volume, Sustainable Development of the Worlds Large Marine Ecosystems during Climate Change on the occasion of the prese
This Handbook presents many of the key outputs, recommendations and accumulated expertise from the project Support for Agri-environment Policies and Programming in Serbia that was undertaken between 2008 and 2010.
Throughout the world and over centuries, small-scale livestock keepers and pastoralists have developed animal breeds that are well suited to their local conditions. These breeds are hardy and disease-resistant; they can survive on little water and scant vegetation.
Organization(s):
League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development (LPP), DE
IUCN, WWF and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have developed this guidebook to assist marine protected area (MPA) managers in assessing the performance of their MPA. Based on this assessment, it shows how necessary changes can be made to improve management measures.
This second issue of the Global Re-introduction Perspectives provides 72 case-studies covering invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and plants.
Organization(s):
Denver Zoological Foundation, US
Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, AE
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
The aim of this guideline is to aid maritime administrators, or other lead agencies working with ballast water management, to assess and quantify (as appropriate and possible) the potential economic consequences of unintended marine species introductions.
Biodiversity within inland water ecosystems in the Eastern Himalaya region is both highly diverse and of great regional importance to livelihoods and economies.
A profound retrospective of the first decade of the UN Global Compact, challenges in the light of the year of biodiversity, and instruments for an adequate Corporate Citizenship are some of the issues highlighted in the new 2010 edition of the Global Compact International Yearbook.
Protected areas in Ghana cover 5.6% of the country and are of economic importance as they contribute to improving standards of living of communities surrounding them.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
Agence Française de Développement, FR
Fonds Français pour l'Environnement Mondial (FFEM), FR
This DVD includes the full length versions of two movies by John D. Liu: "Hope in a Changing Climate" (29 minutes) and "Rwanda -- Back to the Garden" (27 minutes).
Great ape tourism, if well implemented, can serve to conserve the species but it can also have considerable negative impacts if it is not based on sound conservation principles.
Author(s):
Macfie, Elizabeth J.
Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
The Ecosystem Approach puts people and their natural resource use practices squarely at the centre of decision-making. Because of this, the Ecosystem Approach can be used to seek a balance between the conservation and use of biological diversity.
Le tourisme de vision des grands singes, s'il est bien mis en application, peut servir à sauvegarder l'espèce, mais il peut également avoir de nombreux effets négatifs s'il est basé sur des principes de conservation mal définis.
Author(s):
Macfie, Elizabeth J.
Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Le livre se propose de décrire les modes de vie des différentes communautés présentes le long du littoral de la Mauritanie à la Guinée, en montrant comment ils ont été façonnés par la nature et ont, en retour, façonné les paysages et la biodiversité.
Author(s):
Campredon, Pierre
Hellio, Jean-François
Ingen, Nicolas van
Organization(s):
IUCN
Fondation MAVA pour la nature
Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
Ce rapport propose de dresser un panorama synthétique de l'implication des collectivités en faveur de la biodiversité sur la base des contributions des membres du Groupe de travail.
Cet ouvrage vous présente léventail des outils dédiés à la conservation des espaces naturels en France métropolitaine et doutre-mer, quils soient réglementaires, contractuels ou fonciers.
The third edition of this title has been designed for easy use and to be an indispensable companion for the ecotourist, and especially for the primate-watcher.
Ce document de référence, réalisé par l'UICN en partenariat avec l'ONERC, fait suite aux actes de la conférence "L'Union européenne et l'Outre-mer: Stratégies face au changement climatique et à la perte de Biodiversité" qui s'est tenue à La Réunion du 7 au 11 juillet 2008.
Author(s):
Petit, Jérôme
Prudent, Guillaume
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, European Regional Office
France, Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique (ONERC)
Este documento de referencia, elaborado por la UICN en colaboración con el ONERC sigue el procedimiento de la conferencia de la UICN "La Unión Europea y sus Territorios de Ultramar: Estrategias para hacer frente al Cambio Climático y la Pérdida de la Biodiversidad," tuvo lugar en la Isla de Reuni
Author(s):
Petit, Jérôme
Prudent, Guillaume
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, European Regional Office
France, Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique (ONERC)
This background paper, produced by IUCN in collaboration with ONERC, follows the proceedings of the IUCN conference "The European Union and its Overseas Entities: Strategies to Counter Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss", which took place on Reunion Island from 7 to 11 July 2008.
Author(s):
Petit, Jérôme
Prudent, Guillaume
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, European Regional Office
France, Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique (ONERC)
L'UICN a mené une étude sur le potentiel économique de la vallée du Sourou, dont les principales conclusions ont été présentées aux principaux acteurs de la vallée, lors d'un atelier à Tougan au Burkina Faso en avril 2010.
Author(s):
Frisque, Jean Claude
Organization(s):
IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
IUCN, Regional Office for Central and Western Africa
The TEEB for Local and Regional Policy Makers was released on September 9, 2010, and includes overviews to the various chapters of the full TEEB for Local and Regional Policy Makers Report (available from Earthscan or by chapter from the following address:
Organization(s):
IUCN
European Commission
Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway, [Government]
Sweden, SIDA
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative
UNEP
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Ecosystem Approach puts people and their natural resource use practices squarely at the centre of decision-making. Because of this, the Ecosystem Approach can be used to seek a balance between the conservation and use of biological diversity.
An environmental flow is the water regime provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their benefits where there are competing water uses and where flows are regulated.
This guide aims to provide practical tools to non specialists essentially water resources planners, river basin managers, non-governmental organizations and private sector operators.
Afin dexpliquer et de comprendre cet état de fait, la présente étude a pour but danalyser la situation actuelle de lécotourisme dans les aires protégées dAfrique de lOuest, et de proposer une stratégie qui servirait de modèle de gestion conforme avec les objectifs des conventions internation
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
This guide answers key questions about ocean acidification and discusses the degree of certainty of the international scientific community about what is already happening to the ocean, what the future may hold for the ocean in a high carbon dioxide (CO2) world, and the possible consequences of oc
Author(s):
Laffoley, D.
Baxter, J. M.
Organization(s):
Ocean Acidification Reference User Group (RUG), MC
Este reporte es el resultado de cuatro diálogos sobre el marco general para el financiamiento e implementación de REDD-plus organizados por el Diálogo Forestal (The Forests Dialogue-TFD, por sus siglas en inglés) entre Abril y Agosto de 2009.
Entre avril et août 2009, The Forests Dialogue (TFD) a organisé quatre dialogues sur les cadres de financement et dapplication de la REDDplus dont les résultats sont communiqués dans le présent rapport.
