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Trade and travel are the primary drivers of biological invasion both into and within the United States, and prevention measures have been identified as the most cost-effective means of minimizing the introduction and impact of invasive species.
Author(s):
- Reaser, Jamie K.
- Waugh, John D.
Los servicios ecosistémicos de las cuencas son claves para generar seguridad a los usuarios del agua, por medio de incentivos económicos de manera innovadora que permitan una gestión correcta de los ecosistemas y recursos hídricos, este es uno de los caminos que fortalecen la seguridad del acceso
Author(s):
- Bergkamp, Ger
- Groot, Dolf de
- Perrot-Maître, Danièle
- Smith, Mark
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
La presente publicación recoge algunos de los estudios de caso y de las discusiones del taller, así como otras iniciativas presentadas por miembros de la UICN en la región con el objetivo de compartir estas experiencias en las reuniones preparatorias de la novena Conferencia de las Partes del CDB
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Instituto Humboldt, CO
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Tropenbos International, NL
- UNEP, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbeans
To take the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) conference forward, IUCN Pakistan organized a national conference on ESD in 2007, in collaboration with UNESCO.
Este documento busca dotar de una herramienta teórica para la promoción y potenciación de la participación de la sociedad civil, plasmada por medio de una multiplicidad de instrumentos y modalidades a lo largo de las distintas etapas que conlleva la evaluación de impacto ambiental.
Author(s):
- Mora Portuguez, Jorge
- Salas Víquez, Seidy
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
Esta es una publicación periódica sobre temas relacionados con la evaluación de impacto ambiental.
Author(s):
- Murillo, Carlos
- Alvarez, Juan Marco
- Méndez, Hubert
- Castro, Mauricio
- Reuter, Adrián
- Govaere, Velia
- Blanc, José María
- Aguiñada, Sergio
- Cabrera Medaglia, Jorge A.
- Vázquez, Aquilino
- Kaimowitz, David
- Espinoza, Hilda
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
Recopilación de casos de valoración económica de diferentes regiones de Iberoamérica, entre ellos España, Centroamérica, Suramérica y el Caribe. Se basa en dos grandes enfoques: la economía ambiental y ecológica.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Este documento contiene los resultados del análisis geográfico sobre la calidad del agua de pozos de personas que utilizan biofiltros de arena (tecnologías purificadoras de agua) en el Sur de Ahuachapán; específicamente el la zona media y baja de la Cuenca Hidrográfica Cara Sucia San Pedro Belé
Author(s):
- Ortiz Montano, Oscar Joaquín
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- Universidad de El Salvador, Facultad de Ciencias Agronomicas, SV
Esta publicación surge con el fin de brindar lineamientos generales para la aplicación de la EAE.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
This publication is a result of recommendations articulated by the NCS and SPCS on the need for devolved decision-making to achieve a long-term sustainable development plan for D.I. Khan that integrates both socioeconomic and environmental imperatives.
The Qila Saifullah Integrated Development Vision is among the first in the province of Balochistan. It is the peoples vision for their future, of the quality of life they aspire to and the progressive milestones they would like to achieve.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan, Balochistan Programme
- Pakistan, Balochistan, [Government]
The Sindh Strategy for Sustainable Development (SSSD) proposes a 10-year sustainable development agenda for Sindh. Its purpose is to highlight the ecological, economic and social issues of the province and to provide recommendations and strategic actions to address them.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan, Sindh Programme Office
This document has been published as part of Programme Support for Northern Pakistan project implemented from 2004-07.The project was a continuation of implementation of initiatives that began with the development of the National Conservation Strategy, as well as provincial and district level st
Author(s):
- Khan, Inam Ullah
- Cowasjee, Dhunmai
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Pakistan, Sarhad Programme Office
- Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
This document summarizes Bangladeshs existing capacity in addressing climate change, biodiversity and land degradation problems and concerns assessed through country-wide consultations.
Author(s):
- Amin, Raquibul
- Irfanullah, Haseed Md.
- Islam, Monowar
- Nishat, Ainun
Organization(s):
- Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forest
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNDP
- IUCN Bangladesh
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- Mekong River Commission
- Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme
- UNDP
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Central Africa
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Central Africa
- United States, USAID
- Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE)
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- WWF International
- SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, NL
The film depicts the environmentally-disastrous oil slick caused by Israels bombing of the Jiyyeh power plant in south Lebanon on July 13 and 15, 2006.
Organization(s):
- Italy, Italian Cooperation
- IUCN
- Lebanon, Ministry of Environment
This interactive CD was developed in conjunction with a Country Environmental Profile for Somalia by the Eastern Africa Regional Office of IUCN, for the EC Somalia Operations Office.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- European Union
Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) are important instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. CEPA provides the link from science and ecology to peoples social and economic reality.
Author(s):
- Alm, Andy
- Dela, Jinie
- Garnett, Tommy
- Goldstein, Wendy
- Paul, Peter
Organization(s):
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
This report examines economic and policy issues related to wild and farmed salmon in North America.
Author(s):
- Knapp, Gunnar
- Roheim, Cathy A.
- Anderson, James L.
La publicación "Prácticas ancestrales y derecho de aguas: de la tensión a la coexistencia", es el resultado de un proyecto de investigación dirigido por el Centro de Derecho Ambiental de UICN en colaboración con la Comisión de Derecho Ambiental.
Author(s):
- Rovere, Marta Brunilda
- Iza, Alejandro
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- Spain, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI)
The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) currently includes three species of chondrichthyan fishes on its Appendices, in recognition of their unfavourable conservation status and need for concerted international conservation measures.
Organization(s):
- UNEP
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Secretariat
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
Author(s):
- Balfour, D.
- Dublin, Holly T.
- Fennessy, J.
- Gibson, D.
- Niskanen, L.
- Whyte, I. J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
Some of the most important decisions in wildlife management in Africa revolve around elephants. Where elephant densities increase the impact of elephants on their habitats and other species may also increase.
Author(s):
- Balfour, D.
- Dublin, Holly T.
- Fennessy, J.
- Gibson, D.
- Niskanen, L.
- Whyte, I. J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
Mangroves are among the most valuable ecosystems providing food and protection for a large number of marine and land-based organisms, livelihoods for coastal populations, and protection from ocean swell and other extreme weather events for low-lying coastal areas.
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.
Author(s):
- Bergkamp, Ger
- Dyson, Megan
- Scanlon, John
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
Author(s):
- Athanas, Andrea
- Carbone, Giulia
- McCormick, Nadine
- Quaile, Deric
- Rafiq, Mohammad
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Business and Biodiversity Programme
Ce document présente les résultats de l'évaluation du système des parcs de Guinée Bissau, en particulier les parcs d'Orango, de Jao Viera et Pailào, de cafuda, de Cacheu et l'aire protégée en création à Cantanhez.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
- IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
TRAFFIC's findings in this report provide strong evidence that China's trade ban has been effective at reducing the market for Tiger products, particularly traditional medicines. Still, illegal trade remains a threat.
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC East Asia
- WWF International
- The Rufford Foundation
- Save the Tiger Fund
This publication draws on lessons learned from Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea in forest management, community development, indigenous knowledge and access to resources and social networks within the broad framework of the sustainable livelihoods approach.
Author(s):
- Osbeck, Maria
- Wojciechowska-Shibuya, Marisha
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
It is today widely acknowledged both by the development and conservation communities that a vital relationship exists between the sound management of ecosystems, the determinants of poverty and the effectiveness of poverty alleviation efforts.
Author(s):
- Steele, Paul
- Oviedo, Gonzalo
- McCauley, David
Organization(s):
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- IUCN
The 35 independent countries and territories which make up the Caribbean region are home to a great diversity of ecological, cultural and historical features.
Author(s):
- Brown, Nicole
- Geoghegan, Tighe
- Renard, Yves
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Caribbean Initiative
The 35 independent countries and territories which make up the Caribbean region are home to a great diversity of ecological, cultural and historical features.
Author(s):
- Brown, Nicole
- Geoghegan, Tighe
- Renard, Yves
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Caribbean Initiative
The 35 independent countries and territories which make up the Caribbean region are home to a great diversity of ecological, cultural and historical features.
Author(s):
- Brown, Nicole
- Geoghegan, Tighe
- Renard, Yves
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Caribbean Initiative
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
The grouse comprise a group of high profile species that are among the most well-known species in the countries where they occur; they are often considered the embodiment of the landscapes in which they live. Today, many of these species are under threat.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- WPA/BirdLife/SSC Grouse Specialist Group
- World Pheasant Association, UK
Organization(s):
- IUCN Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
All economies and businesses depend directly or indirectly on the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable supply of ecosystem services.
Organization(s):
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), CH
- IUCN
Este es un estudio comparado de los regímenes de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental (EIA) de ciertos países de América del Sur (Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Ecuador y Perú).
Author(s):
- Astorga Jorquera, Eduardo
- Soto Oyarzún, Lorenzo
- Iza, Alejandro
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
Current discussions over the Certificate of Origin, Source and Legal Provenance include the legal and practical implications associated with tracking the flow of genetic resources.
Author(s):
- Lapeña, Isabel
- Ruiz Muller, Manuel
Organization(s):
- Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
The Delos Initiative focuses on the sacred natural sites in developed countries throughout the world (such as Australia, Canada, the European countries, Japan, New Zealand and the United States of America).
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas
With the highest percentage of threatened sharks and rays in the world, the Mediterranean region is in need of regional planning and policy development for the conservation and sustainable management of chondrichthyan fishes.
Author(s):
- Cavanagh, Rachel D.
- Gibson, Claudine
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Access to justice in environmental law is a worldwide movement dedicated to assisting members of rural communities to achieve redress for environmental harms.This publication contains a review of the rural environmental justice movement in India and Nepal, illustrated with case studies.
Author(s):
- Vani, M. S.
- Asthana, Rohit
- Belbase, Narayan
- Thapa, L. B.
- Moore, Patricia
- Pastakia, Firuza
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Author(s):
- Stojanovic, Danilo
- Jancic, Radisa
- Lakusic, Branislava
- Slavkovska, Violeta
Organization(s):
- Serbia, Nature Protection
- IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
- Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), HU
- Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This document should be read in conjunction with the abovementioned Asia-Pacific Guidelines for the Development of National ESD Indicators (UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2007).
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
- UNESCO
- Japanese Funds in Trust, JP
Bringing together the diverse experiences of park agencies and managers, conservation NGOs and international agencies, this book examines the role of tourism in protected area management.
Aquaculture currently faces a significant challenge: how to fulfill the expectation of alleviating the pressure that fishing fleets exercise on fish populations without leading to environmental problems.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Federation of European Aquaculture Producers
- Spain, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Central Africa
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