This report was commissioned by IUCNs Programme on Protected Areas and financed by the World Heritage Fund in response to a request from the World Heritage Committee (27th session, 2003).
This workbook was produced in order to test and adapt the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) methodologies for use at marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Western Indian Ocean.
Author(s):
Wells, Sue
Mangubhai, Sangeeta
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Programme
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNEP
International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
A system plan is the design of a total reserve system covering the full range of ecosystems and communities found in a particular country, identifying the range of purposes of protected areas and the relationships among the system components (i.e.
Author(s):
Davey, Adrian G.
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
University of Cardiff, Department of City and Regional Planning, UK
A Management Plan is a document which sets out the management approach and goals, together with a framework for decision making, to apply in a specific protected area over a given period of time.
Author(s):
Middleton, Julie
Thomas, Lee
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
University of Cardiff, Department of City and Regional Planning, UK
The Members' Business Assembly allowed members to contribute to the governance issues of the Union. They heard Commission reports, approved IUCN's programme of work for the next four years and voted on Resolutions and Recommendations.
The Red List of Endemic Trees and Shrubs of Ethiopia and Eritrea, published by the Global Trees Campaign in 2005, helps to improve the sparse knowledge of trees in the area.
Author(s):
Vivero, Jose Luis
Ensermu Kelbessa
Sebsebe Demissew
Organization(s):
Fauna and Flora International, UK
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Global Tree Specialist Group
In some areas of western equatorial Africa, ape populations have declined by more than 50% over the last twenty years. By far the most serious short-term threats to apes in this region are poaching and disease epidemics.
Author(s):
Tutin, C.
Organization(s):
Conservation International
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Este documento pretende recolectar información que sirva de insumo para elaborar una estrategia en el abordaje de la equidad de género, tomando en cuenta las condiciones y necesidades de las mujeres de la zona y elaborar un marco de referencia que permita el seguimiento y evaluación de las accion
En este documento se describe el plan de monitoreo anual de calidad de agua potable captada de nacimiento o río para abastecer a menos de 5 mil usuarios y de 5 mil a 100 mil habitantes.
En este documento se describe el plan de monitoreo anual de calidad de agua potable captada de pozos perforados para abastecer a menos de 5 mil usuarios y de 5 mil a 100 mil habitantes.
This toolkit explains the concept of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), especially the historical background and its evolution under the 36th chapter of Agenda.
Education is the most neglected sector in the district and the District Government is trying to uplift the situation through effective and realistic planning. The District Education Plan 2005 is an effort of the District Education Board (DEB) which was established in February 2004.
Education is the most neglected sector in the district and the District Government is trying to uplift the situation through effective and realistic planning. The District Education Plan 2005 is an effort of the District Education Board (DEB) which was established in February 2004.
The implementation of Natura 2000 in the New EU Member States of Central Europe is a long process which began with the signing of Accession Treaties in the beginning of the 1990s and will continue for several years.
In some areas of western equatorial Africa, ape populations have declined by more than 50% over the last twenty years. By far the most serious short-term threats to apes in this region are poaching and disease epidemics.
Author(s):
Tutin, C.
Organization(s):
Conservation International
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
The first in a series of guides to the natural environments of St. Eustatius (Statia), Saba and St. Maarten, this book describes the reptiles and amphibians of these islands.
This was prepared as part of a comprehensive, concerted and integrated effort at a national level to make a significant headway in Sri Lanka 's marine turtle conservation.
This report has been developed through a collation and analysis of reliable, up-to-date data, using an interdisciplinary approach and also recognizing that wetland ecosystems should be conserved and developed in a sustainable manner.
Organization(s):
IUCN Vietnam
Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme
With increasing demands on the water of the Pangani River Basin, coupled with a decreasing catchment runoff due to climate change, water resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and leading to conflicts among users.
Sri Lanka has one of the oldest traditions of irrigation in the world. The economy and human settlements of early Sri Lankan society were organized around the ancient water tank (water storage reservoir) irrigation systems.
The socio-economic development plan for Sekong mentions increasing forest cover as one of its major objectives. This study focuses on natural regeneration (NFR) forests and what it would cost the country if NFR schemes were not undertaken.
