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Recent global initiatives in ecosystem restoration offer an unprecedented opportunity to improve biodiversity conservation and human health and well-being. Ecosystems form a core component of biodiversity.
Author(s):
- Valderrábano, Marcos
- Nelson, Cara
- Nicholson, Emily
- Etter, Andrés
- Carwardine, Josie
- Hallett, James G.
- McBreen, James
- Botts, Emily
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
This Tabe’a III report addresses the status and trends in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Arab region during the period from 2015 to 2019.
Author(s):
- Abulhawa, Tarek
- Cummings, Tricia
- Kassem, Selma
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
- Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH)
The World Heritage thematic study for Central Asia has been produced as a contribution to supporting the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Central Asia.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
Women play a key role in nature conservation, yet they often lack the inputs, technologies, training and extension services, and various enablers and linkages that can enhance the effectiveness of their efforts.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Mountain Ecosystems Specialist Group
The Himalaya proper is commonly defined as the rugged arc between the Tibetan Plateau and the Ganges Plain stretching from the Indus River in the northwest to the great bend of the Brahmaputra River (Yarlung Tsangpo) in the east. The natural and cultural wealth of the HKH region is as overwhelmin
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), NP
- Wild Heritage
Author(s):
- Finlay, Helen
- Sengupta, Sandeep
- Rosa da Conceicao, Hugo
- McBreen, James
This report analyses the current state of knowledge regarding the role of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in climate change mitigation.
Author(s):
- Miles, Lera
- Agra, Raquel
- Sengupta, Sandeep
- Vidal, Adriana
- Dickson, Barney
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Author(s):
- Garrido López, José Rafael
- Numa, Catherine
- Barrios, Violeta
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- BirdLife International
World Heritage forests are some of the most biodiversity-rich habitats on Earth and play a crucial role in climate regulation by absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. However, these forests are under increasing anthropogenic pressures, including climate change.
Author(s):
- Carvalho Resende, Tales
- Gibbs, David
- Harris, Nancy
- Osipova, Elena
Author(s):
- Gibbin, Emma
- Hill, Chloe
- Langley, Josephine
- Ross-Jones, Jennifer
- Savary, Romain
- Vorhies, Francis
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
Recent developments have seen forest landscape restoration (FLR) become widely recognized as an important means of not only restoring ecological integrity at scale but also generating additional local-to-global benefits.
Author(s):
- Laestadius, Lars
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Rietbergen-McCracken, Jennifer
- Saint-Laurent, Carole
- Shaw, Daniel
- Verdone, Michael
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
- The Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
Em novembro de 2018, tal situação foi resolvida quando, na COP 14 da CDB, as Partes adotaram uma definição de “outra medida efetiva de conservação baseada em área”, bem como os princípios orientadores, as características comuns e os critérios para a identificação das OMECs (CDB/COP/ DEC/14/8).
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures
En noviembre del 2018, en la 14ª Convención de los Miembros del CDB, los participantes adoptaron una definición de “otras medidas efectivas de conservación basadas en áreas” (OMEC), y determinaron sus principios rectores, características comunes y criterios para su identificación (CDB/COP/ DEC/14
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
This think piece presents recommendations of the Science Task Force (STF) of the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration, led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and comprised of leading subject experts as specific actions to be undertaken by public and private stakeholders t
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Science Task Force for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
Ces Lignes directrices sont destinées à améliorer la conservation et la gestion du géopatrimoine et de la géodiversité dans les aires protégées et conservées, et à reconnaître les interrelations et interactions avec les caractéristiques et processus biologiques.
Author(s):
- Crofts, Roger
- Gordon, J. E. (John E.)
- Brilha, José
- Gray, Murray
- Gunn, John
- Larwood, Jonathan
- Santucci, Vincent L.
- Tormey, Daniel
- Worboys, Graeme L.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Geoheritage Specialist Group
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
Along with defining the measures needed to achieve ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), solid governance components are imperative to make it effective.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
Governance is a critical determinant of the social equity, effectiveness and sustainability of natural resource use and conservation. Improving natural resource governance, including securing rights and sharing power and responsibilities, benefits both people and nature.
Author(s):
- Springer, Jenny
- Campese, Jessica
- Nakangu, Barbara
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Programme on Governance and Rights (GPGR)
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
L’Afrique occidentale est riche en biodiversité d’eau douce et en endémicité régionale, soutenant l’ensemble des populations mondiales de nombreuses espèces d’eau douce menacées, notamment les poissons, les mollusques, les libellules, les crabes, les crevettes et les plantes aquatiques.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme, Freshwater Biodiversity Unit
Western Africa is rich in freshwater biodiversity and regional endemicity, supporting the entire global populations of many threatened freshwater species including fishes, molluscs, dragonflies, crabs, shrimps and aquatic plants.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme, Freshwater Biodiversity Unit
The Synthesis report provides a high-level overview of the main themes addressed in the Guidelines on mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development, published in 2021.
Author(s):
- Bennun, L.
- van Bochove, J.
- Ng, C.
- Fletcher, C.
- Wilson, D.
- Phair, N.
- Carbone, Giulia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
- The Biodiversity Consultancy
Achieving a climate-resilient future requires rapid, sustained and far-reaching transformations in energy, land-use, infrastructure and industrial systems.
Author(s):
- Bennun, L.
- van Bochove, J.
- Ng, C.
- Fletcher, C.
- Wilson, D.
- Phair, N.
- Carbone, Giulia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
- The Biodiversity Consultancy
Alongside their contribution to biodiversity conservation, protected and conserved areas are increasingly recognised as important sources of a wide range of benefits, or ecosystem services, that humans gain from intact, natural ecosystems.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Protected and Conserved Areas Programme (GPCAP)
This report is based on extensive literature search to reveal the elements of animal and plan biodiversity in the State of Kuwait, and points out missing information on other little-known groups. Despite its small area, Kuwait enjoys a rich fauna, given its desert and marine habitats.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
This Guidance for using the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions accompanies the Global Standard to provide the scientific basis and guidance for users.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
The IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions lists the Criteria and Indicators, as adopted by the 98th Meeting of the IUCN Council in 2020.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Oceania Regional Office (ORO)
La iguana de cola espinosa de Útila, Ctenosaura bakeri (Stejneger, 1901), es una iguana En Peligro Crítico endémica de la isla de Útila, en el archipiélago de las Islas de la Bahía de Honduras. La especie se encuentra casi exclusivamente en el altamente dinámico hábitat de manglares de Útila (Gu
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
The Útila spiny-tailed iguana, Ctenosaura bakeri (Stejneger, 1901), is a Critically Endangered iguana endemic to the island of Útila, in the Bay Islands archipelago of Honduras. The species occurs almost exclusively in the highly dynamic mangrove habitat on Útila (Gutsche, 2005), and is threaten
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
Atividades extrativas e práticas agrícolas insustentáveis afetam a bacia hidrográfica do Rio Doce e suas áreas costeiras e marinhas adjacentes há séculos.
Author(s):
- Maroun, Christianne
- Renshaw, Jonathan
- Sánchez, Luis Enrique
- Barbosa, Francisco
- Brito, Maria Cecília
- May, Peter
- Kakabadse, Yolanda
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
The Rio Doce watershed and its adjacent coastal and marine areas have been affected by centuries of extractive activities and unsustainable agricultural practices.
Author(s):
- Maroun, Christianne
- Renshaw, Jonathan
- Sánchez, Luis Enrique
- Barbosa, Francisco
- Brito, Maria Cecília
- May, Peter
- Kakabadse, Yolanda
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
O Relatório de síntese fornece uma visão geral de alto nível dos principais temas abordados nas Orientações sobre Mitigação dos impactos da biodiversidade associados ao desenvolvimento de energia solar e eólica, publicadas em 2021.
Author(s):
- Bennun, L.
- van Bochove, J.
- Ng, C.
- Fletcher, C.
- Wilson, D.
- Phair, N.
- Carbone, Giulia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
- The Biodiversity Consultancy
The Synthesis report provides a high-level overview of the main themes addressed in the Guidelines on mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development, published in 2021.
Author(s):
- Bennun, L.
- van Bochove, J.
- Ng, C.
- Fletcher, C.
- Wilson, D.
- Phair, N.
- Carbone, Giulia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
- The Biodiversity Consultancy
Este informe de síntesis proporciona una visión general de alto nivel de los principales temas abor-dados en las Directrices sobre la mitigación de los impactos de los proyectos de energía solar y eólica sobre la biodiversidad, publicadas en 2021.
Author(s):
- Bennun, L.
- van Bochove, J.
- Ng, C.
- Fletcher, C.
- Wilson, D.
- Phair, N.
- Carbone, Giulia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
- The Biodiversity Consultancy
Ce rapport de synthèse fournit un aperçu de haut niveau des principaux thèmes abordés dans les Lignes directrices sur l’atténuation des impacts des projets d’énergie solaire et éolienne sur la biodiversi-té, publiées en 2021.
Author(s):
- Bennun, L.
- van Bochove, J.
- Ng, C.
- Fletcher, C.
- Wilson, D.
- Phair, N.
- Carbone, Giulia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
- The Biodiversity Consultancy
The Synthesis report provides a high-level overview of the main themes addressed in the Guidelines on mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development, published in 2021.
Author(s):
- Bennun, L.
- van Bochove, J.
- Ng, C.
- Fletcher, C.
- Wilson, D.
- Phair, N.
- Carbone, Giulia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
- The Biodiversity Consultancy
This report provides insight into the rationale and feasability of declaring a protected area for the Vjosa Valley, along with the management objectives and associated protected area categories that would ensure the conservation of the area's key values.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Although all coastal development projects in Lebanon typically require an environmental impact assessment (EIA), biodiversity has rarely been given specific or appropriate consideration in the EIA process.
Author(s):
- Khoury, Ricardo
- Atiyah, Perla
- Nader, Manal
- Alhaj, Dima
- Ismail, Dania
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
In 2005, IUCN published a report entitled Geological World Heritage: A Global Framework (Dingwall et al., 2005).
Author(s):
- Mc Keever, P.J.
- Narbonne, G.M.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Спорт может оказывать значительное негатив-ное воздействие на биоразнообразие из-за строительства и использования спортивных объектов и проведения спортивных мероприя-тий.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
- IUCN
Author(s):
- Nader, Manal
- Nassar, Maria Bou
- Indary, Shadi El
- Dagher, Manale Abou
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
Author(s):
- Nader, Manal
- Nassar, Maria Bou
- Indary, Shadi El
- Dagher, Manale Abou
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
Estado das Áreas Protegidas e de Conservação na África Oriental e Austral é o primeiro relatório que reúne informação sobre áreas1 protegidas e de conservação para toda a região da África Oriental e Austral. A região da África Oriental e Austral abrange 24 países desde a África do Sul no
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) Programme
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