This is the first book to examine explicitly the non-timber goods and services provided by plantation forests, including soil, water and biodiversity conservation, as well as carbon sequestration and the provision of local livelihoods.
Previously always at the margins of global affairs, the Arctic has now found its way to the centre of the issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty-first century.
Kombinasi ancaman yang saat ini dihadapi kera besar yang tersisa membutuhkan tindakan konservasi yang segera di semua bidang - dari inisiatif di tingkat lapangan, melalui strategi nasional dan regional, hingga ke konvensi dan rencana aksi internasional.
Author(s):
Ancrenaz, M.
Kühl, H.
Maisels, F.
Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
This report focuses on documenting what is known about owls in trade in India: the trapping methods used, utilization patterns and communities that are involved. An attempt is made to explain the myths and beliefs that drive the utilization and trade of owl and their body parts.
This document constitutes a summary of the work, studies and reflection initiated by the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) following the recommendations of the Contracting Parties in Almeria in January 2008.
Organization(s):
UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
This study compares compensation approaches taken with respect to impacts on biological diversity in selected countries from four different continents: Africa, Asia, North America, and South America.
<p>Evaluation diagnostique et prospective du cadre juridique de la gestion des ressources fauniques au Cameroun. L'ouvrage embrasse également les éléments de l'environnement politique, socio-économique et sociologique.
Author(s):
Ngoufo, Roger
Tsague Donkeng, Hubert
Organization(s):
Cameroon Environmental Watch (CEW), CM
IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
European Union
WWF International
Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE)
Over 20 years ago, concerned farmers’ groups in Kenya and Burkina Faso began to adopt new measures to conserve soil and water and to re-establish trees in their fields.
Author(s):
Critchley, Will
Organization(s):
Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale, NL
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
"An unbiased and comprehensive overview, based on the findings of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Using no jargon, it looks at tackling and adapting to man-made climate change, and works through the often confusing potential solutions.
The book expresses the ultimate aim that a Blue Economy business model will shift society from scarcity to abundance "with what we have", by tackling issues that cause environmental and related problems in new ways.
Genetic improvement is an essential component of the management of animal genetic resources and can make important contributions to food security and rural development. Yet, the majority of developing countries have not been successful in sustaining breed development programmes.
Organization(s):
FAO
FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
This book provides new data on these migratory birds, in a key geographical area for their conservation which provides refuge for the major part of their Palearctic populations.
Author(s):
Viksne, Janis
Svazas, Saulius
Czajkowski, Alexandre-Michel
Janaus, Mara
Mischenko, Alexander
Kozulin, Alexander
Kuresoo, Andres
Serebryakov, Valentin
Organization(s):
Oiseaux Migrateurs du Paléarctique Occidental (OMPO), FR
France, Ministère de l'Ecologie et du Développement Durable
UNEP, Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)
This report summarises the experiences and lessons learnt from the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (2010 BIP), as well as providing details of 27 global indicators developed in support of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)'s 2010 Biodiversity Target.
Organization(s):
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
The guide is aimed at Investment Promotion Agencies intended to provide practical advice in attracting foreign direct investment in the tourism sector.
Organization(s):
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
La nature est en souffrance. Notre économie est en déroute. Les limites du « toujours plus» sont atteintes. Repeindre sa façade en vert ne suffit plus.
"An African proverb states that when a knowledgeable old person dies, a whole library disappears. In that light, this book presents knowledge that is new or has not been readily available until now because it has not previously been captured or reported by indigenous people.
The Living Planet Report relates the Living Planet Index – a measure of the health of the world's biodiversity – to the Ecological Footprint and the Water Footprint – measures of humanity's demands on the Earth's natural resources.
Die Rote Liste Brutvögel wurde gemäss den Richtlinien der IUCN nach zehn Jahren von der Schweizerischen Vogelwarte Sempach revidiert. Sie ersetzt die 2001 erschienene Liste der gefährdeten Brutvogelarten der Schweiz (Keller et al.
How much do we really know about the species that make up the natural world? In this fascinating book Ken Thompson explains what we do and don t understand about biodiversity.
This publication highlights the interconnectivity and linkages between coastal ecosystems (mangroves, coral reefs, seagrasses, estuaries, and lagoons) across environmental, economic, social, and management contexts.
Die Biodiversität ist unsere Lebensgrundlage - ihr ökonomischer, ökologischer, sozialer und ästhetischer Wert kann nicht hoch genug eingeschätzt werden. Im Jahr 2003 beschlossen die Umweltminister Europas daher, den Verlust der Biodiversität bis ins Jahr 2010 zu stoppen.
Author(s):
Gonseth, Yves
Klaus, Gregor
Lachat, Thibault
Pauli, Daniela
Scheidegger, Christoph
Vittoz, Pascal
Walter, Thomas
Organization(s):
Ruth und Herbert Uhl-Forschungsstelle für Natur- und Umweltschutz, Bristol-Stiftung, CH
Swiss Academy of Sciences, Forum biodiversité suisse, CH
Switzerland, Office fédéral de l'environnement (OFEV)
UNDP's Environment and Energy Group is pleased to publish this Report which will be a cornerstone for future approaches and policy dialogue on the economics and management of ecosystem services.
Author(s):
Bovarnick, Andrew
Alpizar, Francisco
Organization(s):
UNDP
UNDP, Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean