La Lista de Patrimonio Mundial incluye 156 sitios que explícitamente son reconocidos por sus excepcionales valores en biodiversidad, y representan todos los principales ecosistemas del mundo.
Author(s):
Ali, Mariam Kenza
Badman, Tim
Bertzky, Bastian
Engels, B.
Hughes, A.
Shi, Yichuan
Organization(s):
Fondation MAVA pour la nature
Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
The marine World Heritage thematic study was written to provide guidance to States Parties and conservation practitioners on how to best apply the World Heritage Convention in the oceans and seas.
<p>This report includes an inventory of data and information on the Iraqi marshland ecosystem; technical guidance on the assessment framework and tools for ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation with regard to the requirements for World Heritage nomination; and guidance on the d
Esta publicación es la primera del Proyecto UICN PNUMA GEF ABS LAC destinada a mejorar el conocimiento sobre este tema entre los diferentes actores e interesados en la región a través del intercambio de experiencias.
Author(s):
Mora, Arturo
Rios, Montserrat
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for South America
UNEP, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbeans
This book is designed to help conservation organisations, community-based organisations and protected area managers plan and run effective ecotourism businesses.
This study identifies the relationships that exist between World Heritage cultural landscapes and protected areas, and documents the practical management and governance associations that occur between them.
The marine World Heritage thematic study was written to provide guidance to States Parties and conservation practitioners on how to best apply the World Heritage Convention in the oceans and seas.
This fourth edition of the Global Re-introduction Perspectives provides 52 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)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
The main goal of this Explanatory Guide is to facilitate the understanding of the legal obligations of the Parties under the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Author(s):
Ahrén, Mattias
Ali, Natasha
Cabrera Medaglia, Jorge A.
Greiber, Thomas
Kamau, Evanson C.
Nieto Carrasco, Jimena
Oliva, Maria Julia
Pena Moreno, Sonia
Perron-Welch, Frederic
Williams, China
Organization(s):
Denmark, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
This document aims to share lessons learned from the implementation of the Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management Initiative (PREMI) designed and executed by the Central and West Africa Programme of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-PACO).
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Office for Central and Western Africa
Le présent document vise à partager les leçons apprises de la mise en oeuvre de l'Initiative pour la Réduction de la Pauvreté et la Gestion de l'Environnement (Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management Initiative -- PREMI) conçue et exécutée par le Programme Afrique Centrale et Occidentale d
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Office for Central and Western Africa
Le Cameroun, à l’instar d’autres pays du Bassin du Congo, subit de plein fouet les effets environnementaux, sociaux et économico-dévastateurs des changements climatiques, généralement provoqués par la déforestation, la dégradation et la fragmentation des forêts.
This guide aims at making accessible the main concepts and methods of economic valuation of the monetary value of goods and services rendered by natural ecosystems in general. This text is designed for all actors involved in the economic valuation of ecological services.
L’objectif de ce guide est de rendre accessible les principaux concepts et méthodes d’évaluation économique de la valeur monétaire des biens et services des écosystèmes naturels en général. Ce guide s’adresse à tous les acteurs impliqués dans l’évaluation économique des services écologiques.
The Jacaranda Primary Atlas, 4th edition, has taken up the exciting opportunity to revise its contents to meet the requirements of the Australian Curriculum: Geography.
This book describes how the four-year GEF-funded project “Removing Barriers to Invasive Plant Management in Africa” was instrumental in developing ways of limiting the severe ecological, social and economic impacts in different parts of Africa of a number of particularly devastating alien plant i
Author(s):
Boy, Gordon
Witt, Arne
Organization(s):
CAB International
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), GH
Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research (EIAR), ET
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
IUCN
Uganda, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
As renewed international efforts are needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the livestock sector can contribute its part. An important emitter of greenhouse gas, it also has the potential to significantly reduce its emissions.
The purpose of this manual is to assist protected area (PA) managers, conservationists, tourism professionals, private tourism holdings, and other main stakeholders in the planning, development, management and monitoring process of tourism in the transboundary protected areas (TBAs) of the Dinari
L’étude thématique sur le patrimoine mondial marin a été rédigée dans le but d’apporter des orientations aux États parties et aux praticiens de la conservation sur les meilleurs moyens d’appliquer la Convention du patrimoine mondial dans les océans et dans les mers.
The marine World Heritage thematic study was written to provide guidance to States Parties and conservation practitioners on how to best apply the World Heritage Convention in the oceans and seas.
This state-of-the-art Dictionary defines terms employed in international agreements, national legislation and scholarly legal studies related to comparative and international environmental law and the emerging law of climate change.
Lake Titicaca exists within a fragile high altitude ecosystem shared between Bolivia and Peru. Since 2011, BRIDGE has been working in Lake Titicaca basin taking a non-conventional approach to water diplomacy promoting better cooperation.
The Sesan, Sre Pok, and Sekong rivers, referred to as the 3S river basin, are shared by three countries and constitute a significant part of the Lower Mekong river basin.
The waters of the Goascorán River are shared between Honduras and El Salvador. Since 2011, BRIDGE has worked to promote better cooperation over transboundary waters, taking a non-conventional approach to water diplomacy.
Author(s):
Córdoba, Rocio
MacQuarrie, Patrick R.
Porras, Nazareth
Welling, Rebecca
Organization(s):
IUCN, Water Programme
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
A elaboração do Plano estratégico dos ecossistemas florestais do Mayombe está baseada na estrutura geral utilizada no Plano estratégico da Rede das áreas protegidas transfronteiriças do Albertine Rift Central (2006).
This strategic plan is adapted to the Mayombe forest initiative’s specific conditions, identified threats and priorities, and information availability. Lessons learned from other experience of other TFCAs/TPAs in the region were also assimilated.
L'élaboration du Plan stratégique transfrontalier des écosystèmes forestiers du Mayombe est basée sur la structure générale utilisée dans le Plan stratégique du Réseau des aires protégées transfrontalières du Rift Albertin central (2006).
The Jamaican Iguana Recovery Group (JIRG) is a consortium of local Jamaican organizations and international conservation groups that held a workshop in July 2006 to formulate this Species Recovery Plan (SRP) for the Jamaican iguana.
Author(s):
Grant, Tandora
Pagni, Lee
Wilson, Byron S.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
This volume argues that governance that is both appropriate to the context and “good” is crucial for effective and equitable conservation. This applies to all kinds of protected areas and other conserved areas, in terrestrial, inland waters, coastal and marine environments.
Author(s):
Borrini, Grazia
Dudley, Nigel
Jaeger, Tilman
Lassen, Barbara
Pathak, Neema
Phillips, Adrian
Sandwith, Trevor
Organization(s):
Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) Programme
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
