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This report was written as a contribution to Action Theme 10 (mountain ecosystems) of the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (PEBLDS).

Venezuela cuenta con abundantes aguas superficiales en las cuencas que conforman la hidrografia nacional. Dada la importancia de los recursos hidraulicos en este pais se hace necesario conocer el estado del aprovechamiento del recurso y las politicas de conservacion en las cuencas.

There is international consensus that many of the world's commercial fisheries are in distress.

First in a series of background and discussion papers produced to promote dialogue on fisheries, international trade and sustainable development, this paper sets out the context in which ICTSD and IUCN have conceived and launched the Fisheries, International Trade and Sustainable Developement Pro

Creation and effective management of marine protected areas (MPAs) have lagged behind those of protected areas on land, but they are just as important. The world urgently needs a comprehensive system of MPAs to conserve biodiversity and to help rebuild the productivity of the oceans.

In the European Union methods of farm production in accordance with the demands of environmental protection and conservation of landscape are regulated by the European Council.

The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. It once inhabited most of the continent, from the Mediterranean coast down to its south tip. This picture of elephant range today is one of scattered, fragmented populations south of the Sahara Desert.

The IUCN system for classifying protected areas distinguishes six management categories (I-VI).