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The journal aims to share theories, managements, and practices at international, national and local levels with researchers, policy makers, managers and other stakeholders, and thereby to advance ocean and coastal policy regimes at all levels.
Author(s):
- Majtényi, Balázs
- Tamburelli, Gianfranco
During recent years, marine spatial planning (MSP) has been the focus of considerable interest throughout the world, particularly in heavily used marine areas.
Organization(s):
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
Author(s):
- Hošek, Michael
- Miko, Ladislav
The present report highlights the results of the 2008 Revision of the official world population estimates and projections prepared by the Population Division of teh Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
Organization(s):
- United Nations, Department for Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Author(s):
- Caldecott, Julian Oliver
- Miles, Lera
Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both. This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh.
Organization(s):
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), US
Author(s):
- Fagundes dos Santos, Evelin
- Mayer Massaroth, Lucia Fernanda
- Rua, Daniele
Organization(s):
- Imaflora
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
Re-introduction is one tool for conserving great apes and their natural habitats. These guidelines adapt other IUCN documents to pertain specifically to the re-introduction of great apes.
Author(s):
- Beck, Benjamin B.
- Rodrigues, Michelle
- Stoinski, Tara
- Travis, Dominic A.
- Unwin, Steve
- Walkup, Kristina
Organization(s):
- Conservation International, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
Esta Caja de herramientas contiene doce herramientas prácticas, cada una de ellas diseñada para ayudar a que los responsables de la conservación del Patrimonio Mundial organicen los elementos de un marco comprensivo de manejo, incluyendo la elaboración de estrategias de monitoreo focaliz
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Secretariat
- UNESCO
- United Nations Foundation
Author(s):
- Odé, Baudewijn
- Radford, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- Commission on Climate Change and Development, SE
Parks and People describes fifteen years of research at Maine's Acadia National Park, conducted by Robert E. Manning, his colleagues, and students. The book is organized into three parts. Part I addresses indicators and standards of quality for park resources and the visitor experience.
This book aims to provide elements for discussion for those involved in development and development cooperation as practitioners, decision-makers and researchers, at a crucial moment just prior to the Copenhagen Climate Conference.
Organization(s):
- Finland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A bestselling guide to all UNESCO World Heritage sites, illustrated with over 650 stunning full-colour photographs.
Organization(s):
- Holcim
- IUCN, Oficina Regional para Mesoamérica y la Iniciativa Caribe
Author(s):
- Martin, Oliver
- Piatti, Giovanna
Organization(s):
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
L'Atlas des oiseaux nicheurs de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur présente ces 245 espèces : répartition spatiale et altitudinale, écologie, statut de conservation, historique et tendances d'évolution.
Author(s):
- Flitti, Amine
- Kabouche, Benjamin
- Kayser, Yves
- Olioso, Georges
Organization(s):
- Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) PACA
Cranes, a flagship species of waterbirds, have great cultural significance - especially the Siberian Crane. Yet, even after decades of conservation efforts, cranes remain threatened with 11 species at risk.
Organization(s):
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNEP
- UNEP/GEF Siberian Crane Wetland Project
Dozens of experts were invited to provide their perspectives on critical issues relating to climate change and water in the form of a Perspective Document. The initiative resulted in the serise of papers presented here.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate
- International Water Association (IWA)
- World Water Council, FR
Author(s):
- Aldé, Lorenzo
- Sá Corrêa, Marcos
Organization(s):
- Chagos Conservation Trust, GB
Author(s):
- Becerra, Maria Teresa
- Cuesta, Francisco
- Martínez, Juan Sebastián
- Quiñonez, Lloani
Organization(s):
- Comunidad Andina, Secretaría General
Author(s):
- Chevassus-au-Louis, Bernard
- Pujol, Jean-Luc
- Salles, Jean-Michel
Organization(s):
- France, Centre d'analyse stratégique
Author(s):
- Becerra, Maria Teresa
- Cuesta, Francisco
- Josse, Carmen
Organization(s):
- Comunidad Andina, Secretaría General
- Switzerland, Intercooperation
Author(s):
- Atkinson, Carter T.
- Banko, Paul C.
- Jacobi, James D.
- Pratt, Thane K.
- Woodworth, Bethany L.
Organization(s):
- European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC)
Author(s):
- Bustamante, Mercedes
- Gash, John
- Keller, Michael
- Silva Dias, Pedro
Organization(s):
- American Geophysical Union, US
This discussion paper explores the potential for addressing conflict in the forest sector through the use of company-led tools and mechanisms. A major conflict issue for many is that of recognising and negotiating rights to land and resources.
This book emerged from a conference sponsored by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies with the ambitious title, Toward a New Consciousness: Creating a Society in Harmony with Nature (held in Aspen, late 2007).
Author(s):
- Speth, James Gustave
- Kellert, Stephen R.
Organization(s):
- Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, US
This paper highlights the climate change mitigation potential of the African drylands and lays out various paths towards adaptation which should be supported to reduce the vulnerability of dryland populations and increase their food security.
Organization(s):
- UNDP
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
- UNEP
This publication provides a glimpse into the often intricate knowledge systems that pastoralists and smallholder farmers have developed for the management of their breeds in specific production systems.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Preparing and implementing a national strategy and action plan will enable countries to translate the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources and the momentum it has created into an effective and comprehensive approach to the sustainable use, development and conservatin of their animal
Organization(s):
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
A book about the threatened animals of Greece, with notes on distribution, population status, ecology, threats, protection measures and bibliographic references for each species. The book contains also a complete list of all the vertebrates of Greece.
Author(s):
- Legakis, Anastasios
- Maragos, Panagiota
Organization(s):
- Hellenic Zoological Society, GR
- Greece, Ministry of Environment
This Book comes as a watershed of the work in IBSAR on the indigenous plants of Lebanon, where teams of IBSAR researchers have deployed their efforts in learning about local plants and their traditional use as a basis for valorizing them.
Author(s):
- Zurayk, Rami
- Talhouk, Salma N.
- Gharios, Cynthia
- Sleem, Khaled
Organization(s):
- American University of Beirut, LB
- American University of Beirut, Nature Conservation Center for Sustainable Futures (ibsar), LB
Author(s):
- Phitos, D.
- Constantinidis, T.
- Kamari, G.
Organization(s):
- Hellenic Botanical Society, GR
This report, which inaugurates a new policy series by UNEP on the environmental dimensions of disasters and conflicts, aims to summarize the latest knowledge and field experience on the linkages between environment, conflict and peacebuilding, and to demonstrate the need for those linkages to be
Organization(s):
- UNEP
- UNEP, Expert Advisory Group on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), CA
This report inventories and analyses the range of international laws that protect the environment during armed conflict.
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