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Between the 13th and 17th of November 2013, some 800 participants from 40 countries gathered at the Sendai International Center, Sendai city, Japan, to attend the first ever Asia Parks Congress (APC).
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Programme, Asia
- Japan, Ministry of the Environment
A large number of approaches have been developed over the last four decades for identifying places of significance for biodiversity, but unfortunately this requires looking at multiple, disconnected databases and other information sources to understand the sites of importance in a particular area
Author(s):
- Boucher, Jessica
- Brooks, Thomas M.
- Cuttelod, Annabelle
- Dudley, Nigel
- Langhammer, Penny F.
Author(s):
- Egan, Paul A.
- Price, Martin F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- UNESCO, International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
- UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
Author(s):
- Egan, Paul A.
- Price, Martin F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- UNESCO, International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
- UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
Is it time to embrace the so-called “Anthropocene”—the age of human dominion—and to abandon tried-and-true conservation tools such as parks and wilderness areas? Is the future of Earth to be fully domesticated?
Author(s):
- Butler, Tom
- Crist, Eileen
- Wuerthner, George
Organization(s):
- Foundation for Deep Ecology
This report sets out the importance of carbon in the open ocean and, through examples, illustrates the significance and values of some of its major carbon pools and sinks.
Author(s):
- Baxter, J. M.
- Laffoley, D.
- Oliver, James
- Thevenon, F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- La Fondation d'enterprise Total
- The Ocean Foundation, US
This report sets out the importance of carbon in the open ocean and, through examples, illustrates the significance and values of some of its major carbon pools and sinks.
Author(s):
- Baxter, J. M.
- Laffoley, D.
- Oliver, James
- Thevenon, F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- La Fondation d'enterprise Total
- The Ocean Foundation, US
Rangelands are large natural landscapes that can include grasslands, shrublands, savannahs and woodlands. They are greatly influenced by, and often dependent on, the action of herbivores.
Author(s):
- Davies, Jonathan
- Herrera, Pedro M.
- Manzano Baena, Pablo
The World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) has now been in existence for a decade, a period during which considerable progress has been made globally towards sustainable pastoral development.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
Asia has a rich cultural and natural heritage, but rapid development, population growth and an erosion of traditional practices are resulting in habitat loss and degradation, which is putting protected areas in Asia at risk and leading to serious decline in the biodiversity they harbour.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP
This study identifies and assesses the diversity of ecosystem services, and in turn the benefits that World Heritage sites can deliver to society and the economy through direct and indirect use or through inherent 'non-use' values.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN)
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
- UNEP
- WCMC
Author(s):
- Kate, Kerry ten
- Pilgrim, John D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Biodiversity Offsets Technical Study Group
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
La Amazonía es un territorio con una vasta diversidad social y ambiental; es un bioma clave para el planeta, no solo por su diversidad biológica, sino porque es fundamental para equilibrar los patrones del clima en la región.
The Protected Planet Report series, launched in 2012, helps track international progress towards achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 - a target for the global protected area network and for other related targets.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP
- WCMC
This report offers a review of literature from various sources on the impacts of the production and use of liquid biofuels, which are used mainly in the transport sector.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), Biofuels Task Force
Author(s):
- Crofts, Roger
- Dudley, Nigel
- Mahon, Chris
- Partington, Richard
- Phillips, Adrian
- Pritchard, Stewart
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- United Kingdom National Committee of IUCN Members
Author(s):
- Crofts, Roger
- Dudley, Nigel
- Mahon, Chris
- Partington, Richard
- Phillips, Adrian
- Pritchard, Stewart
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- United Kingdom National Committee of IUCN Members
This book describes the challenges that arise in studying and conserving biodiversity across different scales. It describes a wide range of practical methods and recommendations to improve conservation at continental and global scales.
Author(s):
- Grobelnik, Vesna
- Henle, Klaus
- Kunin, William E.
- Matsinos, Yiannis G.
- Pantis, John D.
- Penev, Lyubomir
- Potts, Simon G.
- Settele, Josef
- Similä, Jukka
Natural World Heritage sites are internationally recognized as having the highest global conservation significance and include iconic places such as the Serengeti, Great Barrier Reef and the Galapagos Islands.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
El objetivo preciso de este manual de referencia es coadyuvar a la gestión de los valores naturales en los bienes del Patrimonio Mundial. Por ello su meta son los bienes, naturales y mixtos, del Patrimonio Mundial y los paisajes culturales (inscritos en función de criterios culturales).
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
- UNESCO
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
This publication presents 18 case studies to demonstrate how Protected Areas (PAs) can be better managed for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA).
Author(s):
- Buyck, Camille
- Murti, Radhika
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Blue Solutions
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Our oceans and coasts are the origin of life on earth, an important food source, and crucial for the global ecological equilibrium, yet despite their global significance, marine and coastal ecosystems face a wide array of threats.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
- UNEP
This is the eighth in Plan’s annual "Because I am a girl" report series, which assesses the current state of the world's girls. Pathways to Power: Creating Sustainable Change for Adolescent Girls investigates the notion of power through research, interviews and the voices of girls themse
Los principales objetivos de este manual de referencia son a: ayudar a los administradores y a las autoridades encargadas de la gestión de bienes del Patrimonio Mundial natural y cultural a reducir los riesgos que corren esos bienes debido a los desastres tanto naturales o provocados por los sere
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
- UNESCO
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
This study focuses on pastoralism's current and future potential for securing sustainable managment and green economy outcomes from the world's rangelands.
Esta publicación proporciona una orientación para los gestores de áreas protegidas terrestres, marinas y de agua dulce, tanto a nivel de sistemas como de sitios, con respecto a la restauración de los valores naturales de la áreas protegidas y otros valores asociados.
Author(s):
- Cairns, Stephanie
- Dudley, Nigel
- Hall, Carol
- Keeneleyside, Karen
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Canada, Parks Canada
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Society for Ecological Restoration International, US
Author(s):
- Borrini, Grazia
- Bueno, P.
- Hay-Edie, Terence
- Lang, B.
- Rastogi, Archi
- Sandwith, Trevor
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
Author(s):
- Borrini, Grazia
- Bueno, P.
- Hay-Edie, Terence
- Lang, B.
- Rastogi, Archi
- Sandwith, Trevor
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
Author(s):
- Borrini, Grazia
- Bueno, P.
- Hay-Edie, Terence
- Lang, B.
- Rastogi, Archi
- Sandwith, Trevor
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
La Commission de la Sauvegarde des Espèces (CSE) de l'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (UICN) décrit par la présente sa position par rapport à l'incidence et l'ampleur croissantes de l'utilisation de poisons qui a provoqué un déclin catastrophique des populations d'animaux s
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
La presente publicación argumenta que una gobernanza que es apropriada al contexto y de buena calidad es de crucial importancia para la conservación eficaz y equitativa.
Author(s):
- Borrini, Grazia
- Dudley, Nigel
- Jaeger, Tilman
- Lassen, Barbara
- Pathak, Neema
- Phillips, Adrian
- Sandwith, Trevor
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) Programme
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
- ICCA Consortium
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Cette publication affirme qu'une gouvernance qui est à la fois adaptée au contexte et bonne est essentielle pour une conservation efficace et équitable.
Author(s):
- Borrini, Grazia
- Dudley, Nigel
- Jaeger, Tilman
- Lassen, Barbara
- Pathak, Neema
- Phillips, Adrian
- Sandwith, Trevor
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) Programme
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
- ICCA Consortium
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
This position statement was published by the IUCN Species Survival Commission to outline its position in relation to the increasing incidence and scale of the use of poison causing catastrophic declines in wildlife populations across Africa in recent years.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Le dispositif juridique français demande aujourd'hui à certaines entreprises de faire figurer dans leurs documents de reporting des informations relatives à la biodiversité.
Author(s):
- Thune-Delplanque, Matthieu
Organization(s):
- Comité français de l'UICN
Some companies are currently required by French legislation to include information on biodiversity in their reports, the aim being to inform their stakeholders about the company’s commitment to biodiversity conservation.
Author(s):
- Thune-Delplanque, Matthieu
Organization(s):
- Comité français de l'UICN
A vast number of national parks and protected areas throughout the world have been established in the customary territories of indigenous peoples.
Las áreas bajo protección privada merecen un reconocimiento y respaldo mucho mayores que el que reciben en este momento.
Author(s):
- Dudley, Nigel
- Redford, Kent H.
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP
- WCMC
Global spending on nature conservation is currently estimated at around US$50 billion per year. Most of this is public money, yet even this is far from sufficient to maintain biodiversity and the ecosystem services upon which our economies, livelihoods and well-being depend.
Sweden has the highest variation in wetland types within the EU, and after Russia, it has the largest wetland area in Europe. The Swedish Wetland Survey (VMI), which covered all large wetland sites except the ones in the alpine zone, took place between 1981 and 2004.
Author(s):
- Gunnarsson, Urban
- Löfroth, Michael
Organization(s):
- Sweden, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Privately protected areas deserve far greater recognition and support than is the case at the moment.
Author(s):
- Dudley, Nigel
- Redford, Kent H.
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP
- WCMC
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)
Wood product trade in the Central American-Dominican Republic region currently poses great challenges for the systems employed to report and verify statistical information.
Author(s):
- Milla Quesada, Víctor
- Navarro Monge, Guillermo A.
- Santamaría Gutiérrez, Oscar J.
- Vargas Bolívar, Luis C.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Forest Institute
- IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
The manual is based on the version of the "Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention" dated August 2011 and seeks to complement it.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
- UNESCO
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
"The book presents an overview of how the IUCN Conservation Centre provides innovative solutions in terms of its environmental, economic and social performance, in addition to creating a truly aesthetic and functional built environment.
Governments, companies, banks and civil society are placing more emphasis on the rigorous application of the mitigation hierarchy to avoid, minimize and compensate for projects' impacts on biodiversity.
Author(s):
- Crowe, Michael
- ten Kate, Karry
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Forest Trends, US
- IUCN, Business and Biodiversity Programme
The goal of biodiversity offsets -- measurable conservation outcomes resulting from actions designed to compensate for significant residual adverse biodiversity impacts arising from project development after other appropriate prevention and mitigation measures have been taken -- is to achieve no
Author(s):
- Ekstrom, Jonathan M.M.
- Pilgrim, John D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Business and Biodiversity Programme
- The Biodiversity Consultancy
Green Infrastructure (GI) is becoming increasingly recognized as an important opportunity for addressing the complex challenges of water management.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Nature Conservancy, US
- UNEP
- UNEP-DHI Centre for Water and Environment
- IUCN Global Water Programme
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