This list contains 109 entry(ies).
Ante un mundo cambiante, en el que aumentan y se aceleran las presiones sobre la biodiversidad –situación que pone en riesgo el mantenimiento y uso de los servicios ecosistémicos esenciales para el bienestar humano y que incrementa los conflictos socioambientales e intersectoriales–, es fundament
Author(s):
- Paredes-Leguizamón, Gisela
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Colombia, Parques Nacionales Naturales
This report is the first comprehensive attempt to collate all the relevant information on institutional arrangements for nature conservation in the region into one coherent report.
Author(s):
- Vasilijevic, Maja
- Pokrajac, Sanja
- Erg, Boris
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)
These guidelines address planning and management of privately protected areas (or PPAs) and the guidance is aimed principally at practitioners and policy makers, who are or may be involved with PPAs.
Author(s):
- Mitchell, Brent
- Stolton, Sue
- Bezaury-Creel, Juan
- Bingham, Heather C.
- Cumming, Tracey L.
- Dudley, Nigel
- Fitzsimons, James A.
- Malleret-King, Delphine
- Redford, Kent H.
- Solano, Pedro
- Groves, Craig
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
The Mediterranean region is one of the world’s great centres of plant diversity and its benign climates have attracted successive waves of civilisations, which have largely shaped our attitudes and ethics to the present day.
Author(s):
- Valderrábano, Marcos
- Gil, Teresa
- Heywood, Vernon
- Montmollin, Bertrand de
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Cuvier’s gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) is a species endemic to North Africa, with its distribution being limited to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The species is listed on CITES Appendix I and CMS Appendix I, within the framework of which the CMS Sahelo-Saharan Antelopes Action Plan was developed.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
In 2013, the IUCN Niger Delta Panel published the report Sustainable remediation and rehabilitation of biodiversity and habitats of oil spill sites in the Niger Delta.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
La gazelle de Cuvier (Gazella cuvieri) est une espèce endémique de l’Afrique du Nord, dont l’aire de répartition couvre le Maroc, l’Algérie et la Tunisie.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Sport can have significant negative impacts on biodiversity, through the construction and use of sports venues and the staging of sporting events.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
For the last 20 years there has been a growing interest in the geosciences for topics related to geoheritage: geoconservation, geotourism and geoparks. Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection, and Management is the first and only reference book to cover these main topics as well as the relat
Author(s):
- Reynard, Emmanuel
- Brilha, José
Le présent document souligne brièvement certains des effets et influences majeurs de ces résolutions sur la conservation de la nature.
Este documento destaca brevemente algunos de los principales impactos e influencias que las resoluciones han tenido en la conservación.
This paper briefly highlights some of the major impacts and influences that IUCN Resolutions have had on conservation.
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are areas contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity. KBAs need to be managed to ensure environmental flows are sufficient to support these fragile freshwater ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Tognelli, Marcelo F.
- Máiz-Tomé, L.
- Kraus, Dan
- Lepitzki, Dwayne
- Mackie, Gerry
- Morris, Todd
- Carney, Joseph
- Alfonso, Noel
- Tonn, Bill
- Cox, Neil A.
- Smith, Kevin G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- Conservation International
El presente libro tiene como objetivo mostrar experiencias obtenidas en Colombia, Ecuador y Perú fruto de actividades dirigidas hacia la adaptación al cambio climático y la conservación de los páramos; actividades que, a su vez, han sido dirigidas principalmente hacia mujeres y con un enfoque de
Author(s):
- Aguirre, Daniela
- Armero-Estrada, Milena
- Hammen, Maria Clara van der
- Hildahl, Karen
- Pérez, Cecilia
- Poats, Susan V.
- Rodríguez, Mariela
- Sánchez, Didier
- Trujillo, Mónica
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
En el presente documento se busca rescatar el aporte que las comunidades locales y los pueblos indígenas con sus saberes hacia la conservación y manejo de sus recursos naturales y a las diferentes modalidades de conservación adoptados.
Author(s):
- Coronel Cisneros, M.
- Solórzano Orellana, J.
Organization(s):
- European Union
- FAO
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Redparques
- UNEP
- WWF
El presente documento se focaliza en el estudio de estas áreas protegidas para describir las condiciones de cada uno de los paisajes, enfatizando en los costos, beneficios económicos y los impactos sociales y culturales que representan para las poblaciones locales.
Organization(s):
- European Union
- FAO
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Redparques
- UNEP
- WWF
En Los guardianes del bosque amazónica se busca rescatar el aporte que las comunidades locales y los pueblos indígenas con sus saberes hacia la conservación y manejo de sus recursos naturales y a las diferentes modalidades de conservación adoptados.
Organization(s):
- European Union
- FAO
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Redparques
- UNEP
- WWF
Providing a comprehensive account of marine conservation, this book examines human use and abuse of the world's seas and oceans and their marine life, and the various approaches to management and conservation.
This guide aims to assist companies, which are interested in transforming their operations to meet today’s widely-accepted global goals for biodiversity and sustainable development.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
This report aimed at understanding resource use and dependence, perception of marine conservation policies, and adaptive capacities of communities of North Ari atoll, Maldives.
Author(s):
- Abdulla, Ameer
- Abdulla, Fisam
- Afau, Aminath
- Ibrahim, Munshidha
- Mancini, Agnese
- Nistharan, Fathimath
- Rasheed, Rifaee
Organization(s):
- IUCN Maldives
- Maldives, [Government]
- United States, USAID
The TABE'A II report is a second more detailed analysis of the Arab region's World Heritage Programme based on the baseline established in the first report from 2011, as well as of the progress achieved since then.
Author(s):
- Abdulhalim, Haifaa
- Abulhawa, Tarek
- Cummings, Tricia
- Osipova, Elena
Organization(s):
- Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH)
- IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
- UNESCO
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
The Pacific Islands of Oceania are small islands and atolls occurring over a vast expanse of ocean that are characterized by immense biodiversity and endemism. This project represents a major expansion of the coverage of the Pacific Islands’ marine biodiversity on the IUCN Red List of Threatened
Author(s):
- Buchanan, J.R.
- Carpenter, K.E.
- Greenfield, D.W.
- Harvey, M.S.
- Harwell, H.D.
- Larson, H.K.
- Lawrence, A.
- Linardich, C.
- Matsuura, K.
- Motomura, H.
- Munroe, T.A.
- Myers, R.F.
- Pippard, H.
- Ralph, G.M.
- Russell, B.C.
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F.
- Thaman, R.R.
- Vié, J.-C.
- Williams, J.T.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Cette publication est un résultat du troisième Forum régional pour les océans, les côtes et le bien-être humain en Afrique de Blue Solutions qui s’est tenu au printemps 2016. Elle compile 32 solutions bleues de l’Afrique dont la plupart ont été présentées pendant l’événement.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
- UNEP
This report assesses the overall state of conservation in the Pacific Islands region of Oceania, that is, the 21 countries and territories covered by SPREP plus Pitcairn Island (see Figure i.1).
Organization(s):
- Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
This publication is a result of the Blue Solutions’ third Regional Forum for Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-Being in Africa held in spring 2016. It compiles 32 blue solutions from Africa, most of which were presented during the event.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
- UNEP
Author(s):
- Abbas, Ghulam
- Casier, Robbert
- Douvere, Fanny
Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia.
Author(s):
- Furuta, Naoya
- Verschuuren, Bas
Author(s):
- Edussuriya, C.H.
- Pathirage, Sandamali
Organization(s):
- IUCN Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka, Central Environmental Authority
- UNICEF
Organization(s):
- IUCN Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka, Central Environmental Authority
- UNICEF
Organization(s):
- IUCN Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka, Central Environmental Authority
- UNICEF
Author(s):
- De Silva, Kushani
- Mallawatantri, Ananda
- Rodrigo, Ajith
Organization(s):
- IUCN Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka, Central Environmental Authority
- UNICEF
The objective of this report is to identify financial product structures that have the potential to establish conservation finance in mainstream investment markets.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Credit Suisse AG
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, US
- McKinsey Center for Business and Environment
- Rockefeller Foundation, US
Author(s):
- Bacha, Thomas
- Laratte, Clémentine
- Sanon, Arsène
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Comité français de l'UICN
- Fonds Français pour l'Environnement Mondial (FFEM), FR
- IUCN Programme for African Protected Areas & Conservation (PAPACO)
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Programme (PACO)
In this publication, several case studies from the African continent illustrate the "nature-based solutions" approach and offer hope that effective solutions to the climate change dilemma can be addressed through local responses that also achieve mutual benefits for biodiversity conservation and
Author(s):
- Fischborn, Marie
- Herr, Dorothée
Organization(s):
- Agence Française de Développement, FR
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
This is a beautiful and lavishly illustrated book containing 23 personal stories about Africa’s hidden rainforests – the Udzungwa Mountains and the other Eastern Arc Mountains in East Africa. The book is full of fascinating information about new discoveries, evolution, fieldwork and wildlife in t
Organization(s):
- MUSE - Science Museum, IT
- Natural History Museum of Denmark
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
- Sweden, SIDA
- University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)
The TABE'A II report is a second more detailed analysis of the Arab region's World Heritage Programme based on the baseline established in the first report from 2011, as well as of the progress achieved since then.
Author(s):
- Abdulhalim, Haifaa
- Abulhawa, Tarek
- Cummings, Tricia
- Osipova, Elena
Organization(s):
- Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH)
- IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
- UNESCO
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
The synthesis report informs future European environmental policy in general and its implementation between 2015 and 2020 in particular.
Organization(s):
- European Environment Agency, DK
Author(s):
- Butler, Tom
- Crist, Eileen
- Wuerthner, George
Organization(s):
- Foundation for Deep Ecology
Organization(s):
- IUCN Programme for African Protected Areas & Conservation (PAPACO)
Le hotspot (point chaud) de la biodiversité du bassin méditerranéen est bien connu pour l'importance que sa biodiversité revêt à l'échelle mondiale, mais l'importance de la biodiversité d'eau douce n'était pas reconnue précédemment.
Author(s):
- Barrios, V.
- Carrizo, S.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Freyhof, Jörg
- Numa, C.
- Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Critical Ecosystem Patrnership Fund
- Fondation MAVA pour la nature
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- France, Agence des aires marines protégées
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
This book explores the global conservation and management of sharks. There has been a rapid decline in populations of many shark species, while new science has emerged of the critical role they play in marine ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Klein, Natalie (Natalie S.)
- Techera, Erika J.
The IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group conducted a review mission to Ethiopia from 26 April – 08 May 2014 to examine Ethiopia’s Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) conservation and management program and the status, and likely sustainability, of ranching and trophy hunting initiatives.
Author(s):
- Ademasu, Meseret
- Shirley, Matthew H.
- Siege, Ludwig
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Crocodile Specialist Group
This book is dedicated to one of the most unique species of Russian fauna -- Steller's sea eagle, one of the most spectacular eagles in the world.
Author(s):
- Masterov, Vladimir B.
- Romanov, M.S.
Madagascar is one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet; more than 80% of its species are not found anywhere else on Earth.
While the Mediterranean basin biodiversity hotspot is well known for its globally important biodiversity, its freshwater biodiversity has not been as widely recognized for its importance.
Author(s):
- Barrios, V.
- Carrizo, S.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Freyhof, Jörg
- Numa, C.
- Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Critical Ecosystem Patrnership Fund
- Fondation MAVA pour la nature
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Wetlands have been the focus of conservation and restoration efforts for over a century, and governments, international actors (NGOs and academia) and local communities around the world are now increasingly engaging in wetland restoration or avoiding wetland degration activities for climate chang
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Howard, Jennifer
- Pidgeon, Emily
- Silvius, Marcel J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNEP
- Wetlands International
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
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.
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