This list contains 150 entry(ies).
These guidelines address planning and management of privately protected areas (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
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Privately Protected Areas and Nature Stewardship Specialist Group
The Endangered Turks and Caicos rock iguana, Cyclura carinata, is found only on the islands and cays of Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), and on Booby Cay in The Bahamas, northwest of Providenciales.
Author(s):
- Havery, Sarah
- Pagni, Lee
- Colosimo,Giuliano
- Gerber, Glenn
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
Competence frameworks are widely used in many professional sectors, helping to develop capacity by defining and recognising the required skills, knowledge and personal attributes.
Author(s):
- Maggs, Gwen
- Appleton, Michael R.
- Long, Barney
- Young, Richard P.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The number of amphibian reintroductions and other conservation translocations has increased in recent decades.
Author(s):
- Linhoff, Luke J.
- Soorae, Pritpal S.
- Harding, Gemma
- Donnelly, Maureen A.
- Germano, Jennifer M.
- Hunter, David A.
- McFadden, Michael
- Mendelson III, Joseph R.
- Pessier, Allan P.
- Sredl, Michael J.
- Eckstut, Mallory E.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Conservation Translocation Specialist Group
Ranging from forests in Senegal to the Zanzibar Archipelago, red colobus monkeys (Piliocolobus spp.) are the most threatened group of African monkeys.
Author(s):
- Linder, J.M.
- Cronin, D.T.
- Ting, N.
- Abwe, E.E.
- Davenport, T.R.B.
- Detwiler, K.M.
- Galat, G.
- Galat-Luong, A.
- Hart, J. A.
- Ikemeh, R.A.
- Kivai, S.M.
- Koné, I.
- Kujirakwinja, D.
- Maisels, F.
- McGraw, W.S.
- Oates, J.F.
- Struhsaker, T.T.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Although all coastal development projects in Lebanon typically require an environmental impact assessment (EIA), biodiversity has rarely been given specific or appropriate consideration in the EIA process.
Author(s):
- Khoury, Ricardo
- Atiyah, Perla
- Nader, Manal
- Ismail, Dania
Conflict and conservation focuses on armed conflict and nature. The theme is highly timely as armed conflicts cause great economic and social harm, as well as environmental damage around the world.
En ecosistemas terrestres, dulceacuícolas y marinos, los corredores ecológicos son una designación de conservación necesaria para asegurar la salud de los ecosistemas.
Author(s):
- Hilty, Jodi
- Worboys, Graeme L.
- Keeley, Annika
- Woodley, Stephen
- Lausche, Barbara J.
- Locke, Harvey
- Carr, Mark
- Pulsford, Ian
- Pittock, Jamie
- White, J. Wilson
- Theobald, David M.
- Levine, Jessica
- Reuling, Melly
- Watson, James E.M.
- Ament, Rob
- Groves, Craig
- Tabor, Gary M.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
The passing of the IUCN Resolution 041 (Development of objective criteria for a Green List of species, ecosystems and protected areas) at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju Island, South Korea in September 2012 provided an important indication of government and NGO support for the princ
Author(s):
- Dudley, Nigel
- Timmins, Hannah
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
This report presents a conservation assessment of the vegetation, habitats and herpetile fauna within the area covered by Jebel Nadhour and Ghar El Melh KBA and Sidi Ali el Mekki KBA in northeastern Tunisia.
Author(s):
- Ben Charfi, Khouloud
- Numa, Catherine
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- WWF North Africa
The Western Indian Ocean is comprised of productive and highly diverse marine ecosystems that are rich sources of food security, livelihoods, and natural wonder.
Author(s):
- Bullock, Robert
- Ralph, Gina
- Stump, E.
- Al Abdali, F.
- Al Asfoor, J.
- Al Buwaiqi, B.
- Al Kindi, A.
- Ambuali, A.
- Birge, T.
- Borsa, P.
- Di Dario, F.
- Everett, B.
- Fennessy, S.
- Fonseca, C.
- Gorman, C.
- Govender, A.
- Ho, H.
- Holleman, W.
- Jiddawi, N.
- Khan, M.
- Larson, H.
- Linardich, C.
- Matiku, P.
- Matsuura, K.
- Maunde, C.
- Motomura, H.
- Munroe, T.
- Nair, R.
- Obota, C.
- Polidoro, B.
- Russell, B.
- Shaheen, S.
- Sithole, Y.
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F.
- Uiblein, F.
- Weerts, S.
- Williams, A.
- Yahya, S.
- Carpenter, K.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
In most places around the world, people are an integral, sometimes dominant, part of the environment. This has two implications.
Organization(s):
- Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN)
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
La connectivité écologique est le mouvement sans entrave des espèces et le flux des processus naturels qui soutiennent la vie sur Terre.
Author(s):
- Hilty, Jodi
- Worboys, Graeme L.
- Keeley, Annika
- Woodley, Stephen
- Lausche, Barbara J.
- Locke, Harvey
- Carr, Mark
- Pulsford, Ian
- Pittock, Jamie
- White, J. Wilson
- Theobald, David M.
- Levine, Jessica
- Reuling, Melly
- Watson, James E.M.
- Ament, Rob
- Groves, Craig
- Tabor, Gary M.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
The state of protected and conserved areas in Eastern and Southern Africa is the first report that brings together information on protected and conserved areas for the whole Eastern and Southern Africa region.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) Programme
Investing in nature and nature-based solutions is an important pathway to address the current ecological crisis.
Author(s):
- Wheeler, M.
- Grossinger, R.
- Ndayishimiye, E.
- Spotswood, E.
- Galt, R.
- Carbone, Giulia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
En novembre 2018, les Parties à la CDB ont adopté, à l’occasion de la 14e Conférence des Parties, une définition du terme « autre mesure de conservation efficace par zone » (AMCE), ainsi que des principes directeurs, des caractéristiques communes et des critères de recensement d’AMCE (CBD/COP/DEC
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures
China’s Yangtze river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), was declared likely to be extinct in 2006, due to threats in the wild such as habitat loss, entanglement in fishing gear and ship strikes, which were not effectively dealt with using the management tools available prior to that time.
Author(s):
- Taylor, Barbara L.
- Abel, G.
- Miller, P.
- Gomez, F.
- Fersen, L. von
- DeMaster, D.
- Reeves, Randall R.
- Rojas-Bracho, L.
- Wang, D.
- Hao, Y.
- Cipriano, F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cetacean Specialist Group
China’s Yangtze river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), was declared likely to be extinct in 2006, due to threats in the wild such as habitat loss, entanglement in fishing gear and ship strikes, which were not effectively dealt with using the management tools available prior to that time.
Author(s):
- Taylor, Barbara L.
- Abel, G.
- Miller, P.
- Gomez, F.
- Fersen, L. von
- DeMaster, D.
- Reeves, Randall R.
- Rojas-Bracho, L.
- Wang, D.
- Hao, Y.
- Cipriano, F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cetacean Specialist Group
Recientes informes internacionales importantes han puesto de relieve el impacto alarmante de los sistemas de producción de alimentos sobre el cambio climático, las tierras y la biodiversidad.
Author(s):
- Larbodière, Ludovic,
- Davies, Jonathan
- Schmidt, Ruth
- Magero, Chris
- Vidal, Alain
- Arroyo Schnell, A.
- Bucher, Peter
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Cox, Neil
- Hasinger, Olivier
- Abhilash, P.C.
- Conner, Nicholas
- Westerberg, Vanja
- Costa, Luis
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Les principaux rapports internationaux récents ont mis en évidence l’impact alarmant des systèmes de production alimentaire sur les changements climatiques, les terres et la biodiversité.
Author(s):
- Larbodière, Ludovic,
- Davies, Jonathan
- Schmidt, Ruth
- Magero, Chris
- Vidal, Alain
- Arroyo Schnell, A.
- Bucher, Peter
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Cox, Neil
- Hasinger, Olivier
- Abhilash, P.C.
- Conner, Nicholas
- Westerberg, Vanja
- Costa, Luis
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Recent major international reports have highlighted the alarming impact of food production systems on climate change, land and biodiversity.
Author(s):
- Larbodière, Ludovic,
- Davies, Jonathan
- Schmidt, Ruth
- Magero, Chris
- Vidal, Alain
- Arroyo Schnell, A.
- Bucher, Peter
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Cox, Neil
- Hasinger, Olivier
- Abhilash, P.C.
- Conner, Nicholas
- Westerberg, Vanja
- Costa, Luis
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Building a razor-sharp critique of current conservation proposals and their contradictions, Büscher and Fletcher argue that the Anthropocene challenge demands something bigger, better and bolder. Something truly revolutionary. They propose convivial conservation as the way forward.
Author(s):
- Büscher, Bram
- Fletcher, Robert
The Protected Areas Benefits Assessment Tool+ (PA-BAT+) aims to collate and assess information about the overall benefits from conservation and protection in protected areas. It can also be used in other area-based conservation sites.
Author(s):
- Ivanić, Kasandra-Zorica
- Stolton, Sue
- Figueroa Arango, Carolina
- Dudley, Nigel
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Connectivity conservation is essential for managing healthy ecosystems, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change across all biomes and spatial scales.
Author(s):
- Hilty, Jodi
- Worboys, Graeme L.
- Keeley, Annika
- Woodley, Stephen
- Lausche, Barbara J.
- Locke, Harvey
- Carr, Mark
- Pulsford, Ian
- Pittock, Jamie
- White, J. Wilson
- Theobald, David M.
- Levine, Jessica
- Reuling, Melly
- Watson, James E.M.
- Ament, Rob
- Groves, Craig
- Tabor, Gary M.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
The high amount of land used for cultivation and livestock farming has dramatically shaped landscapes in Europe and throughout the rest of the world. Agriculture is a fundamental human activity that intrinsically depends on nature and at the same time poses a threat to it.
Author(s):
- Oberč, B.P.
- Arroyo Schnell, A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, European Regional Office
La iguana de cola espinosa En Peligro de Roatán (Ctenosaura oedirhina) se encuentra solo en las islas de Roatán, Barbareta y los cayos circundantes.
Author(s):
- Pasachnik, Stesha A.
- Goode, Ashley B.C.
- Grant, Tandora
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
The Endangered Roatán spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura oedirhina) is found only on the islands of Roatán, Barbareta, and some surrounding cays.
Author(s):
- Pasachnik, Stesha A.
- Goode, Ashley B.C.
- Grant, Tandora
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
There is growing recognition of the need for sport and sports events to be conducted in socially and environmentally responsible ways and this is reflected in the attitudes of governments, public authorities and regulators. This means that taking a proactive and diligent approach to environmental
Author(s):
- Brownlie, Susie
- Bull, Joseph W.
- Stubbs, David
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
Les Lignes directrices abordent la planification et la gestion des aires protégées à gouvernance privée (APP). Ce guide est destiné principalement aux professionnels et décideurs, intéressés ou impliqués dans le domaine des APP.
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
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Privately Protected Areas and Nature Stewardship Specialist Group
The World Heritage thematic study for Central Asia has been produced as a contribution to supporting the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Central Asia.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
In November 2018, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted at the 14th Conference of the Parties a definition of an "other effective area-based conservation measure" (OECM) as well as guiding principles, common characteristics and criteria for identification of OECMs (CBD/COP/DEC
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures
Estas directrices abordan la planificación y la gestión de áreas bajo protección privada (APP). Las orientaciones están dirigidas principalmente a responsables del diseño de políticas públicas, o bien, profesionales que están o podrían estar vinculados con APPs.
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
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Privately Protected Areas and Nature Stewardship Specialist Group
Within a landscape of overlapping ecological, social and economic priorities, there exists a fundamental need to balance the land use dynamics of natural resource management with environmental and livelihood considerations.
Author(s):
- Blomley, Tom
- Walters, Gretchen
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
Author(s):
- Vasilijevic, Maja
- Pokrajac, Sanja
- Erg, Boris
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)
Author(s):
- Borrini, Grazia
- Bueno, P.
- Hay-Edie, Terence
- Lang, B.
- Rastogi, Archi
- Sandwith, Trevor
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
- IUCN Vietnam
The assessment includes a global review of literature and legal information on international and national law and policy, a desk assessment of mangrove-related legal instruments in India, Kenya and Mexico, and an in-depth evaluation of effectiveness of mangrove-related law in Costa Rica, Madagasc
Author(s):
- Slobodian, Lydia
- Rodriguez Chaves, Mariamalia
- Nguyen, Loan T.P.
- Rakotoson, Lalaina N.
Mangroves are among the most important ecosystems on the planet. They provide nursery grounds for a wide variety of marine and landbased species, sustain livelihoods of coastal populations, and protection from ocean swell and extreme weather events.
Author(s):
- Flint, Raphaëlle
- Herr, Dorothée
- Vorhies, Francis
- Smith, James Roland
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, 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
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Privately Protected Areas and Nature Stewardship Specialist Group
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
- IUCN
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, Laura
- Kraus, Dan
- Lepitzki, Dwayne
- Mackie, Gerry
- Morris, Todd
- Carney, Joseph
- Alfonso, Noel
- Tonn, Bill
- Cox, Neil
- Smith, Kevin G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- Conservation International
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