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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.
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
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
Author(s):
- Plumptre, Andrew J.
- Ayebare, S.
- Segan, D.
- Watson, J.
- Kujirakwinja, D.
Organization(s):
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
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
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