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The Living Planet Report is the world's leading, science-based analysis on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity.
Organization(s):
- Global Footprint Network, US
- WWF International
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Illegal killing and trade is a major threat to wildlife particularly in Africa. The current levels of elephant and rhino poaching are the highest in decades driven by burgeoning demand for ivory.
Author(s):
- Escot, Lorélie
- Majamba, Hamudi
- Slobodian, Lydia
Organization(s):
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN, Environmental Law Programme
- IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL)
Author(s):
- Ahmed, Sakib
- Rahman, Shahriar
- Sarowar Alam, A. B. M.
The Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas is a collection of images, text, and figures presenting the importance of soil biology to policy makers, experts, and general readers alike.
Key highlights include:
Organization(s):
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Author(s):
- Gadhavi, Devesh
- Gore, Kedar
- Rahmani, Asad R.
Protecting natural areas and ecosystems is not anti-development. This report shows that by conserving large areas of habitat, natural World Heritage sites also increase resilience to natural and weather-related disasters, support livelihoods for communities, and provide communities with vital pro
Organization(s):
- Dalberg Global Development Advisors
- WWF International
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
The highlights featured in this report showcase a variety of IUCN's engagement with business, but it is only a sampling of the outreach underway with its Members, volunteer experts, and colleagues around the world.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
The IUCN protected area management categories is a core document for the development, reporting and understanding of protected areas worldwide.
Author(s):
- Stolton, Sue
- Shadie, Peter
- Dudley, Nigel
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- Fundación Biodiversidad, ES
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Korea National Park Service
- Spain, Junta de Andalucia, Consejería de Medio Ambiente
Author(s):
- Guevara, Óscar
- Prüssmann, Johanna
- Suárez, César
- Vergara, Analiz
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- FAO
- Redparques
- UNEP
- WWF International
Author(s):
- Guevara, Óscar
- Prüssmann, Johanna
- Suárez, César
- Vergara, Analiz
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- FAO
- Redparques
- UNEP
- WWF International
This book is a compilation of recent developments in the field of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption (Eco-DRR/CCA) globally.
Author(s):
- Estrella, Marisol
- Nehren, Udo
- Renaud, Fabrice G.
- Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen
Each year, approximately 300,000 reticulated pythons (Python reticulatus) are harvested from the wild in Indonesia and Malaysia to supply skins for the international trade in exotic leathers.
Author(s):
- Lyons, Jessica A.
- Natusch, Daniel J.D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Boa and Python Specialist Group
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh Forest Department
- IUCN Bangladesh
Author(s):
- Hasan, Md. Kamrul
- Sarowar Alam, A. B. M.
Author(s):
- Chabay, Ilan
- Frick, Martin
- Helgeson, Jennifer
Malaysia is the world’s paramount illicit ivory transit country.
The Asian elephant is an endangered animal in its global ranges and categorized as ‘Critically Endangered’ in Bangladesh. It is also listed in the third schedule of the Bangladesh Wildlife (Conservation) Act (1974) and also included in the CITES Appendix 1.
Organization(s):
- Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh Forest Department
- IUCN Bangladesh
Organization(s):
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
- World Bank
This book is a useful compendium of initiatives and projects demonstrating the benefits of sustainable land management for livelihoods, in particularly harsh environments.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
- World Bank
Author(s):
- Chowdhury, Md. Rezaul Karim
- Saha, Samir
- Sarowar Alam, A. B. M.
The world’s climate is changing rapidly and protected areas are an increasingly important component of national and international climate change adaptation strategies.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
Author(s):
- Ahmed, Mohammad Sultan
- Motaleb, Mohammad Abdul
Mangroves provide an array of benefits to coastal communities, but in spite of their many values, mangroves in Asia continue to be converted to other land uses and sustainable financing for their protection has not been forthcoming.
Author(s):
- Beresnev, Nikolai
- Broadhead, Jeremy
- Phung, Thuy
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- FAO, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Mangroves for the Future
Author(s):
- Dao, Trong Tu
- Hien, Bui Thi Thu
- Nguyen, Chu Hoi
Organization(s):
- Hanns Seidle Stiftung, DE
- Mangroves for the Future
This report summarises the main outcomes of the workshop on Restoring Myanmar’s Degraded and Deforested Landscapes, organised jointly by the Forest Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC), IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Th
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Myanmar, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC)
- Nature Conservancy, US
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Programme (PACO)
This is the first document to collate current knowledge on the state of the world’s plants. A large team of researchers has reviewed published literature, scrutinised global databases and synthesised new datasets.
Organization(s):
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Author(s):
- Chng, Serene C. L.
- Eaton, James A.
- Lee, Jessica G.H.
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC International
- Wildlife Reserves Singapore
Introduced mammalian predators are one of the greatest threats to wildlife worldwide; this is especially so at the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.
Organization(s):
- South Georgie Heritage Trust
Author(s):
- Newton, David J.
- Ratsimbazafy, Cynthia
- Ringuet, Stéphane
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- TRAFFIC International
- United States, USAID
Author(s):
- Blomley, Tom
- Latham, Julia
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):
- South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
PANORAMA is a partnership initiative to facilitate learning from success in conservation. It promotes examples of inspiring solutions that showcase how nature conservation can benefit society.
Author(s):
- Clamote Rodrigues, Diana
- Fischborn, Marie
Organization(s):
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
The value and role of mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses for climate change mitigation was established back in 2009 by reports by IUCN and UNEP to focus attention on addressing a critical gap in national carbon accounting and management.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Himes-Cornell, Amber H.
- Laffoley, D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- GRID-Arendal
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
- UNEP
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
This publication summarises the results of the European Red List for terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It provides an overview on the character, extent and status of 233 natural and semi-natural, terrestrial and freshwater habitat types through assessments undertaken between 2013 to 2016.
Author(s):
- Janssen, J.A.M.
- Rodwell, J. S.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Alterra
- European Commission
- Naturebureau, UK
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