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This book tells the story of one of Australia’s natural wonders, Kosciuszko National Park.
Author(s):
- Slattery, Deirdre
- Worboys, Graeme L.
Author(s):
- Costa Neto, Joaquim de Britto
Organization(s):
- Brazil, Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente, Instituto Florestal
Ce livre rend hommage à l'histoire de l'UICN et célèbre les 70 ans depuis sa création à Fontainebleau.
Este libro conmemora la historia de la UICN y celebra los 70 años de su creación en Fontainebleau.
This book is a celebration of IUCN's history and the 70 years since its establishment in Fontainebleau.
A Future in Ruins is the story of UNESCO's efforts to save the world's heritage and, in doing so, forge an international community dedicated to peaceful co-existence and conservation.
Die Naturschutzbewegung ist seit rund 100 Jahren breitenwirksam. Der Österreichische Naturschutzbund betrachtet sich – mit zunehmender Anzahl von Schwesterorganisationen – von Anfang an als impulsgebender Motor. In den frühen Jahren des 20.
Organization(s):
- Oesterreichischer Naturschutzbund, AT
Organization(s):
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Author(s):
- Bosscher, Frans
- Spijkerboer, Jan
This book provides an original account of the environmental history of the Great Barrier Reef, based on extensive archival and oral history research.
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)
For a Living Planet is a book on the history of WWF and its successes. Starting from its convening in a small town in Switzerland in April 1961 to its 50th anniversary in 2011.
Based on previously inaccessible archives and a wide range of interviews with WWF VIPs, this book tells the remarkable story of how the idea of a few British naturalists turned into the world's largest environmental organisation.
La biodiversité est le fondement même de notre vie - l’estimation de sa valeur économique, écologique, sociale et esthétique ne sera jamais trop élevée. Ainsi, en 2003, les ministres européens de l’environnement décidèrent d’endiguer l’érosion de la biodiversité avant 2010.
Author(s):
- Gonseth, Yves
- Klaus, Gregor
- Lachat, Thibault
- Pauli, Daniela
- Scheidegger, Christoph
- Vittoz, Pascal
- Walter, Thomas
Organization(s):
- Ruth und Herbert Uhl-Forschungsstelle für Natur- und Umweltschutz, Bristol-Stiftung, CH
- Swiss Academy of Sciences, Forum biodiversité suisse, CH
- Switzerland, Office fédéral de l'environnement (OFEV)
Author(s):
- Cerovsky, J. (Jan)
- Hesselink, Frits
- Maas Geesteranus, Chris
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
"Shifting Baselines explores the real-world implications of a groundbreaking idea: we must understand the oceans of the past to protect the oceans of the future.
Author(s):
- Jackson, Jeremy B. C.
- Alexander, Karen
- Sala, Enric
This comprehensive publication presents a history of the evolution of CITES. It begins with the basics and guides the reader through its complex structure. The provisions of the Convention are clearly highlighted in the book, and the numerous resolutions and decisions are explained.
Organization(s):
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
- International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation
- International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
- UNEP
This comprehensive publication presents a history of the evolution of CITES. It begins with the basics and guides the reader through its complex structure. The provisions of the Convention are clearly highlighted in the book, and the numerous resolutions and decisions are explained.
Organization(s):
- International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
- UNEP
- International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Ist die Zersiedelung in der Schweiz unaufhaltsam? Wo ist die Zersiedelung am stärksten, wo am geringsten? Wie stark hat die Zersiedelung in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten zugenommen? Wie wird die Schweiz in 40 Jahren aussehen?
Author(s):
- Schwick, Christian
- Jaeger, Jochen A. G.
- Bertiller, René
- Kienast, Felix
Previously always at the margins of global affairs, the Arctic has now found its way to the centre of the issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty-first century.
Die Biodiversität ist unsere Lebensgrundlage - ihr ökonomischer, ökologischer, sozialer und ästhetischer Wert kann nicht hoch genug eingeschätzt werden. Im Jahr 2003 beschlossen die Umweltminister Europas daher, den Verlust der Biodiversität bis ins Jahr 2010 zu stoppen.
Author(s):
- Gonseth, Yves
- Klaus, Gregor
- Lachat, Thibault
- Pauli, Daniela
- Scheidegger, Christoph
- Vittoz, Pascal
- Walter, Thomas
Organization(s):
- Ruth und Herbert Uhl-Forschungsstelle für Natur- und Umweltschutz, Bristol-Stiftung, CH
- Swiss Academy of Sciences, Forum biodiversité suisse, CH
- Switzerland, Office fédéral de l'environnement (OFEV)
Author(s):
- Aldé, Lorenzo
- Sá Corrêa, Marcos
This publication compiles the diary of Paolo Videsott, one of the founders of IUCN and a major figure in nature conservation in Italy, written during his imprisonment by Nazis between 1943 and 1945, and correspondence written between 1981 and 2006.
Author(s):
- Videsott, Paolo
- Pedrotti, Franco
Author(s):
- Cerovsky, J. (Jan)
- Hesselink, Frits
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
This book is the very first attempt to describe the development of environmental law.
Organization(s):
- International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL)
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN, Environmental Law Programme
This is the French-language edition of the catalogue about the castle and the forest of Fontainebleau. It is about an album of lithographies collecting 27 views of the castle and the forest, the high places of the rising tourism and offering a remarkable testimony on Fontainebleau under Louis Phi
Dirt, soil, call it what you want--it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter.
Jeune capitale surgie des dunes, face à l'océan, Nouakchott est née en même temps que l'Etat indépendant de Mauritanie.
Organization(s):
- Mauritania, Ministère de la Culture, de la Jeunesse et des Sports
The African Convention on the conservation of nature and natural resources was adopted in 1968 in Algiers. Considered the most forward looking regional agreement of the time, it influenced significantly the development of environmental law in Africa.
Author(s):
- Ravelomanantsoa, Lalaina
- Steiner, Achim
Organization(s):
- African Union
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN, Environmental Law Programme
- UNEP
Author(s):
- Batisse, Michel
- Bolla, Gérard
Organization(s):
- Unesco, Association of Former Unesco Staff Members
Organization(s):
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- China, First Institute of Oceanography
The mountainous region of Chitral, which recently became the first district in Pakistan to have a conservation strategy, is renowned for its rugged landscape and unique culture.
The African Convention on the conservation of nature and natural resources was adopted in 1968 in Algiers. Considered the most forward looking regional agreement of the time, it influenced significantly the development of environmental law in Africa.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN, Environmental Law Programme
Author(s):
- Hernández, Gabriela
- Lahmann, Enrique J.
- Rovinski, Yanina
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Author(s):
- Hernández, Gabriela
- Lahmann, Enrique J.
- Rovinski, Yanina
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Organization(s):
- Groupe de Recherche en Ecologie Arctique (GREA)
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