This list contains 88 entry(ies).
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972 set the contemporary standard for cultural and natural conservation. Today, a place on the World Heritage List is much sought after for tourism promotion, development funding, and national prestige.
Author(s):
- Brumann, Christoph
- Berliner, David
This volume has been compiled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, which for half a century has been the UN organization responsible for fostering intergovernmental cooperation on global ocean science.
Author(s):
- Holland, Geoff
- Pugh, David
Organization(s):
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
Organization(s):
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Executive summary insert for a presentation folder on GOBI.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- UNEP-WCMC
- BirdLife International
- Germany, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- Census of Marine Life (COML)
- Duke University Marine Biospatial Ecology Lab, US
- Marine Conservation Biology Institute, CA
- United Nations University (UNU), Institute of Advanced Studies
- AquaMaps
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), AU
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- UNEP-WCMC
- BirdLife International
- Germany, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- Census of Marine Life (COML)
- Duke University Marine Biospatial Ecology Lab, US
- Marine Conservation Biology Institute, CA
- United Nations University (UNU), Institute of Advanced Studies
- AquaMaps
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), AU
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
This briefing discusses the human rights impact of conservation policies and the role of non-governmental and international conservation organizations in protecting human rights while supporting conservation initiatives.
Author(s):
- Oviedo, Gonzalo
- Pabón, Luis
- Painter, Michael
- Redford, Kent H.
- Roe, Dilys
- Siegele, Linda
- Springer, Jenny
- Thomas, David
- Walker Painemilla, Kristen
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
A practical desk reference for Geneva-based organizations involved in environmental and sustainable development issues. It includes practical information for each organization and distills the nature of each organization's work into one- or two-paragraph summaries.
Organization(s):
- UNEP
- Geneva Environment Network (GEN), Secretariat, CH
- Switzerland, Office fédéral de l'environnement (OFEV)
This book provides a year-by-year summary of the highlights of the four decades of the World Economic Forum. For the most part, it tells the Forum's story through the eyes of its members, the participants in its activities, and its leadership, as well as through media reports
The new Annual Report series contains information on the activities of the International Whaling Commission during the previous year. In particular it will contain the Chairman's Report of the Annual Meeting.
Organization(s):
- International Whaling Commission, UK
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Organization(s):
- Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité (FRB)
Organization(s):
- German Advisory Council on Global Change, WBGU
Author(s):
- Kanie, Norichika
- Haas, Peter M.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan
- UNDP
- Global Environment Facility (GEF), Small Grant Programme
The aims of the workshop were to enhance individual and institutional capacity to : address the environmental aspects of trade issues that will arise as a result of Chinas WTO membership; participate in WTO negotiations and develop proactive positions in the WTO; implement the Convention on Biol
Author(s):
- Moore, Patricia
- Wanhua Yang
Organization(s):
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), CA
- IUCN, Regional Environmental Law Programme, Asia
Organization(s):
- WWF
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- Conservation International
- United States, AID
- Nature Conservancy, US
- BirdLife International
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Organization(s):
- United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service
Author(s):
- Schermers, Henry G.
- Blokker, Niels M.
Author(s):
- Halle, Mark
- Meléndez-Ortiz, Ricardo
Organization(s):
- International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, CH
Our oceans are slowly dying, and the instruments of governance are inadequate to stop it.
Our oceans are slowly dying, and the instruments of governance are inadequate to stop it.
"Shell International builds a set of global scenarios every three years to explore the overarching challengest arising from changes in the business environment that need to be faced by its businesses.
Author(s):
- Dubash, Navroz K.
- Dupar, Mairi
- Kothari, Smitu
- Lissu, Tundu
Organization(s):
- Lawyers' Environmental Action Team, TZ
- Lokayan, IN
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Our oceans are slowly dying, and the instruments of governance are inadequate to stop it.
Author(s):
- Trzyna, Thaddeus C.
- Didion, Julie
Organization(s):
- California Institute of Public Affairs, UK
- International Center for the Environment and Public Policy
- IUCN
Organization(s):
- FAO, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Organization(s):
- Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forest
- Global Tiger Forum
Author(s):
- Agarwal, Anil
- Narain, Sunita
- Sharma, Anju
Organization(s):
- Centre for Science and Environment
Organization(s):
- Fondation René Seydoux pour le monde méditerranéen, FR
In the 1990s, the international community placed both biodiversity protection and trade liberalisation high on its agenda, resulting in the formation of global agreements and institutions, such as the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
Provides an assessment of the international forest regime, in reponse to calls from many quarters, including the UN Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF) and the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development, as well as several NGOs.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
It is not surprising that the issues involved in what is known as the "trade and environment" debate are manifold and complex. What is involved is an intersection of objectives which address economy, development, enviornment and equity.
Author(s):
- Ewing, Kenneth P.
- Tarasofsky, Richard G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL)
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
The term agrobiodiversity refers to genetic variability in plants, animals and micro-organisms of economic value. In the past, several thousand plants were used for purposes of food, feed, fibre, fuelwood, fertilizer and medicine.
Organization(s):
- M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, IN
- FAO
Author(s):
- Urquhart, Brian
- Childers, Erskine
Organization(s):
- Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, SE
- Ford Foundation, US
Organization(s):
- United States Mission, US
Author(s):
- Dohad, Rashida
- Swift, Byron
This is the only comprehensive guide to organizations in all parts of the world that are concerned with the urgent problems of the environment and natural resources. The fifth edition is completely revised. It describes more that 2,600 organizations in over 200 countries.
Author(s):
- Trzyna, Thaddeus C.
- Margold, Elizabeth
- Osborn, Julia K.
Organization(s):
- California Institute of Public Affairs, UK
- International Center for the Environment and Public Policy
- IUCN
- Sierra Club, US
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