An environmental flow is the water regime provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their benefits where there are competing water uses and where flows are regulated.
This guide aims to provide practical tools to non specialists essentially water resources planners, river basin managers, non-governmental organizations and private sector operators.
This guide answers key questions about ocean acidification and discusses the degree of certainty of the international scientific community about what is already happening to the ocean, what the future may hold for the ocean in a high carbon dioxide (CO2) world, and the possible consequences of oc
Author(s):
Laffoley, D.
Baxter, J. M.
Organization(s):
Ocean Acidification Reference User Group (RUG), MC
Afin dexpliquer et de comprendre cet état de fait, la présente étude a pour but danalyser la situation actuelle de lécotourisme dans les aires protégées dAfrique de lOuest, et de proposer une stratégie qui servirait de modèle de gestion conforme avec les objectifs des conventions internation
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
Este reporte es el resultado de cuatro diálogos sobre el marco general para el financiamiento e implementación de REDD-plus organizados por el Diálogo Forestal (The Forests Dialogue-TFD, por sus siglas en inglés) entre Abril y Agosto de 2009.
Entre avril et août 2009, The Forests Dialogue (TFD) a organisé quatre dialogues sur les cadres de financement et dapplication de la REDDplus dont les résultats sont communiqués dans le présent rapport.
This report presents the outcome of four dialogues on frameworks for the financing and implementation of REDD-plus, which were organized by The Forests Dialogue (TFD) between April and August 2009.
This guide answers key questions about ocean acidification and discusses the degree of certainty of the international scientific community about what is already happening to the ocean, what the future may hold for the ocean in a high carbon dioxide (CO2) world, and the possible consequences of oc
Author(s):
Laffoley, D.
Baxter, J. M.
Organization(s):
Ocean Acidification Reference User Group (RUG), MC
This guide answers key questions about ocean acidification and discusses the degree of certainty of the international scientific community about what is already happening to the ocean, what the future may hold for the ocean in a high carbon dioxide (CO2) world, and the possible consequences of oc
Author(s):
Laffoley, D.
Baxter, J. M.
Organization(s):
Ocean Acidification Reference User Group (RUG), MC
This guide answers key questions about ocean acidification and discusses the degree of certainty of the international scientific community about what is already happening to the ocean, what the future may hold for the ocean in a high carbon dioxide (CO2) world, and the possible consequences of oc
Author(s):
Laffoley, D.
Baxter, J. M.
Organization(s):
Ocean Acidification Reference User Group (RUG), MC
The Draft Covenant is a blueprint for an international framework (or umbrella) agreement consolidating and developing existing legal principles related to environment and development.
Compiled by botanists and conservationists in the region and beyond, the first Asian Plant Conservation Report examines recent conservation progress in Asia and offers suggestions on how to achieve plant conservation targets under the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) framework.
This publication from IUCN and IOF is the first-ever comprehensive analysis of the state of biodiversity in 67 countries. Present on the five continents and across all oceans, the Francophonie network encompasses 29 million km2 of land and 25 million km2 of ocean.
Organization(s):
Institut de l'Energie et de l'Environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF)
IUCN, European Regional Office
IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Cette publication est la première grande étude sur létat de la biodiversité dans 67 pays. Présent sur les 5 continents et tous les océans, le réseau de la Francophonie sétend une surface terrestre de 29 millions de km2 et une surface marine de 25 millions de km2.
Organization(s):
Institut de l'Energie et de l'Environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF)
IUCN, European Regional Office
IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
This publication provides a much needed and timely tool to assist in the collective effort to find new and better solutions to address the various threats to the marine biological diversity and productivity.
The World Heritage Convention is a principal protection mechanism available to recognise and protect the very best marine sites around the globe. A key step to targeted application of the Convention has now been made by the creation of the Bahrain Action Plan for marine World Heritage.
Author(s):
Laffoley, D.
Langley, Josephine
Organization(s):
Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco), BH
Bahrain, [Government]
Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, BE
Gulf Air, BH
Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co., BH
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
IUCN, Global Marine Programme
IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
PERSGA - Organisation for the Conservation and Environment for the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, SA
Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Gulf
The aim of this synthesis is to highlight and illustrate the approach adopted by TEEB: namely to show how economic concepts and tools can help equip society with the means to incorporate the values of nature into decision making at all levels.
Author(s):
Bishop, Joshua
Brink, Patrick ten
Gundimeda, Haripriya
Kumar, Pushpam
Nesshöver, Carsten
Schröter-Schlaack, Christoph
Simmons, Ben
Sukhdev, Pavan
Wittmer, Heidi
Organization(s):
IUCN
European Commission
Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway, [Government]
Sweden, SIDA
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative
UNEP
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
With climate change now a certainty, the question is now how much change there will be and what can be done about it. One of the answers is through adaptation. Many of the lessons that are being learned in adaptation are from success stories from the field.
Le but de cette étude est de sensibiliser les décideurs politiques et les acteurs de la conservation de la biodiversité sur les valeurs économiques de la vallée du Sourou en vue d'influencer les politiques d'aménagement et de conservation des écosystèmes naturels.
Author(s):
Somda, Jacques
Zonon, Abdoulaye
Ouadba, Jean Marie
Huberman, David
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
Les Territoires Autochtones de Conservation et les Aires du Patrimoine Autochtone et Communautaire — en bref, les APAC — font l'objet d'une Note d'information de l'UICN/CEESP présentée à la réunion SBSTTA de la CBD en mai 2010.
Author(s):
Borrini, Grazia
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
Los territorios indígenas de conservación y las áreas conservadas por pueblos indígenas y comunidades locales — ICCA para abreviar — son el tema de una Nota Informativa de la UICN/CEESP presentada en el CDB SBSTTA en mayo de 2010.
Author(s):
Borrini, Grazia
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
Indigenous conservation territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities — ICCAs for short — are the subject of an IUCN/CEESP Briefing Note launched at CBD SBSTTA in May 2010.
Author(s):
Borrini, Grazia
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
Cette note d'information a pour objet d'aider les pays à reconnaître et à soutenir les territoires et les aires du patrimoine conservés par les peuples autochtones et les communautés locales (APAC), en restant sensibles et respectueux des nombreuses questions en cause.
Author(s):
Borrini, Grazia
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
This Briefing Note is intended to assist countries and policy-makers to recognise and support ICCAs (territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities) in a manner that is sensitive to and respectful of the many issues involved.
Author(s):
Borrini, Grazia
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
The aim of this project, which was commissioned by the CITES Secretariat, was to compile up-to-date information on current trade in Saiga products and derivatives, focusing on some key areas.
Author(s):
Meibom, Stephanie von
Vaisman, Alexey
Neo Liang, Song Horng
Ng, Julia
Xu, Hongfa
Organization(s):
TRAFFIC Europe
The Rufford Foundation
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
The European Eel Anguilla anguilla is a commercially important species that is threatened with extinction. International trade has been identified as a principal factor in this species's decline. This report aims to provide up to date information on trade in A.
With a large percentage of the worlds population moving to urban areas, clean, affordable and timely supply of drinking and domestic water to its residents has become a priority.
The book illustrates that sacred natural sites, although often under threat, exist within and outside formally recognised protected areas, heritage sites. Sacred natural sites may well be some of the last strongholds for building resilient networks of connected landscapes.
The report reflects the progress made by BBP last year. The stories selected are a balanced representation of BBP's work in 2009 to deliver the IUCN programme for 2009-2012.
Recent studies have brought to light a series of interacting and complex relationships, many with negative feedback loops, between HIV/AIDS and the environment. A comprehensive examination of these relationships and analyses of the quality and breadth of the evidence are lacking.
Author(s):
Bolton, Susan M.
Talman, Anna
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
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)
Cette publication ambitieuse se concentre sur les leçons apprises pendant dix ans d'approches appliquées de la conservation dans le cadre du Programme régional pour l'environnement en Afrique centrale (CARPE), qui opère dans neuf pays couvrant l'intégralité du Bassin du Congo.
Author(s):
Angu, Kenneth
Tchamou, Nicodème
Yanggen, David
Organization(s):
Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE)
This children's book describes mangroves and all the essential services they provide: livelihoods for coastal communities, shelter for rich biodiversity, absorption of CO2, providing clean water, and protection from storms, hurricanes and tsunamis.
This report builds on the outcomes of the Ghana REDD-plus readiness field dialogue, held in Ghana in November 2009. Chapter 2 captures the context and status of REDD-plus readiness in Ghana. Chapter 3 highlights lessons learned from international and local experiences.
The project "Ecologically and Socio Economically sound Coastal Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Conservation in Tsunami Affected Countries of the Indian Ocean" aimed to facilitate coastal ecosystem rehabilitation and conservation activities in critically degraded and threatened ecosystems i
This assessment is the first overview of the conservation status of 877 northern African freshwater species belonging to five taxonomic groupsfish, molluscs, dragonflies and damselflies, freshwater crabs and aquatic plantsin accordance with the IUCN regional Red List guidelines.
Great ape tourism, if well implemented, can serve to conserve the species but it can also have considerable negative impacts if it is not based on sound conservation principles.
Author(s):
Macfie, Elizabeth J.
Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
This ambitious publication focuses on lessons learned from ten years of applied conservation approaches of the Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), which operates in nine countries spanning the entire Congo Basin.
Author(s):
Angu, Kenneth
Tchamou, Nicodème
Yanggen, David
Organization(s):
Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE)
This report is the third in an annual series on emerging trends in Chinas wildlife trade. that aim to highlight wildlife trade trends in threatened and at-risk wildlife, with an emphasis on the impact of Chinas trade on globally important biodiversity hotspots.
El análisis y la interacción con socios involucrados en transacciones relacionadas con servicios ambientales y políticas y leyes conexas en los últimos 10 años, han evidenciado una clara necesidad de comprender mejor los marcos jurídicos e institucionales que tienen el potencial de favorecer o en
Les Aires Marines Protégées (AMPs) dAfrique de lOuest tiennent enfin, avec ce guide pratique, leur outil démancipation. Il est temps de structurer les approches et passer à la vitesse supérieure en matière de gouvernance partagée et gestion conjointe des aires protégées.
Author(s):
Borrini, Grazia
Chatelain, Christian
Hosch, Gilles
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
The Situation Analyses of the Wami and Ruvu (including coastal rivers) sub-basins were produced as separate analyses of the status, conditions and key issues affecting ecosystems in each basin using existing available information.
Author(s):
Ngana, J.
Mahay, Florence
Cross, Katharine
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Programme
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
The Situation Analyses of the Wami and Ruvu (including coastal rivers) sub-basins were produced as separate analyses of the status, conditions and key issues affecting ecosystems in each basin using existing available information.
Author(s):
Ngana, J.
Mahay, Florence
Cross, Katharine
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Programme
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
This publication synthesizes information on IUCN's work in this domain, particularly highlighting programmatic work in projects at local and national level, implemented by IUCN's Global thematic and Regional Programmes and Commissions.
Author(s):
Willetts, Elizabeth
Guadagno, Lorenzo
Ikkala Nyman, Ninni
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
This report provides a summary for the business community, illustrated with examples from a range of companies and sectors. It asks: what are the risks and opportunities to business of ecological change? What is business currently doing about biodiversity and ecosystem services?
Author(s):
Bishop, Joshua
Organization(s):
IUCN
European Commission
Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway, [Government]
Sweden, SIDA
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative
UNEP
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
