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Cycads were a dominant part of the earths flora during the age of the dinosaurs and many species were common even in more recent times.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cycad Specialist Group
- Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
- Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
- WWF International
This guide has been prepared by the IUCN Environmental Law Programme and the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD), in cooperation with the World Resources Institute (WRI).
Author(s):
- Ascencio, Alfonso
- Burhenne-Guilmin, Françoise
- Kinderlerer, Julian
- Kummer, Katharina
- La Viña, Antonio
- Mackenzie, Ruth
- Tapper, Richard
- Werksman, Jacob D.
Organization(s):
- Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD)
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Consistent evaluation and new recommendations for action are required of protective measures to address threats that were unrecognised or non-existent until recently. Global warming, noise pollution and reduced availability of prey are now of great concern.
Author(s):
- Crespo, Enrique A.
- Notarbartolo di Sciara, Giuseppe
- Reeves, Randall R.
- Smith, Brian D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cetacean Specialist Group
- WWF International
- Oman, Sultanate of
- Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
- International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
- Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
Author(s):
- Izko, Xavier
- Burneo, Diego
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
All indicators point to a worsening state of global fisheries. According to the latest figures of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, 70% of fish stocks worldwide are fished at full capacity, overfished, or recovering.
Author(s):
- De Fontaubert, Charlotte
- Deere, Carolyn
- Downes, David R.
- Lutchman, Indrani
This bilingual publication results from a four-day symposium aimed at capturing the general directions and analytical issues that characterize approaches to sustainable use in Africa.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Sustainable Use Specialist Group
The Muthurajawela Marsh is part of an integrated coastal wetland system of high biodiversity and ecological significance. Yet it is subject to intense and growing pressures from urban, residential, recreational and industrial development.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Kekulandala, L. D. C. B.
Climate change is here and will be with us for the long term. The challenge facing water professionals is how to make decisions in the face of this new uncertainty.
Author(s):
- Bergkamp, Ger
- Burton, Ian
- Orlando, Brett
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- WWF, Forest Programme
Wetlands in Africa are increasingly being recognised as ecosystems of extreme importance to man and biodiversity. However, the management of these wetlands has been impacted by alien invasive species that specialize on aquatic (and semi-aquatic) systems.
Author(s):
- Howard, Geoffrey W.
- Matindi, Susan
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
Centroamérica ha abrazado con fuerza el tema de las evaluaciones de impacto ambiental (EIA) y el Comité Técnico de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental de Centroamérica está liderando la armonización y modernización de los sistemas de EIA en la región.
Author(s):
- Aguilar Rojas, Grethel
- Hernández, Gabriela
Organization(s):
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
- Nicaragua, Ministerio del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
La Evaluación Ambiental Estratégica (EAE) es un instrumento que ayuda a asegurar una evaluación apropiada en todas las decisiones estratégicas relevantes de los países y en Centroamérica puede constituirse en un mecanismo útil para el alivio de la pobreza.
Author(s):
- Aguilar Rojas, Grethel
- Hernández, Gabriela
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
La incorporación del enfoque de equidad de género es fundamental en la comprensión integral del ambiente. El gran reto es lograr de la EIA mejore la calidad de vida de las poblaciones y éstas puedan participar activamente en todas las gestiones necesarias para su desarrollo.
Author(s):
- Acuña Sossa, Kathia
- Rodríguez, Guiselle
- Siles Calvo, Jackeline
- Aguilar Rojas, Grethel
Organization(s):
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Author(s):
- McKenna, Sheila A.
- Allen, Gerald R.
- Suryadi, Suer
Organization(s):
- Conservation International, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS)
- University of Cenderawasih, ID
- Indonesian Institute of Sciences, ID
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), AU
- Western Australian Museum, AU
Organization(s):
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
- UNESCO
- WWF International
Organization(s):
- Oman, Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment, and Water Resources
Author(s):
- Norris, Ken
- Pain, Deborah J.
Author(s):
- Boyer, Brook
- Velasquez, Jerry
- Piest, Uli
Organization(s):
- United Nations University (UNU)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- TRAFFIC International
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- TRAFFIC International
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- TRAFFIC International
We all rely on a familiar set of indicators - interest rates, unemployment, inflation, the Dow Jones index, and GDP, for example - to gauge the performance of national economies. No such measures are currently available to describe the environment.
Organization(s):
- H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, US
Author(s):
- Malabed, Jong
- Velasquez, Jerry
- Shende, Rajendra
Organization(s):
- United Nations University (UNU)
- UNEP, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
This policy brief examines how the inter-linkages approach to sustainable development governance can be used to help make sustainable development financing more effective and efficient.
Author(s):
- Velasquez, Jerry
- Malabed, Jong
- Park, Jacob
- Dodds, Shona
Organization(s):
- United Nations University (UNU)
Organization(s):
- Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
- Centre for Sustainable Development (CFSD), BI
Organization(s):
- Germany, Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Organization(s):
- Australia, Commonwealth of
Author(s):
- Harcourt, Caroline S.
- Sherwood, Bryan R.
The Earth is faster now is a collection of ten papers describing contemporary efforts to document indigenous knowledge of environmental change in the Arctic.
Author(s):
- Jolly, Dyanna
- Krupnik, Igor
Organization(s):
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
The critically endangered Blue Iguana is globally unique to Grand Cayman. Urgent wide ranging conservation measures are vital if this Caymanian flagship animal is to be saved from extinction.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
This volume is a consolidated collection of selected papers presented by participants in the thematic working groups of a four-day workshop in Geneva entitled "Practising and Promoting Sound Environmental Management in Refugee/Returnee Operations" organised by the Environment Unit in UNHCR's Engi
Organization(s):
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Environment Unit
This book is intended as a simple guide to the identification of about 100 common and rare wild plant species in the UAE. These plants are illustrated in color and described in detail in order to help the naturalist or expert make positive identifications in the field.
Organization(s):
- Dolphin Energy
- Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency, AE
This is the first book to provide assessments of multidecadal changes in resources and environments of the Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) of the North Atlantic.
Author(s):
- Sherman, Kenneth
- Skjoldal, Hein Rune
The "tragedy of the commons" is a central concept in human ecology and the study of the environment. It has had tremendous value for stimulating research, but it only describes the reality of human-environment interactions in special situations.
Organization(s):
- United States, National Research Council, Committee on Human Dimensions of Global Change
For more than half a century, many natural habitats in the Czech Republic have been affected by destructive human activities or conversely, by abandonment, decreasing their quantity (area) as well as their quality (biodiversity).
Author(s):
- Jongepier, Jan Willem
- Jongepierová, Ivana
- Pešout, Pavel
- Prach, Karel
This volume combines the latest research on the Gulf of Guinea from scientists working primarily in the region and from Europe.
Author(s):
- Cury, Philippe
- Hardman-Mountford, Nicholas J.
- Koranteng, Kwame A.
- McGlade, J. M.
The inability of development agencies to understand and improve the performance of the organizations they support continues to impede progress in the developing world, even after a decade of reforms.
Author(s):
- Adrien, Marie-Hélène
- Anderson, Gary
- Carden, Fred
- Lusthaus, Charles
- Plinio Montalván, George
Organization(s):
- Inter-American Development Bank
- International Development Research Centre, CA
Author(s):
- Harwell, Emily
- Lynch, Owen J.
Organization(s):
- Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Author(s):
- Bonnier, Jean
- Poulet, Denys
Organization(s):
- Association internationale Forêts méditerrannéennes, FR
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
- World Rainforest Movement
Organization(s):
- Centre for Development and Environment, CH
- Mountain Agenda
- University of Berne, Institute of Geography, CH
Author(s):
- Fischer, Günther
- Shah, Mahendra
- Velthuizen, Harrij van
Organization(s):
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), AT
Author(s):
- Fischer, Günther
- Nachtergaele, Freddy
- Shah, Mahendra
- Velthuizen, Harrij van
Organization(s):
- FAO
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), AT
Author(s):
- Haverkort, Bertus
- Hiemstra, Wim
- Hooft, Katrien van 't
Organization(s):
- European Space Agency (ESA)
Organization(s):
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), US
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