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This study examines the costs of conservation and the value of benefits associated with biodiversity around the QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) project area, with a focus on the Tsitongambarika (TGK) forest complex.
Author(s):
- Anstee, Stuart
- Bishop, Joshua
- Olsen, Nathalie
There are two principles here, both reflecting the natural world. The first is that natural systems are based on cycles, for example water, nitrogen and carbon. Secondly, there is very little waste in natural systems.
Author(s):
- Jones, Andy
- Jiggins, Janice
- Pimbert, Michel
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
The entry into force of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture marks the commitment of the world community to a freestanding convention directed at addressing both global needs for food security and internationally agreed objectives regarding the concepts of
Author(s):
- Moore, Gerald
- Tymowski, Witold
Organization(s):
- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), CN
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
In 2009, IUCN-Oceania Regional Office in partnership with SOPAC and SPC established the Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics Network (PREEN).
Author(s):
- Lal, Padma Narsey
- Holland, Paula
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Oceania Regional Office (ORO)
- Pacific Islands Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC)
Ce document présente les expériences de six barrages construits en Afrique de l'Ouest entre la fin des années 1970 et la fin des années 1990 : Sélingué au Mali, Niandouba et Confluent au Sénégal, Moussodougou, Bagré et Kompienga au Burkina Faso.
Author(s):
- Bazin, Frédéric
- Koundouno, Jérôme
- Skinner, Jamie
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Water Initiative (GWI)
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- Institut de Recherches et d’Applications des Méthodes de développement (IRAM), FR
This document examines the experiences of six dams built in West Africa between the late 1970s and late 1990s: the Niandouba and Confluent in Senegal, the Sélingué in Mali, and the Bagré, Kompienga and Moussodougou dams in Burkina Faso.
Author(s):
- Bazin, Frédéric
- Koundouno, Jérôme
- Skinner, Jamie
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Water Initiative (GWI)
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- Institut de Recherches et d’Applications des Méthodes de développement (IRAM), FR
Dans ce volume, vous trouverez les informations les plus récentes sur la distribution des espèces confrontées à un risque dextinction élevé dans certains des écosystèmes les plus importants du monde, et sur les raisons de ce déclin.
Author(s):
- Hilton-Taylor, Craig
- Stuart, S. N.
- Vié, Jean-Christophe
Organization(s):
- BirdLife International
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- NatureServe, US
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Development and implementation of blue carbon-based activities now requires strategic policy and incentive mechanisms for coastal conservation, restoration and sustainable use, and and disincentives to drain or damage coastal systems. Currently no broad, strategic program exists to achieve this.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Pidgeon, Emily
- Laffoley, D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- Linden Trust for Conservation, US
The purpose of this publication is to provide naturalists, resource managers and scientists with a simple guide to identify all species of seagrasses in the Red Sea. Each species is described in detail using photographs of key and diagnostic features.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- Total Foundation
This document summarizes discussions that were held during a workshop in December 2011 and which focused on making progress on the identification of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas for seamounts in the high seas.
Author(s):
- Clark, Malcolm R.
- Dunstan, Piers K.
- Guinotte, John
- Niklitschek, Edwin
- O'Hara, Tim
- Rowden, A. A.
- Schlacher, Thomas
- Tsuchida, Shinji
- Watling, Les
- Williams, Alan
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI)
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL), Duke University, US
For the Aichi Biodiversity Targets to be met in full, and for the other relevant processes to be successful, examples and guidelines for the identification of important pelagic areas must be made available to policy makers involved in the process of identifying ecologically or biologically signif
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL), Duke University, US
- Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI)
This book seeks to reposition the law as a tool for implementing higher good, or, in other words, for providing justice by seeking to ensure individuals have access to the services that ecosystems naturally provide, and guaranteeing the right to water for human well-being.
Author(s):
- Aguilar Rojas, Grethel
- Iza, Alejandro
Organization(s):
- Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Este libro presenta los resultados de un proyecto de investigación internacional que fue expresamente diseñado para examinar la aplicación de la estauración del paisaje forestal (RPF) a los ecosistemas forestales de las zonas secas de América Latina.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Fundación Internacional para la Restauración de Ecosistemas (FIRE), ES
Asia countries have accomplished a great deal in understanding and documenting plant diversity. This edition of the Asian Plant Conservation Report presents readers with progress and successful cases of plant conservation in Asia.
Author(s):
- Keping, Ma
- Chen, Guoke
- Liu, Bing
- Chen, Bin
- Amin, Raquibul
- Zhang, Jinlong
- Chun, Minli
Organization(s):
- DIVERSITAS
- IUCN
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN
There is a real need for all those who are involved in making and implementing decisions - including central government planners and policymakers, local government administrators, civil society and the private sector - to understand the basic concepts and principles of governance and be able to
Author(s):
- Moore, Patricia
- Zhang, Xuemei
- Triraganon, Ronnakorn
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- RECOFTC (The Center for People and Forests), TH
- SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, NL
Ce livre est le fruit d'un souci commun pour la conservation de la biodiversité et des espaces naturels protégés dans un monde changeant sur lequel pèsent actuellement la menace du changement climatique global et la disparition de la biodiversité qui est à la base de l'existence de notre planète.
Author(s):
- Pérez de Ayala, José María
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino, Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales
- Mauritania, [Government]
This publication summarises results for a selection of Europe's native species of vascular plants.
Author(s):
- Bilz, Melanie
- Kell, Shelagh P.
- Maxted, Nigel
- Lansdown, R. V.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
- IUCN, Species Programme
- European Commission
This publication summarises results for all of Europe's native species of freshwater fishes and lampreys. At least 37% of these species are threatened.
Author(s):
- Brooks, E. G. E.
- Freyhof, Jörg
Organization(s):
- European Commission
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
- IUCN, Species Programme
This publication summarises results for all of Europe's native freshwater species of mollusc and for a selection of terrestrial mollusc families.
Author(s):
- Cuttelod, Annabelle
- Seddon, Mary
- Neubert, Elke
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
- IUCN, Species Programme
- European Commission
- Natural History Museum, CH
Organization(s):
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- UNDP
This second volume in the Handbook of the Mammals of the World series covers 17 families in six orders; although united here, their grouping as "hoofed mammals" is more practical than phylogenetic.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Texas A & M University, US
Ce rapport fait le point des actions et résultats dans les cinq domaines du programme quadriennal 2009-2012 : Conserver la diversité de la vie, Changer les prévisions climatiques, Des énergies naturelles pour demain ; Gérer les écosystèmes pour le bien-être humain ; Une économie mondiale plus «ve
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
This report presents actions and outputs in the five areas and the four-year programme 2009-2012: Conserving biodiversity for life; changing the climate forecast; naturally energizing the future; improving life in healthy ecosystems; greening the world Economy.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
West Africa, from the coast of Senegal to Lake Chad and Cameroon's Sanaga River, is home to 60 primate species and subspecies, 46 of which occur nowhere else. They range from the nocturnal angwantibo, pottos, and galagos, to the mangabeys, baboons, and the drill, to guenons and colobus monkeys.
Author(s):
- Nash, Stephen D.
- Oates, J.F.
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
- Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation, US
Author(s):
- Benzaken, D. (Dominique)
- Collin, Arnaud
- Cooper, Gillian
- Renard, Yves
- Tyack, Olivier
Organization(s):
- IUCN, European Programme
- IUCN, European Union Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories Programme
This study examines the four options being considered by the European Commission for dealing with indirect land use change (ILUC) arising from the use of biofuels under the Renewable Energy Directive.
Organization(s):
- Ernst and Young, UK
- IUCN
- ePURE (European Renewable Ethanol Association), BE
- Neste Oil, FI
- Partners for Euro-African Green Energy (PANGEA), BE
- Riverstone Holdings, US
- Shell Corporation
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
When making assessments at regional levels it is also particularly important to recognize that while IUCN Red List Categories reflect the relative extinction risk of species, the process of setting priorities for conservation actions may require several additional considerations.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Spain, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)
La biodiversidad juega un papel importante en la vida diaria de un hotel. Desde la comida del restaurante a la madera de los muebles y acabados, a las comodidades del spa, los productos de la biodiversidad se encuentran en cada rincón de los hoteles.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Accor
- Fondo para Iniciativas de Desarrollo Educativo de El Salvador (FIDES), SV
- Fundación Empresarial para la Acción Social (FUNDEMAS), SV
- Grupo Agrisal, SV
- International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IHRA)
- IUCN, Business and Biodiversity Programme
En Afrique de louest, la principale, sinon la seule, activité industrielle susceptible davoir un impact sur les aires protégées est lindustrie extractive au sens large.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
This report represents a summary and analysis of work that has been carried out over the past decade or so, to assess and implement the environmental flow requirements of four river basins in Tanzania. These basins are the Pangani, Great Ruaha, Wami and the Mara (shared with Kenya).
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Institute of Natural Resources (INR), ZA
- Pangani Basin Water Office (PBWO), TZ
- PAMOJA, TZ
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- UNDP
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- European Commission
- Netherlnads, Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)
One of the pre-requisites in the process of putting in place the Kikuletwa Catchment Forum is development of training materials to be used for Training of Trainers (TOT) programme covering topics in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), entrepreneurships; community participation; gender a
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Pangani Basin Water Office (PBWO), TZ
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- Netherlnads, Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)
- UNDP
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- PAMOJA, TZ
- European Commission
One of the pre-requisites in the process of putting in place the Kikuletwa Catchment Forum is development of training materials to be used for Training of Trainers (TOT) programme covering topics in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), entrepreneurships; community participation; gender a
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Pangani Basin Water Office (PBWO), TZ
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- Netherlnads, Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)
- UNDP
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- PAMOJA, TZ
- European Commission
One of the pre-requisites in the process of putting in place the Kikuletwa Catchment Forum is development of training materials to be used for Training of Trainers (TOT) programme covering topics in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), entrepreneurships; community participation; gender a
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Pangani Basin Water Office (PBWO), TZ
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- Netherlnads, Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)
- UNDP
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- PAMOJA, TZ
- European Commission
The principle aim of this book is to provide detailed information on locally important medicinal plants of Bolipara, Bandarban and to preserve the traditional knowledge of herbal healers on medicinal plants use.
Author(s):
- Motaleb, Mohammad Abdul
- Hossain, Mohammed Kamal
- Sobhan, Istiak
- Alam, M. Khairul
- Khan, Niaz Ahmed
- Firoz, Remeen
Organization(s):
- IUCN Bangladesh
- Bolipara Nari Kalyan Somity
- Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund
During recent years there has been increasing interest in restoring the forest landscapes of Lebanon. A number of initiatives supporting different reforestation activities are being developed in the country.
Author(s):
- Navarrete Poyatos, Miguel Angel
- Navarro Cerillo, Rafael
- Palacios Rodríguez, Guillermo
- Chnais, Elias
- Salman, Hisham
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Spain, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino
- Universidad de Córdoba, Centro de Investigaciones Aplicadas al Desarrollo Agroforestal (IDAF), ES
- Association for Forests, Developement and Conservation (AFDC)
- Lebanon, Ministry of Environment
- Lebanon, Ministry of Agriculture
The Western Ghats is one of the worlds most heavily populated biodiversity hotspots providing for and supporting 400 million people through water for drinking, transport, irrigation, and hydroelectric power, together with food and resources to sustain livelihoods.
Author(s):
- Daniel, B. A.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Molur, Sanjay
- Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Dragonfly Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Freshwater Fish Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Mollusc Specialist Group
- Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO), IN
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Oceania Regional Office (ORO)
Of the current 750 marine and coastal protected areas that have been created in the Mediterranean, two thirds of these are along the northern coast of the sea. Therefore important habitats along the eastern and southern coast are under-represented.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Libya, Environment General Authority (EGA)
- UNDP
- Fondation MAVA pour la nature
- Spain, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI)
- UNEP
- UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
- Total Foundation
L'objet premier de ce guide est de proposer des réflexions et recommandations pour une aquaculture durable et responsable à l'intention des gestionnaires, des techniciens, des producteurs et des autres parties intéressées tels les élus ou les collectivités locales, et des représentants de la soci
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Comité Interprofessionnel des Produits de l'Aquaculture (CIPA), FR
- Comité national des Membres de l’UICN de France
- Fédération française d'aquaculture (FFA), FR
- Federation of European Aquaculture Producers
- France, Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation, de la Pêche, de la Ruralité et de l'Aménagement du Territoire
- France, Ministère de l'Aménagement du territoire et de l'environnement
- Institut national de la recherche agronomic (INRA), FR
- Institut Technique de l'Aviculture (ITAVI), FR
Esta guía sobre el Parque Nacional de Alhucemas se centra en la producción de planta forestal en vivero y en los desafíos de repoblación forestal en el bosque mediterráneo y trata también los aspectos relativos al cultivo, procesado de productos derivados y de rendimiento y rentabilidad de los c
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Morocco, Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre la Désertification de Marruecos
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino, Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales
This report describes a rapid assessment of Important Plant Areas in the south and east Mediterranean; a project designed to provide the wild plant perspective for the regional investment strategy of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
Author(s):
- Catullo, G.
- Montmollin, Bertrand de
- Radford, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Plantlife
- WWF International
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
This book is inspired by the IUCN Species of the Day 2010 web initiative, and serves as a guide to 365 of the world's species on the IUCN Red List. This list profiles a wide variety of species from the official list of threatened animal, fungi and plant.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
This report outlines the advances made by IUCN's Global Business and Biodiversity Programme in working with business to further global conservation goals — from helping develop Holcims Biodiversity Management System to bringing the business voice to CBD negotiations.
Author(s):
- Alvarez, Juan Marco
- Athanas, Andrea
- Borges, Maria Ana
- Carbone, Giulia
- Hosack, Dennis
- Koning, Saskia de
- McCormick, Nadine
- Stucki, Virpi
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Business and Biodiversity Programme
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
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