Mountains are special places. For many they are sacred; to most they bring an uplifting of the spirit and refreshment; to all they bring water, and rich biodiversity.
Australia's rich and distinct biodiversity is under multiple threats including loss of habitat to human settlement, agriculture and grazing, introduction and spread of alien invasives, pollution, altered fire regimes and landclearing. The landclearing rate of c. 500,000 hectares p.a.
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, WWF and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have developed this guidebook to assist marine protected area (MPA) managers in assessing the performance of their MPA. Based on this assessment, it shows how necessary changes can be made to improve management measures.
In West Africa, desertification threatens the living conditions of over 250 million people. The results of projects to combat desertification undertaken over the last 40 years or so have been mixed.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
Germany, Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
This publication proposes a framework for assessing management effectiveness, recognising the need for a variety of responses depending on needs and resources. It aims to help all those who wish to assess protected areas, both in suggesting what needs to be done and in providing some guidelines.
Author(s):
Dudley, Nigel
Hockings, Marc
Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
IUCN, Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States
University of Cardiff, Department of City and Regional Planning, UK
This guide illustrates the potential for using valuation as a tool for diversifying the funding structure for protected areas and for providing information about stakeholders which is crucial for effective management.
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Economic Benefits of Protected Areas
IUCN, Economics Service Unit
Cardiff University, UK
IUCN, Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States
The Guiana Shield region contains more than 25% of the worlds tropical rainforests, most still in pristine condition. The Guiana Shield Initiative is working to preserve this ecologically important and unique area of the earth.
The Guiana Shield has 10-15% of the worlds freshwater reserves, a virtually uninterrupted stretch of 2.5 million km2 of tropical rainforests and biodiversity that exists only in this region.
This book tells the story of times past, when wetlands were considered as wastelands and decision makers and managers were unaware of their benefits, a time when the adverse impacts of hydropower and irrigation schemes on ecosystems and people downstream seemed unimportant.
Author(s):
Loth, Paul
Organization(s):
IUCN, Wetlands and Water Resources Programme
University of Leiden, Institute of Environmental Sciences, NL
Centre for Environment and Development Studies, CM
This book intends to highlight the importance of biodiversity in the broadest sense of the term, by making visible and illustrating the differentiated relations that women and men establish with nature and the consequences thereof in regard to development promotion.
Los objetivos de este libro son resaltar la importancia de la diversidad en toda la extensión del término, al visibilizar y ejemplificar las relaciones que establecen, en forma diferencial las mujeres y los hombres con la naturaleza y sus consecuencias para la promoción del desarrollo.
With good governance firmly entrenched on the international agenda, this publication analyses the trends affecting protected area governance at the international level, and goes on to explore emerging issues concerning certification, standards, partnerships and funding mechanisms.
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)
Cloud forests represent a rare and fragile ecosystem that is under threat in many parts of the world. These rich mountain forests make up no more than 2.5 per cent of the world's tropical forests but contain a disproportionately large number of the world's species.
IUCN's 5th World Parks Congress (2003) concluded that parks should not exist as unique islands, but need to be planned and managed as an integral part of the broader landscape.
Rezervácia Abrod bola vyhlásená v roku 1964 a svojou hodnotou z hľadiska biodiverzity patrí k najvýznamnejším rezerváciám Borskej nížiny, ako aj celého Slovenska.
Winter sport tourism is struggling with overcapacity. Demand is stagnating. Nevertheless expansion plans worth billions are being drawn up. The study impressively demonstrates the expansion drive of the cable car industry and shows how the public sector is involved.
This publication portrays life in the Pamirs and addresses development challenges and options, along with insights and awareness related to the potentials and difficulties of mountain regions in general.
This publication is the proceedings for a satellite event on Biodiversity and the Ecosystem Approach in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, held on the occasion of the Ninth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, in FAO, Rome, 12-13 October 2002.
Organization(s):
FAO, Inter-departmental Working Group on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture
The authors begin by highlighting the role that the Apennine system -- one of the major European mountain systems -- can play in the building of a European Ecological Network and, more generally, in nature conservation and the improvement of the quality of the environment in the Euro-Mediterranea
