This document sets forth SSC guiding principles on the creation of proxies for extinct species as a potential conservation tool to restore biological diversity, to enhance ecosystem stability and resilience, and to engage in meaningful dialogue with the public about the role of proxy creation for
Predicting climate change impacts on biodiversity is a major scientific challenge. A range of methods have been developed for climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) of species and a large and burgeoning scientific literature is emerging on this subject.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Climate Change Specialist Group
This study presents some lessons from a selection of IUCN interventions in dryland areas that have adapted to a greater or lesser extent to the conditions of drylands, notably focusing on water management to deal with scarcity and variability.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
IUCN Global Water Programme
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
As habitats and ecosystems become increasingly altered and populations evermore impacted by human activities, a growing number of species will require some form of management of both individuals and populations to ensure their survival.
The rapid growth and widespread use of social media has allowed these new platforms to facilitate wildlife trade, both legal and illegal. With this in mind, TRAFFIC undertook a rapid assessment to monitor wildlife trade occurring on 14 Facebook groups in Peninsular Malaysia, conducted over approx
This study is focused on four otter species in Asia; the Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra, the Hairy-nosed Otter Lutra sumatrana, the Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus and the Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata.
Author(s):
Fernandez, Katrina
Gomez, Lalita
Leupen, Boyd T.C.
Savage, Melissa
Theng, Meryl
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Otter Specialist Group
This book is a compilation of some interesting stories of Tanguar Haor where the haor people tell their own stories of culture, tradition, joys, deprivation and struggle for survival.
This report has been prepared as part of an effort by IUCN to define its position on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and plan for future work to advance this concept and support effective implementation of NbS to enhance ecosystem services provision and address societal challenges. The report propos
This research sheds light on Japan’s wildlife trade history as a case study on the contributing factors that helped reduce the market for rhino horn and elephant ivory.
This study on the market potential of sustainably wild-collected botanical ingredients originating from the People’s Republic of China with fair and organic certifications provides an overview of current export trade in both wild-collected and cultivated botanical, algal and fungal ingredients fr
In this discussion paper, we undertook an analysis guided by three questions relevant to food and nutritional security for the project site of Sixaola on the Costa Rica – Panama border.
Author(s):
Beta, Trust
Davidson-Hunt, Iain J. (Iain Johnson)
Deutsch, Nathan
Idrobo, Julián
Ndolo, Victoria
Smith, Kevin
Sylvester, Olivia
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
An Internationally Designated Area (IDA) is a natural area internationally recognised by a global or regional designation mechanism. Among these, there are 263 areas where different IDAs fully or partially overlap thus carrying double, triple or even quadruple international designations.
Author(s):
Clamote Rodrigues, Diana
Schaaf, Thomas
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, World Heritage Programme
Korea, Republic of, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
BIOPAMA’s capacity-development strategy in Central and West Africa aims to encourage the managers and administrators of the protected areas (PA) to use the regional information system, or Regional Observatory for Protected Areas and Biodiversity.
Author(s):
Jomha Djossi, Donald
Paolini, Carlo
Rakotobe, Domoina
Organization(s):
IUCN
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) Programme
European Commission
European Union
IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA)
A través del proyecto «Amazonía más allá de las fronteras: lecciones aprendidas en Áreas Protegidas» UICN-Sur realizó un análisis colectivo con especialistas de Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela que ha permitido identificar buenas prácticas (BP) y criterios de éxito para la ges
In any area with potential for restoration, companies are likely to be key players. We created this guide to help NGOs and others who want to engage constructively with companies on forest restoration.
This Responsive Forest Governance Initiative Handbook defines basic democratic concepts and explains how democratic governance works. It then lays out responsive forest governance principles to be used when working with local government, parallelorganizations, and citizens.
Author(s):
Angu, Kenneth
Barrow, Edmund G. C.
Bobtoya, Saadia
Cruz, Regina
Kutegeka, Sophie
Nakangu, Barbara
Savadogo, Moumini
Walters, Gretchen
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Este documento de lineamientos para la gestión compartida de áreas protegidas en Centroamérica es un esfuerzo apoyado por la UICN junto a representantes de los pueblos indígenas, comunidades locales y autoridades ambientales, para fortalecer políticas e instrumentos que permitan mejorar la gobern
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
The objectives of this manual are: to help the managers and management authorities of cultural and natural World Heritage properties to reduce the risks to these properties from natural and humanmade disasters; to illustrate the main principles of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for heritage and a
Organization(s):
IUCN
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
This report aims to contribute to the international effort to combat wildlife crime in Sub-Saharan African protected areas by providing a systematic and evidence-based review of law enforcement practices that have proved to be effective in different situations, and by identifying emerging best pr
Author(s):
D'udine, Floris A.C.
Henson, David W.
Malpas, Robert C.
Organization(s):
BMZ
Conservation Development Centre (CDC)
Frankfurt Zoological Society, DE
Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
This report provides an overview of the increasing vulnerability of World Heritage sites to climate change impacts and the potential implications for and of global tourism.
