As large ground-dwelling birds, pheasants are widely hunted for food, plumage and the live bird trade - consequently many species are threatened. They are largely dependent on forested habitats, making them highly vulnerable to deforestation and habitat degradation.
Author(s):
Fuller, Richard A.
Garson, Peter J.
Organization(s):
BirdLife International
Center for Marine Conservation, US
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Pheasant Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
This document reports on a project for the co-management and valorization of fisheries resources, carried out by IUCN Guinea-Bissau since 1991 (Rio Grande de Buba region).
This document reports on a project for the co-management and valorization of fisheries resources, carried out by IUCN Guinea-Bissau since 1991 (Rio Grande de Buba region).
It is sometimes assumed that protected areas must be in conflict with the rights and traditions of indigenous and other traditional peoples on their domains.
Author(s):
Beltrán, Javier
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
WWF International
Cardiff University, Department of City and Regional Planning, UK
Provides guidance for local stakeholder, managers and policy makers on appropriate management approaches for coral reefs that have been severely degraded through bleaching or other causes.
Author(s):
Westmacott, Susie
Teleki, Kristian
Wells, Sue
West, Jordan
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
A series of articles looks into the problems and controversies concerning tourism and nature. On the one hand tourism is dependent upon nature, on the other hand, however, it often destroys the natural and socio-cultural environment.
Presenta diferentes metodologías para conocer qué tan eficientemente se manejan las áreas protegidas a partir de indicadores y variables en distintos campos como la administración, la planificación y el conocimiento generado.
Author(s):
Cifuentes A., Miguel
Izurieta V., Arturo
Faria, Helder Henrique de
Organization(s):
WWF-Central America
IUCN
Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
These guidelines explore financing options for protected areas and provide advice and information on sustainable financing. Both public and private financing is needed to ensure provision of the private and public goods and services which protected areas provide.
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Financing Protected Areas Task Force
IUCN, Economics Unit
University of Cardiff, Department of City and Regional Planning, UK
This book focuses on the relationship between climate change and biodiversity. It opens with general perspectives on the main issues, pointing out the need to take an holistic approach and to urge policy makers to take action, even when scientific evidence is not always conclusive.
This guide seeks to help by providing national law and policy makers with practical information and guidance for developing of strengthening legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species, consistent with Article 8(h) of the CBD, as well as pertinent obligations under other internat
The future of much of the biosphere will depend on managing large areas using an integrated approach that recognizes human populations have a keen interest in ensuring the continuing productivity of the ecosystems within which they live.
The 2000 Red List combines animals and plants into a single list containing assessments of more that 18,000 taxa. A large number of species has been reassessed and there has been a significant increase in the number of species assessments. Documentation on each species has been improved.
Author(s):
Hilton-Taylor, Craig
Brackett, David
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Conservation International
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Compiles recent data and reviews past information to provide annotated species lists of all amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of Lao People's Democratic Republic. Each species account considers seasonal status, distribution in the country, altitude range, and habitats used.
Author(s):
Duckworth, William
Salter, Richard E. (Richard Edward)
Khounboline, Khamkhoun
Organization(s):
IUCN Laos
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Department of Forestry
Fires are a natural phenomenon. However, over 90% of all wildland fires today are due to human action causing significant forest loss between 6-14 million hectares of forest per annum.
This publication records the methods, lessons and experiences of organizations involved in CBNRM programmes in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, to enable organizations and communities to discover and learn from the implementation experiences of counterparts in neighbouring areas.
Author(s):
Gujadhur, Tara
Organization(s):
IUCN Botswana
SNV Botswana
CBNRM Support Programme
Humanistic Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries (HIVOS)
This report is on the first national conference on CBNRM that was a culmination of a series of three workshops on key topics in CBNRM, namely: community mobilization, enterprise development and natural resource monitoring and management.
Organization(s):
IUCN Botswana
United States, AID
CBNRM Support Programme
SNV Botswana
Botswana, Department of Wildlife and National Parks
