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Engaging with business is vital for moving towards a more sustainable future. This paper examines nine different business and biodiversity platforms from across the IUCN network.
Author(s):
- Marre, Hélène
- Moey, Ann
- McCormick, Nadine
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
To showcase how increased returns on investment opportunities can be achieved by applying a nexus approach, best practices of the water-energy-food nexus were collected in the form of several case studies.
Author(s):
- Dalton, James
- Welling, Rebecca
- Meyer, Kristin
- Koundouno, Jérôme
- Lindelien, Maria Carreño
- Riddell, P. J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)
- Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)
To showcase how increased returns on investment opportunities can be achieved by applying a nexus approach, best practices of the water-energy-food nexus were collected in the form of several case studies.
Author(s):
- Dalton, James
- Welling, Rebecca
- Meyer, Kristin
- Koundouno, Jérôme
- Lindelien, Maria Carreño
- Riddell, P. J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)
- Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
This highly topical book considers the important question of how best to protect the environment of the Third Pole – the area comprising the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau – using the tool of international law.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
The World Heritage community is currently adopting policies to mainstream human rights as part of a wider sustainability agenda.
Vultures are a characteristic, distinctive and spectacular component of the biodiversity of the environments they inhabit. They also provide critically important ecosystem services by cleaning up carcasses and other organic waste in the environment.
Organization(s):
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Secretariat
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Vulture Specialist Group
- BirdLife International
- Vulture Conservation Foundation
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Here we report on the ninth iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of the 25 primate species considered to be among the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of conservation measures.
Author(s):
- Schwitzer, Christoph
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Chiozza, Federica
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
- Macfie, Elizabeth J.
- Wallis, Janette
- Cotton, Alison
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
- International Primatological Society
- Conservation International
- Bristol Zoological Society (BZS), UK
The 1st Asia Bonn Challenge High-Level Roundtable was held on the 9th and 10th of May 2017 in Palembang, South Sumatra.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Organization(s):
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Author(s):
- Pakingking Jr., Rolando V.
- Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace T. de
- Acosta, Belen O.
Organization(s):
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund
- Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Aquaculture Department
Illegal trade and the trafficking of Tiger Panthera tigris, as well as their parts, products and derivatives, and the poaching which supplies it, is the most immediate threat to the survival of wild tigers. This briefing document highlights top-line findings from the detailed analysis over the 16
Author(s):
- Krishnasamy, Kanitha
- Stoner, Sarah
Our oceans and coasts are the origin of life on earth, an important food source, and crucial for the global ecological equilibrium, yet despite their global significance, marine and coastal ecosystems face a wide array of threats.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
- UNEP
Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia.
Author(s):
- Furuta, Naoya
- Verschuuren, Bas
Illegal trade and the trafficking of Tiger Panthera tigris, as well as their parts, products and derivatives, and the poaching which supplies it, is the most immediate threat to the survival of wild tigers. This briefing document highlights top-line findings from the detailed analysis over the 16
Author(s):
- Krishnasamy, Kanitha
- Stoner, Sarah
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
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
- TRAFFIC International
This proceedings contain the country reports, review papers, a synopsis of working group discussions and a list of regional policy recommendations for the development and use of alternative dietary ingredients in aquaculture feed development.
Author(s):
- Catacutan, Mae R.
- Coloso, Relicardo M.
- Acosta, Belen O.
Organization(s):
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foundation
- Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Aquaculture Department
- Myanmar, Department of Fisheries
- Japan, [Government]
“International Workshop on Resource Enhancement and Sustainable Aquaculture Practices in Southeast Asia” was held in Iloilo City from 5 to 7 March 2014.
Author(s):
- Romana-Eguia, Maria Rowena R.
Organization(s):
- Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)
Author(s):
- Chiozza, Federica
- Cotton, Alison
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Schwitzer, Christoph
- Wallis, Janette
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- Bristol Zoological Society (BZS), UK
- Conservation International
- International Primatological Society
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
This booklet summarizes the discussions held during the annual expert consultation on forests and climate change organized by FAO and RECOFTC to assess the outcomes of the UNFCCC COPs, which were a response to a set of 11 key questions, designed to inform stakeholders on the implications of the L
Organization(s):
- FAO, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- RECOFTC (The Center for People and Forests), TH
East Asia abounds in water, with wetlands in every corner, and the culture of wetlands is entrenched in daily life. The epitome of this is the rice paddy, but there are other traditions as well.
Pangolins, or scaly anteaters, are unique in being the world's only truly scaly mammals, but are in dire need of urgent conservation action.
Author(s):
- Baillie, Jonathan
- Challender, Daniel W.S.
- Waterman, Carly
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Pangolin Specialist Group
In February 2014, RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together 11 climate change and forestry experts in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Organization(s):
- FAO, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- RECOFTC (The Center for People and Forests), TH
Between the 13th and 17th of November 2013, some 800 participants from 40 countries gathered at the Sendai International Center, Sendai city, Japan, to attend the first ever Asia Parks Congress (APC).
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Programme, Asia
- Japan, Ministry of the Environment
Asia has a rich cultural and natural heritage, but rapid development, population growth and an erosion of traditional practices are resulting in habitat loss and degradation, which is putting protected areas in Asia at risk and leading to serious decline in the biodiversity they harbour.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP
Our oceans and coasts are the origin of life on earth, an important food source, and crucial for the global ecological equilibrium, yet despite their global significance, marine and coastal ecosystems face a wide array of threats.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
- UNEP
This report is the seventh iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of the 25 primate species considered to be among the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of conservation measures.
Author(s):
- Chiozza, Federica
- Clark, Fay E.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Schwitzer, Christoph
- Taylor, Lucy A.
- Wallis, Janette
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- Bristol Zoological Society (BZS), UK
- Conservation International
- International Primatological Society
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Author(s):
- Chauhan, Anita
- Hussain, M. Shah
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
In an increasingly crowded world reconciling environmental ‘conservation’ with the ‘sustainable use’ of natural resources is now our greatest challenge.
Author(s):
- Brown, Paul
- Cooney, Rosie
- Merson, John
This publication explores the opportunities that a low carbon green growth path offers to the region. It articulates five tracks on which to drive the economic system change necessary to pursue low carbon green growth as a new economic development path.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Korea International Cooperation Aid (KOICA)
Increasing incidence and intensity of natural disasters and climate change are having over-arching impacts on the environment. Sustainable development is being undermined. Ecological services and their indirect economic values are frequently omitted from assessments.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Sri Lanka
- FAO, Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME)
- Mangroves for the Future
- National Institute of Education, LK
Drawing on a cross-section of 43 case studies prepared specially for this book, WaterWealth explains the challenges to improving water governance and management across Asia and the Pacific region.
Author(s):
- Das, Binayak
- Lincklaen Arriëns, Wouter
- Makin, Ian
- Pangare, Ganesh
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Academic Foundation, IN
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
A knowledge management study was undertaken in the IUCN Asia Region by Rod Abson, Science and Knowledge Management Officer in the Science and Knowledge Management Unit of IUCN from the 25th of October to 12th of November 2010.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Science and Knowledge Management Unit
Author(s):
- Aguilar Revelo, Lorena
- Quesada-Aguilar, Andrea
- Shaw, Daniel
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Gender and Environment
- Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
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)
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
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Author(s):
- Foley, Kaitlyn-Elizabeth
- Stengel, Carrie J.
- Shepherd, Chris R.
The 2010 Asia-Pacific Disaster Report (APDR) is the first biennial report of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction for Asia and the Pacific (UNISDR AP) office.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
The report Climate Risks and Adaptation in Asian Coastal Megacities warns that Asias coastal megacities will flood more often, on a larger scale, and affect millions more people, if current climate change trends continue.
Organization(s):
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- World Bank
- Japan, International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
This publication presents a strong argument for innovating urban planning to address the contemporary challenges of rapid urbanization and poverty.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Although anthropologists and cultural geographers have explored "place" in various senses, little cross-cultural examination of "kinds of places", or ecotopes, has been presented from an ethno-ecological perspective.
Author(s):
- Johnson, Leslie M.
- Hunn, Eugene S.
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