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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
The high amount of land used for cultivation and livestock farming has dramatically shaped landscapes in Europe and throughout the rest of the world. Agriculture is a fundamental human activity that intrinsically depends on nature and at the same time poses a threat to it.
Author(s):
- Oberč, B.P.
- Arroyo Schnell, A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, European Regional Office
The European Red List is a review of the status of European species according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, European Regional Office
- European Commission
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Bryophytes Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The European Red List is a review of the status of European species according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level – in order that appropriate conservation action can be taken to improve their status.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Mediterranean Plant Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Global Tree Specialist Group
- IUCN, European Regional Office
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)
In this report, we provide insights on the use of responsible and deforestation-free soy in the EU-28 member states, Norway and Switzerland (EU+). As the second largest importer of soy, Europe has a responsibility to solve the sustainability issues connected to its soy consumption.
Organization(s):
- IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, NL
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
Organization(s):
- IUCN, European Regional Office
Organization(s):
- IUCN, European Regional Office
The newsletter, which is published twice a year, provides up to date information on activities, events and initiatives on the EU’s biodiversity policy and the implementation of the Habitats and Birds Directives.
Saproxylic beetles are insects that depend on dead and decaying wood for at least part of their lifecycle, and play important ecological roles in European habitats. The current IUCN European Red List provides an assessment for 693 species of saproxylic beetles.
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
In recent years, awareness has risen surrounding the crucial role of plants in providing ecosystem services and on their decline – they are one of the essential foundations of healthy ecosystems that we depend on. However, significant gaps in knowledge still remain.
Author(s):
- Bento Elias, R.
- Christenhusz, M.J.M.
- Dyer, R. A.
- García Criado, M.
- Ivanenko, Y.
- Ivanova, D.
- Lansdown, R. V.
- Molina, J.A.
- Nieto, A.
- Rouhan, G.
- Rumsey, F.
- Troia, A.
- Väre, H.
- Vrba, J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, European Regional Office
Organization(s):
- IUCN, European Regional Office
PANORAMA is a partnership initiative to facilitate learning from success in conservation. It promotes examples of inspiring solutions that showcase how nature conservation can benefit society.
Author(s):
- Clamote Rodrigues, Diana
- Fischborn, Marie
Organization(s):
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
This publication summarises the results of the European Red List for terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It provides an overview on the character, extent and status of 233 natural and semi-natural, terrestrial and freshwater habitat types through assessments undertaken between 2013 to 2016.
Author(s):
- Janssen, J.A.M.
- Rodwell, J. S.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Alterra
- European Commission
- Naturebureau, UK
This publication summarises the results of the European Red List for marine habitats. It provides an overview on the character, extent and status of benthic marine habitat types through assessments undertaken between 2013 and 2016.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Alterra
- European Commission
- Naturebureau, UK
In recent years, awareness has risen surrounding the crucial role of insects in providing ecosystem services and on the acute decline of many of them. However, significant gaps in knowledge still remain.
Author(s):
- Hochkirch, Axel
- Nieto, Ana
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, European Regional Office
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, European Regional Office
This publication presents the structure, the particulars, the methods for identifying and prioritizing the invasive alien species issues, the information derived from the invited presentations and the posters, as well as the outcomes of the conference "Freshwater Invasives - Networking for Strate
Organization(s):
- BirdLife International
- European Commission
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The European Red List is a review of the conservation status of European species according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level, so that appropriate conservation action can be taken to improve their status.
Organization(s):
- European Commission
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Groupers and Wrasses Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Salmon Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Seahorse, Pipefish and Grunt Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Snapper, Seabream and Grunt Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Tuna and Billfish Specialist Group
- IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
The synthesis report informs future European environmental policy in general and its implementation between 2015 and 2020 in particular.
Organization(s):
- European Environment Agency, DK
Author(s):
- Butler, Tom
- Crist, Eileen
- Wuerthner, George
Organization(s):
- Foundation for Deep Ecology
Organization(s):
- European Commission
- IUCN European Union Representative Office
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Bumblebee Specialist Group
This publication provides for the first time factual information on the status of medicinal plants in Europe. This assessment includes 400 vascular plants from ninety families, and the good news is it shows that only 2.4% of medicinal plants are threatened.
Author(s):
- Allen, David
- Bilz, Melanie
- Leaman, Danna J.
- Miller, Rebecca M.
- Timoshyna, Anastasiya
- Window, Jemma
Organization(s):
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International, UK
- European Commission
- IUCN European Union Representative Office
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Medicinal Plant Specialist Group
Invasive alien species (IAS) have been identified as one of the most important direct drivers of biodiversity loss and ecosystem service changes. Many international policy instruments, guidelines and technical tools have been developed to address this threat.
Author(s):
- Genovesi, Piero
- Monaco, Andrea
Organization(s):
- Council of Europe, FR
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Regional Parks Agency - Lazio Region, IT
This toolkit, prepared through the Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Development of European National Committees in collaboration with IUCN national committees in Europe, gives background on the purpose of national committees within IUCN and provides guidance on establishing a national committee, using
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, European Coordination Unit
This toolkit, prepared through the Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Development of European National Committees in collaboration with IUCN national committees in Europe, gives background on the purpose of national committees within IUCN and provides guidance on establishing a national committee, using
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, European Coordination Unit
This toolkit, prepared through the Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Development of European National Committees in collaboration with IUCN national committees in Europe, gives background on the purpose of national committees within IUCN and provides guidance on establishing a national committee, using
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, European Coordination Unit
Organization(s):
- France, Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage (ONCFS)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Woodcock and Snipe Specialist Group
- Wetlands International
The report focuses on timber trade from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and contributes to monitoring the impact and effectiveness of European Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)-related policy measures in South America through provision of preliminary baseline data on changes
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- TRAFFIC International
- WWF
Author(s):
- Genovesi, Piero
- Scalera, Riccardo
- Van Ham, Chantal
Organization(s):
- Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU), DE
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Switzerland, Office fédéral de l'environnement (OFEV)
Author(s):
- Getzner, Michael
- Jungmeier, Michael
For the first time a comprehensive overview of geo-conservation in Europe has been presented in a book. Geoheritage in Europe and its Conservation includes specific contributions from 37 countries focussing on legislation and geoconservation practices. The only record of the history of o
Author(s):
- Smith-Meyer, S.
- Wimbledon, W.A.P.
Organization(s):
- The European Association for the Conservation of the Geological Heritage (ProGEO)
The effects of climate change on ecosystems are complex. The impact on the species and habitats protected by the Bern Convention may differ widely, depending on the species, their habitats and location.
This paper examines the volumes, sources and flows of e-waste, the risks it poses to e-waste workers and the environment, occupational safety and health issues, labour issues and regulatory frameworks, and links this growing global problem with the International Labour Organizations (ILO) curren
Organization(s):
- ILO
- ILO, Sectoral Activities Department (SECTOR)
- ILO, Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork)
This book is a practical manual on how to develop and manage tourism in protected areas. It is for all those responsible for the management of protected areas as tourism destinations.
Organization(s):
- Europarc Federation, DE
- European Centre for Eco and Agro Tourism (ECEAT)
Through the long efforts of what began as a group of French volunteers, an exemplary Bat Action Plan has been produced by the Society for the Protection of Prespa at the transboundary level, significantly increasing the limited knowledge on bats in the Transboundary Prespa Park.
Author(s):
- Avramoski, Oliver
- Bego, Ferdinand
- Grémillet, Xavier
- Kazoglou, Yannis
- Papadatou, Elena
- Petkovski, Svetozar
- Stojkoska, Emilija
Organization(s):
- Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP)
Organization(s):
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
This book serves as a guide for identifying Sphagnum mosses in both field and laboratory. Forty species, typical of more continental parts of Europe, but also commonly found elsewhere in the northern hemisphere, are presented.
Author(s):
- Laine, Jukka
- Harju, Pirkko
- Timonen, Tuuli
- Laine, Anna
- Tuittila, Eeva-Stiina
- Minkkinen, Kari
- Vasander, Harri
Organization(s):
- University of Helsinki, Department of Forest Sciences, FI
Organization(s):
- European Union
- European Commission
This report on Transport for Sustainable Development in the ECE region deals with issues and best practices in inland transport, i.e. in road, rail, inland waterway and intermodal transport.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
This publication aims to further raise awareness about the value of transboundary conservation, highlighting the many benefits transboundary cooperation generates, while not neglecting the challenges and problems parties encounter when they engage in transboundary initiatives.
Author(s):
- Pezold, Tomasz
- Vasilijevic, Maja
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Green Belt Initiative
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Transboundary Conservation
- IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe
- UNEP
This publication aims to further raise awareness about the value of transboundary conservation, highlighting the many benefits transboundary cooperation generates, while not neglecting the challenges and problems parties encounter when they engage in transboundary initiatives.
Author(s):
- Pezold, Tomasz
- Vasilijevic, Maja
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Green Belt Initiative
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Transboundary Conservation
- IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe
- UNEP
This publication aims to further raise awareness about the value of transboundary conservation, highlighting the many benefits transboundary cooperation generates, while not neglecting the challenges and problems parties encounter when they engage in transboundary initiatives.
Author(s):
- Pezold, Tomasz
- Vasilijevic, Maja
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
- UNEP
- European Green Belt Initiative
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Transboundary Conservation
Author(s):
- Aguilar Revelo, Lorena
- Quesada-Aguilar, Andrea
- Shaw, Daniel
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Gender and Environment
- Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
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
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