This list contains 100 entry(ies).
In the Northeast Asia sub-region, environmental pollution, transboundary sand and dust storms (SDS), agricultural expansion, deforestation, and overgrazing are growing challenges that are being further complicated by the impacts of climate change.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
This book presents 127 species of Korean mammals describing their taxonomy, natural history, distribution, conservation, and management. Also, the book introduces hotspots for mammal watching, history of Korean mammalogy, and mammalian zoogeography of Korea.
Author(s):
- Jo, Yeong-Seok
- Baccus, John T.
- Koprowski, John L.
Organization(s):
- National Institute of Biological Resources, KR
For the last 20 years there has been a growing interest in the geosciences for topics related to geoheritage: geoconservation, geotourism and geoparks. Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection, and Management is the first and only reference book to cover these main topics as well as the relat
Author(s):
- Reynard, Emmanuel
- Brilha, José
Como nossas cidades continuam crescendo, não devemos abandonar a proteção de áreas naturais às pressões da urbanização, e sim defender esses lugares, e realmente tentar criar novos espaços para a natureza dentro do tecido urbano – inclusive dentro dos centros das cidades.
Author(s):
- Edmiston, Joseph T.
- Hyman, Glen
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- Trzyna, Thaddeus
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
- Korea National Park Service
This report explores how much nature we have and how much we use, in Korea and the world. It invites the Korean government, business sector and public to rethink the country’s roles and vulnerabilities in a world with increasing resource constraints and climate change threats.
Organization(s):
- WWF Korea
- Global Footprint Network, US
The aim of the report is to assess the status of the protected area network of the Republic of Korea and propose priorities for expansion to support the implementation of international and national biodiversity targets.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Korean National Parks Service
- Protected Planet
- UNEP-WCMC
Jusqu’à récemment, les conservationnistes se préoccupaient peu des aires protégées urbaines. Il faut défendre ces lieux et s’efforcer de créer de nouveaux espaces naturels au sein du tissu urbain, y compris dans les centres-villes.
Author(s):
- Edmiston, Joseph T.
- Hyman, Glen
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- Trzyna, Thaddeus
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Korea National Park Service
Climate change is the most significant moral and environmental issue of our time.
Author(s):
- Brown, Donald A.
- Taylor, Prue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL)
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
Las áreas bajo protección privada merecen un reconocimiento y respaldo mucho mayores que el que reciben en este momento.
Author(s):
- Dudley, Nigel
- Redford, Kent H.
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP
- WCMC
Privately protected areas deserve far greater recognition and support than is the case at the moment.
Author(s):
- Dudley, Nigel
- Redford, Kent H.
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP
- WCMC
As our cities continue to grow, we should defend the protection of natural areas and even try to create new space for nature within this urban fabric.
Author(s):
- Edmiston, Joseph T.
- Hyman, Glen
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- Trzyna, Thaddeus
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Korea National Park Service
Organization(s):
- Korea, Republic of, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
As an active member of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO, the Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO and the Netherlands National Committee IHP-HWRP organized the workshop ‘Water allocation and green growth’ in cooperation with the Gover
Organization(s):
- Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO
- UNESCO
- UNESCO, International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
Organization(s):
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
- National Institute of Biological Resources, KR
Organization(s):
- Korea, Republic of, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Organization(s):
- Korea National Park Service
Author(s):
- Foley, Kaitlyn-Elizabeth
- Stengel, Carrie J.
- Shepherd, Chris R.
This study compares compensation approaches taken with respect to impacts on biological diversity in selected countries from four different continents: Africa, Asia, North America, and South America.
Author(s):
- Darbi, Marianne
- Herberg, Alfred
- Ohlenburg, Holger
- Wende, Wolfgang
Organization(s):
- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), DE
Written by a team of independent experts who are each covering the country or region from which they hail, the UNESCO Science Report 2010 analyses the trends and developments that have shaped scientific research, innovation and higher education over the past five years.
The European Eel Anguilla anguilla is a commercially important species that is threatened with extinction. International trade has been identified as a principal factor in this species's decline. This report aims to provide up to date information on trade in A.
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC International
- European Commission
- European Union
This book aims to give more specific and more easily accessible information about Dokdo's ecological, geological, and meteorological conditions, and marine ecosystem.
Organization(s):
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
Sustaining the Worlds Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) provides examples of advances made in the operationalization of the five-module approach to ecosystem based management (EBM) for sustaining the goods and services of the worlds LMEs.
Author(s):
- Sherman, Kenneth
- Aquarone, Marie-Christine
- Adams, Sally
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- United States, NOAA
- UNDP
- UNEP
- FAO
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Organization(s):
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
- Korean National Parks Service
Collection of photos of white-naped cranes as seen in Korea. The publication includes two essays regarding the cranes and their habitats, as well as an introduction by and CV of the photographer.
Organization(s):
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- Korean Association of Wild Birds Protection
Organization(s):
- Korea National Park Service
This databook presents information on protected areas of Korea, collected by Korea Proteced Areas Forum from different agencies.
Organization(s):
- Korea Protected Areas Forum
Organization(s):
- Korea National Park Service
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
Organization(s):
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Organization(s):
- Korea, National Parks Authority
Organization(s):
- Association of Korean Oriental Medicine
- Korea Oriental Drug Association
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Health and Welfare
- TRAFFIC East Asia
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Communication and co-operation among all conservation bodies and concerned individuals are vital to effective conservation and to securing the funding and other resources needed.
Author(s):
- Hayes, Shelley
- Egli, Daniel
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Organization(s):
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
Organization(s):
- World Health Organization (WHO)
This publication provides a collection of material useful to planners and managers of parks and protected areas in East Asia.
Author(s):
- Bowman, Margaret E.
- Eagles, Paul F. J.
- Tao, Teresa Chang-Hung
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- University of Waterloo, CA
This publication provides a collection of material useful to planners and managers of parks and protected areas in East Asia.
Author(s):
- Bowman, Margaret E.
- Eagles, Paul F. J.
- Tao, Teresa Chang-Hung
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- University of Waterloo, CA
This publication provides a collection of material useful to planners and managers of parks and protected areas in East Asia.
Author(s):
- Bowman, Margaret E.
- Eagles, Paul F. J.
- Tao, Teresa Chang-Hung
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- University of Waterloo, CA
Author(s):
- Williamson, Douglas F.
- Phipps, Marcus
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC East Asia
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Bear Specialist Group
This publication provides a collection of material useful to planners and managers of parks and protected areas in East Asia.
Author(s):
- Bowman, Margaret E.
- Eagles, Paul F. J.
- Tao, Teresa Chang-Hung
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- University of Waterloo, CA
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Secretariat
- Japan, Environment Agency
- UNESCO
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
Organization(s):
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
Organization(s):
- Korea, Republic of, Chungchongnam-do Provincial Government
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