This list contains 160 entry(ies).
Author(s):
- Laffoley, D.
- Baxter, J. M.
- Turley, Carol
- Lagos, Nelson A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
Author(s):
- Laffoley, D.
- Baxter, J. M.
- Turley, Carol
- Lagos, Nelson A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
Author(s):
- Laffoley, D.
- Baxter, J. M.
- Turley, Carol
- Lagos, Nelson A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
This publication is a result of Blue Solutions’ second Regional Forum on Solutions for Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-being in Latin America and the Wider Caribbean Region. This four-day workshop was held in Cancún, Mexico in April 2015.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
- UNEP
This document recounts the authors’ experience in participatory conservation processes that seek terrestrial biodiversity connectivity. It synthesizes at least a decade of research and practice.
Author(s):
- Herrera Fernández, Bernal
Organization(s):
- Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), CR
- Costa Rica, Tropical Science Center
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
- 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 technical paper comprises a series of reviews and case studies from Latin American countries regarding fishers’ knowledge (FK) and its application to fisheries management under the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF).
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL)
This report provides an overview of the water-energy-food nexus in Latin American and the Caribbean, identifying the main challenges and opportunities for achieving water, energy and food security in the region.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Global Canopy Programme
- International Water Association (IWA)
- IUCN Global Water Programme
Este XII Informe sobre Derechos Humanos de la Federación Iberoamericana de Ombudsman, relativo al derecho al agua, tiene, como hemos señalado en ocasiones anteriores, un doble objetivo, interno y externo.
Organization(s):
- Federación Iberoamericana de Ombudsman (FIO)
Author(s):
- Butler, Tom
- Crist, Eileen
- Wuerthner, George
Organization(s):
- Foundation for Deep Ecology
Este XI Informe sobre Derechos Humanos de la Federación Iberoamericana de Ombudsman relativo al medio ambiente cumple nuevamente con la finalidad de la Federación de «fomentar, ampliar y fortalecer la cultura de los Derechos Humanos en los países cuyos Ombudsman formen parte de la FIO», tal y com
Organization(s):
- Federación Iberoamericana de Ombudsman (FIO)
This fourth and final publication of the IUCN-UNEP/GEF-ABS-LAC Regional Project focuses on applying the different technical elements that encourage capacity building on the issues of Access and Sharing of Benefits Derived from the Utilization of Genetic Resources (ABS).
Author(s):
- Mora, Arturo
- Rios, Montserrat
Organization(s):
- Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM)
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Programa de Naciones para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)
La presente publicación aporta una serie de herramientas clave preparadas y recogidas durante el Proyecto Regional GEF "Fortalecimiento de la Implementación de los Regímenes de Acceso a Recursos Genéticos de Beneficios en América Latina y el Caribe," contribuyendo con una compilación de códigos d
Author(s):
- Mora, Arturo
- Rios, Montserrat
Organization(s):
- Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM)
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Programa de Naciones para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)
Esta publicación ilustra tres temas principales que son la investigación científica y su relación con el ABS; las oportunidades y desafíos de mercado que ofrecen los recursos genéticos, y la cosmovisión indígena al respecto de la biodiversidad en la región de América Latina y el Caribe.
Author(s):
- Mora, Arturo
- Rios, Montserrat
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- UNEP, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbeans
Este documento de discusión intenta descifrar por qué el Patrimonio Mundial juega un papel relativamente marginal en el actual debate sobre la conservación de la naturaleza en América Latina y el Caribe y qué se puede hacer para promocionar un papel más significativo.
This discussion paper attempts to find out why World Heritage plays a relatively marginal role only in the current nature conservation debate in Latin America and the Caribbean and what can be done to promote a more meaningful role.
Esta publicación es la primera del Proyecto UICN PNUMA GEF ABS LAC destinada a mejorar el conocimiento sobre este tema entre los diferentes actores e interesados en la región a través del intercambio de experiencias.
Author(s):
- Mora, Arturo
- Rios, Montserrat
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- UNEP, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbeans
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 paper illustrates the potential for developing sustainable environment management practices such as BioTrade in Latin America.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
This report, two years in the making, provides a comprehensive assessment of progress being made towards SFM in each ITTO producer member country and identifies the challenges remaining.
Organization(s):
- International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
La presente guía es un instrumento que permite hacer una rápida valoración del nivel de aplicación del Enfoque Ecosistémico (EE), por medio de un conjunto de preguntas que abordan aspectos fundamentales de la gestión de los ecosistemas para poder afirmar que el enfoque se está aplicando en un esp
Author(s):
- Andrade Pérez, Angela
- Arguedas Mora, Stanley
- Vides, Roberto Almonacid
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
- Fundación para la Conservación del Bosque Chiquitano (FCBC)
- Conservation International, Colombia
- Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional, Escuela Latinoamericana de Áreas Protegidas (ELAP-UCI), CR
Este libro presenta los resultados de un proyecto de investigación internacional que fue expresamente diseñado para examinar la aplicación de la estauración del paisaje forestal (RPF) a los ecosistemas forestales de las zonas secas de América Latina.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Fundación Internacional para la Restauración de Ecosistemas (FIRE), ES
La publicación de este libro quiere recalcar el valor y la importancia de las áreas protegidas para América Latina y el mundo.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino
This book presents the results of an international research project, which was designed explicitly to examine application of the forest landscape restoration (FLR) approach to dryland forest ecosystems in Latin America.
Author(s):
- Duarte, José Maurício Barbanti
- González, Susana
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Funep
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Deer Specialist Group
Author(s):
- Bovarnick, Andrew
- Fernandez-Baca, Jaime
- Galindo, Jose
- Negret, Helen
Organization(s):
- UNDP
- Nature Conservancy, US
UNDPs Environment and Energy Group is pleased to publish this Report which will be a cornerstone for future approaches and policy dialogue on the economics and management of ecosystem services.
Author(s):
- Bovarnick, Andrew
- Alpizar, Francisco
Organization(s):
- UNDP
- UNDP, Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean
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.
Author(s):
- Mejido Costoya, Manuel
- Utting, Peter
- Carrión, Gloria
Organization(s):
- United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Throughout the world and over centuries, small-scale livestock keepers and pastoralists have developed animal breeds that are well suited to their local conditions. These breeds are hardy and disease-resistant; they can survive on little water and scant vegetation.
Organization(s):
- League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development (LPP), DE
- FAO
- IUCN
To help shape a research programme proposed by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), this report seeks to highlight some of the critical issues facing water ecosystem services in Africa, South Asia and Latin America and makes recommendations on the research that is needed to fil
Author(s):
- Batchelor, Charles
- Bond, Ivan
- Hope, Chris
- Mayers, James
- Morrison, Elaine
- Wheeler, Breana
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
Author(s):
- Guerrero, Eduardo
- Sguerra, Sandra
Organization(s):
- Fundación Natura, EC
- Comité Nacional de Miembros de Colombia de la UICN
- Colombia, Parques Nacionales Naturales
Author(s):
- Galvin, Marc
- Haller, Tobias
Organization(s):
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South, CH
This publication is a collection of selected case studies representative of the application of the Ecosystem Approach under different ecological, social, economic and cultural contexts in Latin America.
Author(s):
- Andrade Pérez, Angela
- Medina, Maria Eugenia
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Instituto Humboldt, CO
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Tropenbos International, NL
- UNEP, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbeans
Author(s):
- Guerrero, Eduardo
- Sguerra, Sandra
- Rey, César
Organization(s):
- Colombia, Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial
- Colombia, Parques Nacionales Naturales
- Comité Nacional de Miembros de Colombia de la UICN
Ofrece una lectura analítica sobre la evolución de las ideas y las percepciones respecto de la gestión de áreas protegidas en América Latina, durante la década 1997-2007 y tiene como referencia el Congreso Latinoamericano de Parques Nacionales en sus dos primeras versiones (Santa Marta, Colombia,
Author(s):
- Guerrero, Eduardo
- Sguerra, Sandra
Organization(s):
- Fundación Natura, EC
- Comité Nacional de Miembros de Colombia de la UICN
- Colombia, Parques Nacionales Naturales
There is growing awareness of the social significance of wild resources, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) making a clear link between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being.
La presente publicación recoge algunos de los estudios de caso y de las discusiones del taller, así como otras iniciativas presentadas por miembros de la UICN en la región con el objetivo de compartir estas experiencias en las reuniones preparatorias de la novena Conferencia de las Partes del CDB
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Instituto Humboldt, CO
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Tropenbos International, NL
- UNEP, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbeans
Este texto reúne las ponencias del Segundo Seminario Internacional Mujeres indígenas, territorialidad y biodiversidad.
Author(s):
- Donato, Luz Marina
- Escobar, Elsa Matilda
- Escobar, Pía
- Pazmiño, Aracely
- Ulloa, Astrid
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Fundación Natura de Colombia, CO
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, CO
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Este libro busca: 1. examinar las dimensiones política, económica, cultural y ecológica de la soberanía alimenticia 2. generar e intercambiar conocimiento técnicamente informado y aplicable prácticamente 3. Facilitar la formación de alianzas entre culturas entre los EE.UU.
Author(s):
- Cohn, Avery
- Cook, Jonathan
- Fernández, Margarita
- Reider, Rebecca
- Steward, Corrina
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, US
Organization(s):
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
Author(s):
- Hall, Gillette
- Patrinos, Harry Anthony
Las discusiones sobre la protección de los conocimientos tradicionales tienen implicaciones directas en áreas estratégicas de la economía y la política, como el uso sostenible y el manejo de la biodiversidad, la seguridad alimentaria, la salud pública, el comercio internacional, la responsabilida
Organization(s):
- Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental, PE
This book seeks to: 1.examine the political, economic, cultural, and ecological dimensions of food sovereignty 2.generate and exchange technically informed and practically applicable knowledge 3.provide an interactive space for the formation of cross-cultural alliances between the U.S.
Author(s):
- Cohn, Avery
- Cook, Jonathan
- Fernández, Margarita
- Reider, Rebecca
- Steward, Corrina
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, US
Estudios de caso elaborados por las organizaciones participantes en el Proyecto Incidencia para la Gestión Ambiental con Enfoque de Equidad, con el propósito de presentar los procesos desarrollados a partir de talleres sobre manejo de cuencas hidrográficas, biodiversidad y ecosistemas de tierra s
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
El enfoque ecosistémico se ha consolidado como una estrategia que integra las diferentes dimensiones del desarrollo, tomando como eje articuladorla gestión de los ecosisitemas, además del fortalecimiento y la inversión en infraestructura natural.
Author(s):
- Guerrero, Eduardo
- De Keizer, Otto
- Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- UNEP
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
This publication brings together the core recommendations of the UN Millennium Project.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Millenium Project
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