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<p>This report includes an inventory of data and information on the Iraqi marshland ecosystem; technical guidance on the assessment framework and tools for ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation with regard to the requirements for World Heritage nomination; and guidance on the d
Author(s):
- Amr, Zuhair S.
- Garstecki, Tobias
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Iraq, Ministry of Environment
- IUCN, Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)
- UNEP
- UNESCO
This report builds on these and other efforts to bring to light the important carbon sequestration potential of coastal wetlands, and the significant and largely unaccounted for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the disturbance, drainage, and conversion of these natural coastal carbon
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Tamelander, Jerker
- Laffoley, D.
- Vandever, Justin
Organization(s):
- IUCN United States
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- World Bank
- ESA PWA, US
Un plan de gestion est un document qui établit l'approche de la gestion et ses objectifs et qui comprend aussi un cadre pour prendre des décisions, à appliquer dans l'aire protégée pendant une période donnée.
Author(s):
- Middleton, Julie
- Thomas, Lee
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- University of Cardiff, Department of City and Regional Planning, UK
Although Bonaires coral reefs remain among the healthiest and most resilient in the Caribbean, this IUCN report based on the IUCN Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs highlights some of the threats that exist to Bonaires coral reefs, and which could have serious implications for resilience to f
Author(s):
- Grimsditch, Gabriel D.
- Arnold, Suzanne
- Bey, Henry de
- Brown, Jeanne B.
- Engel, Sabine
- Leon, Ramon de
- Vermeij, Mark
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- UNEP
- Nature Conservancy, US
- Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI)
- Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA Bonaire)
One of the main reasons cited for inadequate representation of biodiversity in the development processes is a lack of readily available information on inland water taxa.
Author(s):
- Allen, D. J.
- Brooks, E. G. E.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
Organization(s):
- European Union
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Freshwater Fish Specialist Group
Qualified, competent and committed staff are central to the success of protected areas. Training of protected area (PA) staff is more and more recognized as a vital component of efficient protected area management.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- James Cook University, AU
- Rainforest CRC, AU
- UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
This report reviews the conservation status of all native marine fishes occurring in the Mediterranean Sea, based on the assessments for 513 species and 6 subspecies using the IUCNs Red List methodology.
Author(s):
- Bariche, Michel
- Bilecenoglu, Murat
- Carpenter, Kent E.
- Collette, Bruce B.
- Cuttelod, Annabelle
- Francour, Patrice
- Goren, Menachem
- Kara, Mohamed Hichem
- Livingstone, Suzanne R.
- Malak, Dania Abdul
- Massutí, Enric
- Papakonstantinou, Costas
- Polidoro, Beth A.
- Pollard, David
- Tunesi, Leonardo
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Turkish Marine Research Foundation, TR
This publication provides an overview of the worlds shared water resources and insights for managing these resources.
Author(s):
- Bergkamp, Ger
- Greiber, Thomas
- Sadoff, Claudia
- Smith, Mark
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
In this report, highlights of CEC activities in 2010 are presented. The Commission engaged in initiatives supporting the IUCN One Programme, with an emphasis on communicating biodiversity.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
The purpose of this study is to advise State Parties to the World Heritage Committee on nonpolar deserts as potential World Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value with a focus on geomorphological aspects.
Author(s):
- Goudie, Andrew
- Seely, Mary
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
- UNESCO
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
As part of a comprehensive strategy to highlight and help prioritize urgently needed conservation action for the most critically endangered turtles and tortoises in the world, the Turtle Conservation Coalition have highlighted the Top 25 most endangered species every four years since 2003.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
- Turtle Conservation Fund
- Chelonian Research Foundation, US
- Conservation International
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- San Diego Zoo Global Action Team, US
O Caderno dos Conhecimentos, preparado no quadro do Programa Regional de Educação Ambiental do PRCM, descreve o ambiente costeiro e marinho dos países implicados (Mauritânia, Cabo Verde, Senegal, Gâmbia, Guiné-Bissau, Guiné-Conacri, Serra Leoa).
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
- IUCN Guinea-Bissau
This knowledge handbook, produced in the framework of the Regional Environmental Education Programme of PRCM, describes the coastal and marine environment of the countries involved in this programme (Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone).
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
- IUCN Guinea-Bissau
Ce cahier des connaissances, réalisé dans le cadre du Programme régional déducation environnementale du PRCM, décrit lenvironnement côtier et marin des pays couverts par le programme (Mauritanie, Cap Vert, Sénégal, Gambie, Guinée-Bissau, Guinée, Sierra Leone).
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
- IUCN Guinea-Bissau
In 2007, IUCN, UNDP, UNEP and WEDO recognized the need for a coordinated strategy among global institutions working on gender and climate change. The result was the establishment of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA).
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Gender and Climate Alliance
- UNDP
Le but est de comparer les activités de subsistance normales (agricoles) avec les « à-côté » positifs et négatifs que représentent les aires protégées, et dexprimer les proportions : quapporte, à un village agricole voisin dune aire protégée, la proximité de cette dernière?
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
The aim of this study is to examine the gaps in our understanding of how tourism development affects natural World Heritage Sites in order to support the development of sustainable tourism these sites.
Author(s):
- Borges, Maria Ana
- Bushell, Robyn
- Carbone, Giulia
- Jaeger, Tilman
This document reports on the results of a workshop on selective fishing and balanced harvest which took place in Nagoya in October 2010.
Author(s):
- Garcia, Serge
- Kolding, Jeppe
- Rice, J. C. (Jake C.)
- Rochet, Marie-Joëlle
- Zhou, Shijie
- Arimoto, Takafumi
- Beyer, Jan E.
- Borges, Lisa
- Bundy, Alida
- Dunn, Daniel
- Graham, Norman
- Hall, Martin
- Heino, Mikko
- Law, R. (Richard)
- Makino, Mitsutaku
- Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D.
- Simard, François
- Smith, A. D. M. (Anthony D. M.)
- Symons, Despina
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Fisheries Expert Group
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD), BE
- Census of Marine Life (COML)
This volume gives the most up-to-date information on the distributions and conservation status of species in all inland water ecosystems across mainland continental Africa and the reasons behind their declining status.
Author(s):
- Allen, D. J.
- Brooks, E. G. E.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Harrison, I. J.
- Holland, R. A.
- Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
- IUCN, Species Programme, Freshwater Biodiversity Unit
- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), ZA
- UNEP-WCMC
- University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), NL
- Wetlands International
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Organization(s):
- International Seabed Authority, JM
Organization(s):
- International Seabed Authority, JM
This pamphlet briefly introduces measures that are now taken by various stakeholders in Japan and contribute to achieving the proposed post-2010 biodiversity targets.
Ist die Zersiedelung in der Schweiz unaufhaltsam? Wo ist die Zersiedelung am stärksten, wo am geringsten? Wie stark hat die Zersiedelung in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten zugenommen? Wie wird die Schweiz in 40 Jahren aussehen?
Author(s):
- Schwick, Christian
- Jaeger, Jochen A. G.
- Bertiller, René
- Kienast, Felix
Fresh water : the essence of life is a beautifully and sometimes starkly depicted look at the current state of our Earth's freshwater ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Farrell, Tracy A.
- Harrison, I. J.
- Upgren, Amy J.
- Brooks, Thomas M.
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- NatureServe, US
- Wetlands International
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- International League of Conservation Photographers
Zoos, aquaria, and wildlife parks are vital centers of animal conservation and management. For nearly fifteen years, these institutions have relied on Wild Mammals in Captivity as the essential reference for their work.
Author(s):
- Kleiman, Devra G.
- Thompson, Katerina V.
- Baer, Charlotte Kirk
Organization(s):
- Switzerland, Federal Office of Culture
- UNESCO
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- TRAFFIC International
- IUCN, Species Programme
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- TRAFFIC International
- IUCN, Species Programme
Organization(s):
- Institut du droit economique de la mer, MC
Currently, there are a number of book on the market dealing with protected areas management from different perspectives.
Author(s):
- Getzner, Michael
- Jungmeier, Michael
- Lange, Sigrun
State of the Wild is a biennial series that brings together international conservation experts and writers to discuss emerging issues in the conservation of wildlife and wild places.
Author(s):
- Fearn, Eva
- Redford, Kent H.
Organization(s):
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
Organization(s):
- Centre for Sustainable Development (CFSD), BI
The newsletter started in 1994 as a result of the third EFNCP biennial conference in Pau in July 1992. Its aim is to complement the conferences through the exchange of views, ideas and information.
Organization(s):
- European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism
Organization(s):
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), CH
Organization(s):
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- UNEP
This is the first book to examine explicitly the non-timber goods and services provided by plantation forests, including soil, water and biodiversity conservation, as well as carbon sequestration and the provision of local livelihoods.
Author(s):
- Bauhus, Jürgen
- Kanninen, Markku
- Meer, Peter van der
Previously always at the margins of global affairs, the Arctic has now found its way to the centre of the issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty-first century.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
Kombinasi ancaman yang saat ini dihadapi kera besar yang tersisa membutuhkan tindakan konservasi yang segera di semua bidang - dari inisiatif di tingkat lapangan, melalui strategi nasional dan regional, hingga ke konvensi dan rencana aksi internasional.
Author(s):
- Ancrenaz, M.
- Kühl, H.
- Maisels, F.
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Funep
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Deer Specialist Group
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
- South Africa, Department of Environment Affairs
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Author(s):
- Hampicke, Ulrich
- Plachter, Harald
This report focuses on documenting what is known about owls in trade in India: the trapping methods used, utilization patterns and communities that are involved. An attempt is made to explain the myths and beliefs that drive the utilization and trade of owl and their body parts.
This document constitutes a summary of the work, studies and reflection initiated by the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) following the recommendations of the Contracting Parties in Almeria in January 2008.
Organization(s):
- UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
Author(s):
- Onufrenya, Irina
- Zhbanova, Polina
Organization(s):
- Russian Federation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
- WWF Russia
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