This list contains 237 entry(ies).
Author(s):
- Jia, Li
- Merten, Jake
- Burke, George
- Mumford, Elaine C.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
The helmeted hornbill faces a conservation crisis that requires an urgent response.
Author(s):
- Jain, Anuj
- Lee, Jessica G.H.
- Chao, Nerissa
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Hornbill Specialist Group
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Mangroves for the Future
- Marriott International
Despite increasing recognition of the importance of ecosystem-based approaches for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, implementation remains mostly underdeveloped worldwide. Lack of knowledge on the implementation process present an important barrier.
Author(s):
- Buyck, Camille
- Miththapala, Sriyanie
- Monty, Fabiola
- Murti, Radhika
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
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
Mangroves provide an array of benefits to coastal communities, but in spite of their many values, mangroves in Asia continue to be converted to other land uses and sustainable financing for their protection has not been forthcoming.
Author(s):
- Beresnev, Nikolai
- Broadhead, Jeremy
- Phung, Thuy
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- FAO, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Mangroves for the Future
Author(s):
- Chng, Serene C. L.
- Eaton, James A.
- Lee, Jessica G.H.
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC International
- Wildlife Reserves Singapore
This report investigates the species, numbers and sources of apes held in zoos and wildlife attractions in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand and responds to concerns over the global high demand for apes, especially juveniles, for display in zoos and wildlife facilities, and the illegal removal of
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
This report provides a summary overview of Bangkok’s ivory marketplace, and provides comparisons with TRAFFIC’s previous market surveys in 2013 and early 2014.
Author(s):
- Krishnasamy, Kanitha
- Milliken, Tom
- Savini, Chution
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)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Using case studies from Nepal, India and Thailand, this paper explores challenges and governance options that can accept social and physical uncertainties and build synergy across the water, energy, and food sectors.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- International Water Association (IWA)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
This report was produced by the IUCN Secretariat in response to a direct and specific request from the IUCN Thailand National Committee. It is intended to provide an independent scientific assessment of possible impacts of the proposed Mae Wong Dam and associated mitigation measures.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
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
This report is the first one delivered under the Python Conservation Partnership. Established in November 2013, the Partnership aims to contribute to the improved sustainability of the python skin trade and to help facilitate industry-wide change.
Author(s):
- Lyons, Jessica A.
- Natusch, Daniel J.D.
Organization(s):
- International Trade Centre, CH
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Boa and Python Specialist Group
- IUCN, Species Programme
- Kering
Author(s):
- Pervushina, Natalia
- Stoner, Sarah
This report presents the results of a review of the Poverty Reduction in the Doi Mae Salong Landscape focusing on the achievements of the project in contributing to poverty reduction and issues such as the sustainability and efficiency of the project.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Finland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of International Development Cooperation
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
It is commonly claimed that forest tenure reform that provides rural people with rights to access and use of forest resources can contribute to improved forest management and poverty alleviation.
Author(s):
- Fisher, R. J.
- Barrow, Edmund G. C.
- de Silva, Janaka
- Ingles, A. W.
- Shepherd, Gill
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This paper examines how interventions intended to improve functionality and productivity of forested landscapes to improve livelihoods of the poorest populations, might actually yield co-benefits in terms of biodiversity conservation.
Author(s):
- Barrow, Edmund G. C.
- Fisher, R. J.
- Gordon, James
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Doi Mae Salong watershed in the north-west of Thailand is the headwater of the Mae Chan River, a tributary of the Mekong River. As such, it is an extremely important landscape for the economy of the region.
Author(s):
- Fisher, R. J.
- Kugel, Carolin
- Rattanasorn, Tawatchai
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Our knowledge of species diversity within the inland waters of Indo-Burma is poorly documented and the region remains relatively under-surveyed.
Author(s):
- Allen, D. J.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The Water and Nature Initiates (WANI) activities in the Mekong followed a strategy of mobilizing grass-roots engagement of local stakeholders in decision making, while facilitating high-level dialogues.
Author(s):
- Welling, Rebecca
- Cartin, Megan
- Pangare, Ganesh
- Rattanasorn, Tawatchai
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
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
- Finland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of International Development Cooperation
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
This report presents a rapid assessment of the vulnerability to climate change of coastal habitats and selected species in the eight focal areas of the IUCN project Building coastal resilience in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand: Koh Kong and Kampot (Cambodia), Chanthaburi and Trat (Thailand), an
Author(s):
- Bezuijen, M. R.
- Morgan, Charlotte
- Mather, Robert
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Author(s):
- Foley, Kaitlyn-Elizabeth
- Stengel, Carrie J.
- Shepherd, Chris R.
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)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
- Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
- Mangroves for the Future
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
- Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
- Mangroves for the Future
The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of how IWRM was implemented in Thailand and to suggest some useful steps that may be considered by other countries in adopting and adapting IWRM to their respective contexts.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Thailand Water Resources Association, TH
The project "Ecologically and Socio Economically sound Coastal Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Conservation in Tsunami Affected Countries of the Indian Ocean" aimed to facilitate coastal ecosystem rehabilitation and conservation activities in critically degraded and threatened ecosystems i
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
- Mangroves for the Future
Films included in this compilation are "Mekong: Watch That River!" (2009); "Small Islands, Big Impact" (2009); "South Asia: Crowded Land, Drying Rivers" (2009); and "Yellow River Blues" (2009).
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
- Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
- Mangroves for the Future
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
- Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
- Mangroves for the Future
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
- Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
- Mangroves for the Future
This document reports on progress made during the second year of the project (January 1 December 31 2008). A financial report covering the same period has been prepared and submitted along with this document.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
- Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
- Mangroves for the Future
Since 1997, TRAFFIC has been carrying out country surveys of trade in ivory and, in some cases, live elephants.
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
- The Rufford Foundation
- WWF
This document reports on progress made during the first year of the project (January 1 December 31 2007). A financial report covering the same period has been prepared and submitted along with this document.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
- Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
- Mangroves for the Future
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- Mekong River Commission
- Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme
- UNDP
How are decisions about water resources development made?
Author(s):
- Oliver, Robert A. R.
- Moore, Patricia
- Lazarus, Kate
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Author(s):
- Blake, David
- Pitakthepsombut, Rattaphon
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- UNDP
- Mekong River Commission
- Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme
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