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Managing natural World Heritage

This Resource Manual has a specific purpose: helping to manage natural values within World Heritage properties. As such it is aimed at natural and mixed World Heritage properties as well as cultural landscapes (inscribed under cultural criteria).

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In search of sustainability : some outputs of the implementation of the 2009-2012 Programme

The period 2009-2012 has a double meaning for the West and Central Africa Programme (PACO), one of the eight regional offices of IUCN worldwide.

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Rights, resources and rewards : lessons learned on rehabilitating landscapes for livelihoods in the Benet landscape, Uganda

This paper focuses on interventions in the Benet landscape of Uganda which sought to improve the income opportunities for inhabitants through efforts to rehabilitate the degraded landscape.

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Mediterranean reflections : activity report 2011

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A framework for corporate action on biodiversity and ecosystem services

The overarching objective of this framework is to contribute to the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) into business activities and to firmly position BES conservation among the private sector by engaging the top management of companies in the development, implementation and

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Mediterranean submarine canyons : ecology and governance

Although there is a common agreement on the importance of conservation of Mediterranean submarine canyons amongst international organizations, their governance is complex: the canyons' extension covers waters and seabeds under various types of jurisdictions (territorial waters, Fisheries Pro

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Performance assessment of bycatch and discards governance by regional fisheries management organizations

Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) play a critical role in global fisheries governance.

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Integrating business skills into ecotourism operations

This book is designed to help conservation organisations, community-based organisations and protected area managers plan and run effective ecotourism businesses.

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Our treasures at risk : World Heritage in times of climate change : contributions from youth messengers around the globe

This publication is dedicated to the topic of natural World Heritage. It explores how these outstanding sites can function as the flagships of protected areas and thereby support biodiversity conservation as well as human well-being.

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Protected landscapes and wild biodiversity

Protected Landscapes are a strong option for biodiversity conservation in human-influenced landscapes and seascapes. They often contain threatened or endemic species. There is now also a growing interest in the nature conservation benefits of protected landscapes.

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Conservation and sustainable development : linking practice and policy in Eastern Africa

This publication presents innovative ways that have been used to influence policy processes, from community pressure groups through elected and unelected leaders, to scientific discourse at the levels of directors of economic planning and conservation.

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Turks and Caicos iguana conservation and management plan, 2005-2009

This document presents detailed plans to conserve and restore populations of the Turks & Caicos Iguana within its historic range, and to perpetuate the iguana as a symbol of national pride and sound environmental management.

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Small changes for big impacts : lessons for landscapes and livelihoods from the Wassa Amenfi West Landscape, Ghana

This paper describes Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy interventions in the Wassa Amenfi West Landscape in the western region of Ghana. The landscape extends over an area of about 120,000 ha. It is a mixed landscape with a variety of agricultural uses; the most important is cocoa farming.

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Extracting value from the forest : lessons for landscapes and livelihoods from the Acre landscape, Brazil

This paper focuses on efforts to create value from non-timber forest products in the Acre region in the north-western part of the Amazon region in Brazil.

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Moving closer to nature : lessons for landscapes and livelihoods from the Miyun landscape, China

The Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy Miyun project has generated important lessons about the process of working to improve landscapes and livelihoods in a watershed context. This paper documents and shares these lessons.

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Rethinking economics, markets and incentives : using economic tools at the landscape level

This paper documents insights and lessons about using markets and incentives to strengthen forest landscapes and livelihoods.

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Marine mammals and sea turtles of the Mediterranean and Black Seas

This booklet presents information on the conservation status of the marine mammals and sea turtles that inhabit the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

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Biodiversity of Tanguar Haor : a Ramsar site of Bangladesh : volume I : wildlife

Wetlands are amongst the Earth's most productive ecosystems. In Bangladesh these are of great importance because of the extensive food webs and rich biodiversity they support. In the past, wetlands have been undervalued.

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Water and the green economy : capacity development aspects

This publication brings together case studies, best practices and lessons learned on capacity development aspects of water and the green economy.

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Building and operating biodiversity-friendly hotels

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Strategic adaptive management guidelines for effective conservation of freshwater ecosystems in and around protected areas of the world

This publication lays out the basic steps required by a catchment or protected area manager to begin the Strategic Adaptive Management (SAM) process. We provide the series of steps to help deal with the complex task facing the freshwater manager.

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Blue carbon policy framework 2.0 : based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group

Development and implementation of blue carbon-based activities now requires strategic policy and incentive mechanisms to achieve coastal conservation, restoration and sustainable use, and provide disincentives to drain or damage coastal systems.

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IUCN knowledge products : the basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IPBES

This report describes IUCN knowledge products focusing on those which incorporate the spatial distribution of biodiversity information on the land and in the sea. Such knowledge is used to underpin conservation, restoration, marine and land use planning and natural resource management.

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Building and operating biodiversity-friendly hotels in the Caribbean

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Siting and design of hotels and resorts : principles and case studies for biodiversity conservation

Integrating biodiversity considerations into siting and design decisions for hotel and resort developments is important not only for the continued viability and conservation of the ecosystems, but also for the long-term financial success of the hotels and resorts.

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Tacaná watersheds, Guatemala and Mexico : transboundary water governance and implementation of IWRM through local community action

Beginning with a grassroots approach to water management, increased knowledge and information and the improvement of environmental health and livelihoods, the region around the Tacaná volcano on the border of Guatemala and Mexico has shown the way forward in scaling up local level approaches to n

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Volta River Basin, Ghana and Burkina Faso : transboundary water management through multi-level participatory governance and community projects

In the Volta basin, WANI and partners have worked with riparian states to improve water governance and water management practices.

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Mekong River Basin : mobilising grassroots engagement and facilitating high-level dialogue for transboundary water management

The Water and Nature Initiate’s (WANI) activities in the Mekong followed a strategy of mobilizing grass-roots engagement of local stakeholders in decision making, while facilitating high-level dialogues.

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Regional dialogue on large water infrastructure in West Africa : building multi-stakeholder participation from 2009 to 2011

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The diversity of sacred lands in Europe : proceedings of the Third Workshop of the Delos Initiative, Inari/Aanaar 2010

This publication provides a unique insight into Europe’s often forgotten sacred natural sites. It looks into their history, importance and the threats they currently face.

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Mediterranean seagrass meadows : resilience and contribution to climate change mitigation, a short summary = Les herbiers de Magnoliophytes marines de Méditerranée : résilience et contribution à l’atténuation des changements climatiques, résumé

This document is a summary of the technical report on the current state of affairs in the Mediterranean basin. It describes the specific characteristics of the Mediterranean Sea and the phenemenon of climate change observed on the scale of this particular region.

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Las praderas de Magnoliofitas marinas del mar Mediterráneo : resiliencia y contribución a la mitigación del cambio climático, resumen = Mediterranean seagrass meadows : resilience and contribution to climate change mitigation, a short summary

Este documento es un resumen del informe técnico sobre esta temática en la cuenca mediterránea. Describe las especificidades del mar Mediterráneo y el fenómeno del cambio climático observado a escala de esta región.

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Adaptación basada en ecosistemas : una respuesta al cambio climático

Se trata del primer documento en español sobre el enfoque de Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas, que UICN promueve a escala mundial.

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Advancing the species conservation agenda : an overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009–2012

Compiled for the recent SSC Chairs meeting in Abu Dhabi this overview includes a profile of each of the over 100 SSC Specialist Groups, Red List Authorities, Sub-committees and Task Forces of the SSC describing their achievements in 2011, their successes and challenges as well as plans for the fu

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Visualizing sustainable landscapes : understanding and negotiating conservation and development trade-offs using visual techniques

The aim of this manual is to strengthen the community of practitioners who are using an innovative range of visual techniques in dealing with conservation and development situations.

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Biodiversity : my hotel in action : a guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

Biodiversity plays an important role in the day-to-day life of a hotel. From the food in the restaurant and wood in furniture and fittings, to the amenities in the spa, the products of biodiversity are everywhere inside hotels.

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Etude de suivi du trait de cote et schéma directeur littoral de l'Afrique de l'Ouest = Regional shoreline monitoring study and drawing up of a management scheme for the West African coastal area

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2011
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Report on the implementation of the IUCN Programme 2009-2010 : synthesis

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The value of investing in locally-controlled forestry

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The Asian elephants and associated human-elephant conflict in south-eastern Bangladesh

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Regional action plan for the conservation of the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti)

This document represents the consensus of views from forestry and wildlife conservation agencies in Nigeria and Cameroon, local and international nongovernmental conservation organizations, and university-based researchers who met at a series of workshops in Cameroon and Nigeria to formulate a se

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Community rights, conservation, and contested land : the politics of natural resource governance in Africa

Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities.

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Learning to change the future : a bird's-eye view of the history of the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication

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Economics of coastal zone management in the Pacific

This publication synthesises a wide diversity of intofmration on economic pressures on the coastal sector, highlighting examples of impacts and providing a rationale for their responses, all from an economic perspective.

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Terminologies used in climate change

This publication can be the vehicle by which facts, opinions and other higher units of knowledge are represented and conveyed.

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The land we graze : a synthesis of case studies about how pastoralists’ organizations defend their land rights

This report, based on 21 case-studies, from 17 countries in four continents, describes how pastoralists successfully defended/asserted their land rights. The question at the outset was what elements contribute to the success of pastoralists’ securing land rights and resources.

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Natural resource governance training manual

This Manual presents a framework, includes technical material for raising awareness, and provides basic education on governance in the context of natural resources, and is designed to target a wide audience.

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UK peatland restoration : demonstrating success

A publication showcasing successful bog and some fen restoration projects across the UK was recently launched. A variety of case studies illustrate opportunities for restoration and sustainable management as well as innovative ways of engaging people in conservation action for bogs.

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Cambodia coastal situation analysis

The purpose of the current report is to provide baseline information to the project staff and partners, to facilitate subsequent working steps, such as stakeholder consultations, climate risk and vulnerability assessments, and the prioritisation of adaptation options.

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