This list contains 122 entry(ies).
Author(s):
- Wilson, Don E.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Volume 8 of the Handbook of Mammals of the World (HMW) contains an unusual compilation of important but smaller orders that we now know have either distant or nearly no taxonomic relationships. They include armadillos, sloths and anteaters.
Author(s):
- Wilson, Don E.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
This updated publication is an effort to publicize the plight of tortoises and freshwater turtles by highlighting those species that are at the highest risk of extinction, in hopes that by calling greater attention to these magnifcent animals, we can help generate more international attention, mo
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
- Turtle Conservancy
- Turtle Survival Alliance
- Turtle Conservation Fund
- Conservation International
- Chelonian Research Foundation, US
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- Global Wildlife Conservation
Back from the Brink celebrates the remarkable resolve of innumerable people and institutions to save the ever-rising numbers of threatened species.
Author(s):
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Sechrest, Wes
Organization(s):
- CEMEX, MX
- Conservation International
- Global Wildlife Conservation
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
- American Bird Conservancy
- Oceanic Society
- Sea Legacy
- Turtle Conservancy
- Turtle Survival Alliance
Volume 7 of the Handbook of Mammals of the World (HMW) covers 9 families of Rodents.
Author(s):
- Wilson, Don E.
- Lacher, Thomas E.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Here we report on the ninth iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of the 25 primate species considered to be among the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of conservation measures.
Author(s):
- Schwitzer, Christoph
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Chiozza, Federica
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
- Macfie, Elizabeth J.
- Wallis, Janette
- Cotton, Alison
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
- International Primatological Society
- Conservation International
- Bristol Zoological Society (BZS), UK
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are areas contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity. KBAs need to be managed to ensure environmental flows are sufficient to support these fragile freshwater ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Tognelli, Marcelo F.
- Máiz-Tomé, Laura
- Kraus, Dan
- Lepitzki, Dwayne
- Mackie, Gerry
- Morris, Todd
- Carney, Joseph
- Alfonso, Noel
- Tonn, Bill
- Cox, Neil
- Smith, Kevin G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- Conservation International
Volume 6 of the Handbook of Mammals of the World (HMW) covers 27 families in two orders, lagomorphs and most of the families of the order Rodentia.
Author(s):
- Lacher, Thomas E.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Wilson, Don E.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Texas A & M University, US
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Author(s):
- Baig, Saima
- Pangilinan, Maria Josella
- Rizvi, Ali Raza
- Tan, Rosalina Palanca-
Organization(s):
- Agence Française de Développement, FR
- Conservation International
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- Forest Trends, US
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Nature Conservancy, US
- Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
- Wetlands International
Author(s):
- Chiozza, Federica
- Cotton, Alison
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Schwitzer, Christoph
- Wallis, Janette
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- Bristol Zoological Society (BZS), UK
- Conservation International
- International Primatological Society
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Freshwater habitats and biodiversity in the Arabian Peninsula are unique and highly valued for the essential role they play in people's survival, as well as that of its native flora and fauna.
Author(s):
- Cox, Neil
- García, Nieves
- Harrison, I. J.
- Tognelli, Marcelo F.
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, AE
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Platypus, opossums, kangaroos, koalas...Monotremes and marsupials include a host of animals that have intrigued mammal fanciers for centuries.
Author(s):
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Wilson, Don E.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Texas A & M University, US
Across the globe, women are heavily involved in the environmental sector, including in agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and in adapting to and mitigating climate change.
Author(s):
- Aguilar Revelo, Lorena
- Gilligan, Molly
- Luna, Melissa A.
- Owren, Cate
- Prebble, Maria
- Westerman, Kame
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- IUCN Global Gender Office
The potential for numerous amphibian species to go extinct in Oaxaca and Chiapas is high and worthy of being considered a major environmental problem.
Author(s):
- Cabrera Hernandez, Rodolfo
- Lamoreux, John F.
- McKnight, Meghan W.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- Critical Ecosystem Patrnership Fund
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Amphibian Specialist Group
- National Geographic Society, US
- Pronatura Sur, MX
Wetlands have been the focus of conservation and restoration efforts for over a century, and governments, international actors (NGOs and academia) and local communities around the world are now increasingly engaging in wetland restoration or avoiding wetland degration activities for climate chang
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Howard, Jennifer
- Pidgeon, Emily
- Silvius, Marcel J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNEP
- Wetlands International
Humankind has long felt a kinship of ocean-dwelling mammals, and human culture, customs, and literature abound with sea mammal lore. This volume covers 19 families in 3 orders.
Author(s):
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Wilson, Don E.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Texas A & M University, US
Author(s):
- Gauthier, Claude-Anne
- Hawkins, Frank
- Kappeler, Peter M.
- Langrand, Olivier
- Louis, Edward E.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Rasoloarison, Rodin
- Ratsimbazafy, Jonah
- Richardson, Matthew
- Roos, Christian
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Schwitzer, Christoph
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, FR
- Publications scientifiques du Muséum
This report is the seventh iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of the 25 primate species considered to be among the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of conservation measures.
Author(s):
- Chiozza, Federica
- Clark, Fay E.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Schwitzer, Christoph
- Taylor, Lucy A.
- Wallis, Janette
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- Bristol Zoological Society (BZS), UK
- Conservation International
- International Primatological Society
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Many lemur species are on the very brink of extinction. Ninety-one per cent of all lemur taxa (species and subspecies) are now classified as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Author(s):
- Davies, Nicola
- Johnson, Steig
- Louis, Edward E.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Nash, Stephen D.
- Rajaobelina, Serge
- Ratsimbazafy, Jonah
- Razafindramanana, Josia
- Schwitzer, Christoph
Organization(s):
- Bristol Zoo Gardens, UK
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Everybody knows that humans are members of the mammalian Order Primates, but ask somebody to name some of our cousins and they would at best come up with five or six of the most widely known.
Author(s):
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Wilson, Don E.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Texas A & M University, US
This paper is a summary of a longer and fully referenced document by the same authors.
Author(s):
- Andrade Pérez, Angela
- Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío
- Dave, Radhika
- Girot, Pascal
- Herrera Fernández, Bernal
- Munrol, Robert
- Oglethorpe, J. (Judy)
- Paaby, Pía
- Pramova, Emilia
- Vergara, Walter
- Watson, James
Organization(s):
- BirdLife International
- CARE International
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ID
- Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), CR
- Conservation International
- Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN)
- Inter-American Development Bank
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- WWF
The book is a synopsis of the last 20 years of groundbreaking CEMEX Conservation Books.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- BirdLife International
- CEMEX, MX
- Conservation International
- Earth in Focus
- The Wild Foundation
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.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Pidgeon, Emily
- Laffoley, D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- Linden Trust for Conservation, US
Ce document propose une série de projets de principes et de directives pour jeter les bases dune planification de lEbA. Ils sont destinés à un usage de planification dadaptation nationale, par des institutions financières, et dans le cadre de projets de recherche.
Author(s):
- Andrade Pérez, Angela
- Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío
- Dave, Radhika
- Girot, Pascal
- Herrera Fernández, Bernal
- Munrol, Robert
- Oglethorpe, J. (Judy)
- Paaby, Pía
- Pramova, Emilia
- Vergara, Walter
- Watson, James
Organization(s):
- BirdLife International
- CARE International
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ID
- Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), CR
- Conservation International
- Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN)
- Inter-American Development Bank
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- WWF
Este documento propone un conjunto de principios y lineamientos que actúen como el fundamento para la planeación de la AbE.
Author(s):
- Andrade Pérez, Angela
- Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío
- Dave, Radhika
- Girot, Pascal
- Herrera Fernández, Bernal
- Munrol, Robert
- Oglethorpe, J. (Judy)
- Paaby, Pía
- Pramova, Emilia
- Vergara, Walter
- Watson, James
Organization(s):
- BirdLife International
- CARE International
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ID
- Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), CR
- Conservation International
- Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN)
- Inter-American Development Bank
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- WWF
This paper is a summary of a longer and fully referenced document by the same authors.
Author(s):
- Andrade Pérez, Angela
- Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío
- Dave, Radhika
- Girot, Pascal
- Herrera Fernández, Bernal
- Munrol, Robert
- Oglethorpe, J. (Judy)
- Paaby, Pía
- Pramova, Emilia
- Vergara, Walter
- Watson, James
Organization(s):
- BirdLife International
- CARE International
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ID
- Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), CR
- Conservation International
- Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN)
- Inter-American Development Bank
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- WWF
This document proposes a series of draft principles and guidelines that were produced at a workshop with participation of its authors in June 2011, with the aim to serve as a foundation for planning ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation.
Author(s):
- Andrade Pérez, Angela
- Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío
- Dave, Radhika
- Girot, Pascal
- Herrera Fernández, Bernal
- Munrol, Robert
- Oglethorpe, J. (Judy)
- Paaby, Pía
- Pramova, Emilia
- Watson, James
- Vergara, Walter
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), CR
- BirdLife International
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Conservation International
- WWF
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ID
- CARE International
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN)
Dans ce volume, vous trouverez les informations les plus récentes sur la distribution des espèces confrontées à un risque dextinction élevé dans certains des écosystèmes les plus importants du monde, et sur les raisons de ce déclin.
Author(s):
- Hilton-Taylor, Craig
- Stuart, S. N.
- Vié, Jean-Christophe
Organization(s):
- BirdLife International
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- NatureServe, US
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Development and implementation of blue carbon-based activities now requires strategic policy and incentive mechanisms for coastal conservation, restoration and sustainable use, and and disincentives to drain or damage coastal systems. Currently no broad, strategic program exists to achieve this.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Pidgeon, Emily
- Laffoley, D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- Linden Trust for Conservation, US
This second volume in the Handbook of the Mammals of the World series covers 17 families in six orders; although united here, their grouping as "hoofed mammals" is more practical than phylogenetic.
Author(s):
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Wilson, Don E.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Texas A & M University, US
West Africa, from the coast of Senegal to Lake Chad and Cameroon's Sanaga River, is home to 60 primate species and subspecies, 46 of which occur nowhere else. They range from the nocturnal angwantibo, pottos, and galagos, to the mangabeys, baboons, and the drill, to guenons and colobus monkeys.
Author(s):
- Nash, Stephen D.
- Oates, John F.
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
- Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation, US
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
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
Author(s):
- Harvey, Celia A.
- Papageorgiou, Stavros
- Zerbock, Olaf
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
This is a report of a range of activities happened in the Pacific during the Year of Biodiversity (PYoB) 2010. It contains the PYoB in pictures, SPREP's work in 2010, initiatives and knowledge products launched during the year.
Organization(s):
- Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
- IUCN
- BirdLife International
- Nature Conservancy, US
- Conservation International
- WWF
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- Pacific Islands Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC)
- Locally-Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network, FJ
- Roundtable for Nature Conservation in the Pacific Islands
- Rare Conservation, US
- University of the South Pacific, FJ
The third edition of this title has been designed for easy use and to be an indispensable companion for the ecotourist, and especially for the primate-watcher.
Author(s):
- Hawkins, Frank
- Kappeler, Peter M.
- Landgrand, Olivier
- Louis, Edward E.
- MacKinnon, James
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Nash, Stephen D.
- Rajaobelina, Serge
- Rasoloarison, Rodin
- Ratsimbazafy, Jonah
- Richardson, Matthew
- Roos, Christian
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Schwitzer, Christoph
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
This report has been produced by ZSL in collaboration with WWF, IUCN and SSC. It considers for the first time the current status and trends of global vertebrates in the context of human pressures, with a particular focus on threatened, novel and evolutionary distinct species.
Author(s):
- Baillie, Jonathan
- Collen, Ben
- Griffiths, Janine
- Loh, Jonathan
- Turvey, Sam
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- BirdLife International
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International, UK
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- NatureServe, US
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
- Sapienza University of Rome, IT
- Texas A & M University, US
- WWF
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Author(s):
- Ash, Neville
- Boltz, Frederick
- Brooks, Thomas M.
- Marton-Lefèvre, Julia
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- CEMEX, MX
- Conservation International
- International League of Conservation Photographers
This first volume in the Handbook of the Mammals of the World series deals with the following families: African Palm Civet; Cats; Linsangs; Civets, Genets and Oyans; Hyenas; Mongooses; Euplerids; Dogs; Bears; Red Panda; Racoons; Skunks; Weasels, Martens, Polecats, Badgers and Otters.
Author(s):
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Wilson, Don E.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Texas A & M University, US
This report, compiled by 85 experts from across the world, reveals that nearly half of all primate species are now in danger of becoming extinct from destruction of tropical forests, illegal wildlife trade and commercial bushmeat hunting.
Author(s):
- Cortés-Ortiz, Liliana
- Ganzhorn, Jörg U.
- Heymann, Eckhard W.
- Kierulff, M. Cecilia M.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Oates, John F.
- Palacios, Erwin
- Roos, Christian
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Schwitzer, Christoph
- Supriatna, Jatna
- Walker, Sally
- Wallis, Janet
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
- Yongcheng, Long
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- International Primatological Society
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
What makes our planet's natural treasures worth saving, and why should we care? With hundreds of stunning full-color photographs and more than twenty essays from some of the world's most respected scientists, this latest publication in the CEMEX Conservation Book Series aims to provide some of t
Author(s):
- Ash, Neville
- Boltz, Frederick
- Brooks, Thomas M.
- Marton-Lefèvre, Julia
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- CEMEX, MX
- Conservation International
- International League of Conservation Photographers
Wildlife in a Changing World presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Author(s):
- Hilton-Taylor, Craig
- Stuart, S. N.
- Vié, Jean-Christophe
Organization(s):
- BirdLife International
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- NatureServe, US
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Author(s):
- Goettsch Mittermeier, Cristina
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- International League of Conservation Photographers
Chelonian Research Monographs is an international peer-reviewed scientific publication series for monograph-length manuscripts, collected proceedings of symposia, edited compilations, and other longer turtle-related research documents.
Author(s):
- Buhlmann, Kurt A.
- Dijk, Peter Paul van
- Iverson, John B.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Pritchard, Peter Charles Howard
- Rhodin, Anders G. J.
- Saumure, Raymond A.
Organization(s):
- Chelonian Research Foundation, US
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
- Turtle Conservation Fund
Amphibians are facing an extinction crisis, but getting to the facts has been difficult.
Author(s):
- Berridge, Richard
- Chanson, Janice
- Cox, Neil
- Hoffmann, Michael
- Ramani, Pavithra
- Stuart, S. N.
- Young, Bruce E.
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- IUCN
- NatureServe, US
Amphibian populations are disappearing from habitats all around the world. The crisis caught us by surprise - and only now are we able to fully grasp the scope of the situation.
Author(s):
- Church, Don R.
- Collins, James P.
- Gascon, Claude
- McKay, Jeanne E.
- Mendelson, Joseph R.
- Moore, Robin D.
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Amphibian Specialist Group
The Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) is recognized by IUCN as Critically Endangered, and is the most threatened taxon of ape in Africa. Work during the last two decades has revealed that fewer than 300 Cross River gorillas may remain, spread across an area of about 12,000 km2.
Author(s):
- Bergl, Richard
- Dunn, Andrew
- Fotso, Roger Corneille
- Imong, Inaoyom
- Nicholas, Aaron
- Nkembi, Louis
- Oates, John F.
- Omeni, Fidelis
- Sunderland-Groves, Jacqueline L.
- Takang, Ebai
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Author(s):
- Alberico, Michael
- Jorgenson, Jeff
- Rodríguez-Mahecha, José Vincente
- Trujillo, Fernando
Organization(s):
- Colombia, Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial
- Conservation International
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