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 International
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ID
CARE International
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN)
This DVD includes the full length versions of two movies by John D. Liu: "Hope in a Changing Climate" (29 minutes) and "Rwanda -- Back to the Garden" (27 minutes).
The Ecosystem Approach puts people and their natural resource use practices squarely at the centre of decision-making. Because of this, the Ecosystem Approach can be used to seek a balance between the conservation and use of biological diversity.
The Ecosystem Approach puts people and their natural resource use practices squarely at the centre of decision-making. Because of this, the Ecosystem Approach can be used to seek a balance between the conservation and use of biological diversity.
With climate change now a certainty, the question is now how much change there will be and what can be done about it. One of the answers is through adaptation. Many of the lessons that are being learned in adaptation are from success stories from the field.
This publication synthesizes information on IUCN's work in this domain, particularly highlighting programmatic work in projects at local and national level, implemented by IUCN's Global thematic and Regional Programmes and Commissions.
Author(s):
Willetts, Elizabeth
Guadagno, Lorenzo
Ikkala Nyman, Ninni
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
This book follows applications of the Ecosystem Approach over a 5-10 year period in five locations. Key findings include the vital importance of a full stakeholder analysis, of market analysis and of the promotion of institutional evolution.
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
Islands are among the richest, most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Today, in the face of growing threats such as climate change, they are also among the most vulnerable.
Islands are among the richest, most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Today, in the face of growing threats such as climate change, they are also among the most vulnerable.
Islands are among the richest, most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Today, in the face of growing threats such as climate change, they are also among the most vulnerable.
This project attempts to profile the disaster that took place in Neelum Valley, AJK, Pakistan. Its goal is to strengthen decision-making tools by identifying the main land use factors and land use strategies that affect the vulnerability of communities in Neelum Valley.
Organization(s):
IUCN Pakistan
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
Geneva International Academic Network (GIAN), CH
Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Institut de géomatique et d'analyse du risque (IGAR), CH
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
Author(s):
Andrade Pérez, Angela
Organization(s):
IUCN
Instituto Humboldt, CO
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
Tropenbos International, NL
UNEP, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbeans
Vulnerability to natural disasters continues to increase, severely compromising the achievement of poverty alleviation goals in many developing countries. A more effective approach is needed to reduce the impacts of these disasters.
The Ecosystem Approach puts people and their natural resource use practices squarely at the centre of decision-making. Because of this, the Ecosystem Approach can be used to seek a balance between the conservation and use of biological diversity.
Mountain areas cover 24% of the Earth's land and 26% of the global population lives in or around these areas. At the global scale, perhaps their greatest value is as 'water towers', providing water for over half of humankind.
Cloud forests represent a rare and fragile ecosystem that is under threat in many parts of the world. These rich mountain forests make up no more than 2.5 per cent of the world's tropical forests but contain a disproportionately large number of the world's species.
IUCN's 5th World Parks Congress (2003) concluded that parks should not exist as unique islands, but need to be planned and managed as an integral part of the broader landscape.
The Ecosystem Approach, defined as a strategy for the management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way, was adopted at the Second Conference of the Parties of the CBD as the primary framework for action under the Convention.
Author(s):
Smith, R. D. (Richard D.)
Maltby, Edward
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
IUCN, Ecosystem Management Programme
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNESCO
WWF International
Royal Holloway Institute for Environmental Research