Community Environmental Action Planning (CEAP) is a stripped-down and simple participatory approach that has been used successfully over several years, and in a variety of forms, to introduce a greater degree of participation into environmental planning.
This paper outlines the progress of the East Asian region towards the goals adopted in the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA) and in the implementation of the Regional Action Plan for the Protected Areas of East Asia (RAP); findings of which aros
Des zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux ainsi que des zones importantes pour les plantes ont déjà été identifiées dans plus de 170 pays.
This book presents the results of an international research project, which was designed explicitly to examine application of the forest landscape restoration (FLR) approach to dryland forest ecosystems in Latin America.
Ce rapport présente une évaluation préliminaire des Zones importantes pour les plantes en Méditerranée méridionale et orientale, plus lAlbanie. Dix recommandations ont été formulées, qui contribueront à orienter les actions de conservation de la flore sauvage en Méditerranée.
This report describes a rapid assessment of Important Plant Areas in the south and east Mediterranean; a project designed to provide the wild plant perspective for the regional investment strategy of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
An independent scientific review panel was formed under the auspices of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) to review the results of research on belugas (Delphinapterus leucas), or white whales, in the SakhalinAmur region of eastern Russia
Author(s):
Reeves, Randall R.
Brownell, Robert L.
Burkanov, V. N.
Kingsley, Michael
Lowry, Lloyd F.
Taylor, Barbara L.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cetacean Specialist Group
This book aims to help people manage coral reefs and other coastal ecosystems; especially to solve problems that flow from nearby catchment (watershed) areas.
<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
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.
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)
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)
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)
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).
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.
This resource is a compilation of resources for communicating the work of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), which might be useful for outreach activities organizations might wish to undertake related to the findings of the MA, on the importance of ecosystem servicse and actions that can b
Organization(s):
World Resources Institute (WRI)
UNEP
World Bank
IUCN
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
This guidance sets out the suggested procedures for compiling retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) and for submitting them for approval by the World Heritage Committee.
Organization(s):
IUCN
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
This is the report of a study on the approaches to decision-making and dialogue on large dams and hydraulic infrastructures in developing countries and emerging markets, particularly the policies and practices applying to environmental and social aspects, and engagement of stakeholders around pro
This report is a summary of the discussions that took place during the workshop, presenting the main outcomes both generally on bioenergy and then specifically in relation to IUCN. Full details of the discussions are available in the annexes.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
Insert for a presentation folder on GOBI. Describes GOBI's online submission tool to accept information about ecologically or biologically significant areas in the open oceans and deep seas.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNEP-WCMC
BirdLife International
Germany, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Census of Marine Life (COML)
Duke University Marine Biospatial Ecology Lab, US
Marine Conservation Biology Institute, CA
United Nations University (UNU), Institute of Advanced Studies
AquaMaps
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), AU
Insert for a presentation folder on GOBI. This contribution looks at the Birdlife International marine important bird area (IBA) toolkit as a case study.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNEP-WCMC
BirdLife International
Germany, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Census of Marine Life (COML)
Duke University Marine Biospatial Ecology Lab, US
Marine Conservation Biology Institute, CA
United Nations University (UNU), Institute of Advanced Studies
AquaMaps
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), AU
Insert for a presentation folder on GOBI, looking at the scientific contributions of Census of Marine Life and Ocean Biogeographic Information Systems (OBIS).
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNEP-WCMC
BirdLife International
Germany, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Census of Marine Life (COML)
Duke University Marine Biospatial Ecology Lab, US
Marine Conservation Biology Institute, CA
United Nations University (UNU), Institute of Advanced Studies
AquaMaps
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), AU
This document provides an overview and analysis of current international discussions on main issues around indigenous peoples and REDD. A compilation with links to various related resources allows the reader easy access to additional reading and relevant key documents.
