This policy brief examines the existing Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and ratified National Determined Contributions (NDCs) with regard to the inclusion of specific efforts addressing blue carbon ecosystems, namely mangroves, tidal saltmarshes and seagrasses, as climate mit
This report summarises the main outcomes of the workshop on Restoring Myanmar’s Degraded and Deforested Landscapes, organised jointly by the Forest Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC), IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Th
Organization(s):
IUCN
Myanmar, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC)
This guide has been written to inspire and empower reef managers and community leaders to develop reef stewardship programs. Stewardship is a way of empowering local communities to take a more active role in sustaining the natural resources on which they depend.
Author(s):
Luder, Carolyn
Lyons, Anna
Marshall, Paul
Organization(s):
IUCN
Australia, AusAID
Australia, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
This paper summarizes the business case for private sector applications of net positive impact (NPI). It outlines the opportunities available for businesses that implement best practice biodiversity management by applying NPI in their operations.
This briefing paper summarizes the main arguments, from a conservation perspective, for operationalizing the concept of net positive impace on biodiversity.
Mangroves are an incredibly important habitat, providing essential services for both people and nature. This guidebook provides an in-depth analysis on the role that mangroves play in defense against waves, storms, tsunamis, erosion and sea level rise.
Reefs at Risk Revisited is part of a series that began in 1998 with the release of the first global analysis, Reefs at Risk: A Map-Based Indicator of Threats to the Worlds Coral Reefs.
Protected areas play a major role in reducing climate changing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Fifteen percent of the world's terrestrial carbon stock - 312 gigatonnes - are stored in protected areas around the world.
Although Bonaires coral reefs remain among the healthiest and most resilient in the Caribbean, this IUCN report based on the IUCN Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs highlights some of the threats that exist to Bonaires coral reefs, and which could have serious implications for resilience to f
Author(s):
Grimsditch, Gabriel D.
Arnold, Suzanne
Bey, Henry de
Brown, Jeanne B.
Engel, Sabine
Leon, Ramon de
Vermeij, Mark
Organization(s):
IUCN, Global Marine Programme
UNEP
Nature Conservancy, US
Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI)
Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA Bonaire)
This publication provides a much needed and timely tool to assist in the collective effort to find new and better solutions to address the various threats to the marine biological diversity and productivity.
Protected areas play a major role in reducing climate changing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Fifteen percent of the worlds terrestrial carbon stock - 312 gigatonnes - are stored in protected areas around the world.
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):
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
Protected areas play a major role in reducing climate changing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Fifteen percent of the worlds terrestrial carbon stock - 312 gigatonnes - are stored in protected areas around the world.
Este libro articula claramente, por vez primera, cómo las áreas protegidas contribuyen significativamente a reducir los impactos del cambio climático y qué es lo que necesitarían para contribuir más.
Le présent rapport expose clairement, et pour la première fois, à quel point les aires protégées contribuent à diminuer les effets des changements climatiques et ce quil faudrait faire pour quelles y contribuent encore plus.
The overall aim of this study is to bring together information on the subject of gender and invasive species, and thereby inform and strengthen future projects, activities and interventions in relation to invasive species prevention and management.
This publication provides a much needed and timely tool to assist in the collective effort to find new and better solutions to address the various threats to the marine biological diversity and productivity.
In an era of climate change, deforestation and massive habitat loss, we can no longer rely on parks and protected areas as isolated 'islands of wilderness' to conserve and protect vital biodiversity.
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), NP
Protected areas play a major role in reducing climate changing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Fifteen percent of the worlds terrestrial carbon stock - 312 gigatonnes - are stored in protected areas around the world.
All people, regardless of where they live, depend upon the existence of healthy marine ecosystems. While the role that Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can play in promoting the health of the oceans and seas has been widely acknowledged, progress on building a network of MPAs has been slow to date.
This paper outlines how the design of REDD could influence its poverty implications and the key requirements for ensuring that REDD works for the poor. It summarises the findings of a much longer analysis recently prepared on behalf of the PEP, entitled Making REDD Work for the Poor.
Author(s):
Peskett, Leo
Huberman, David
Bowen-Jones, Evan
Edwards, Guy
Brown, Jessica
Organization(s):
IUCN
United Kingdom, Overseas Development Institute
UNDP
Sweden, SIDA
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
France, Ministère de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie, du Développement Durable et de ll'Aménagement du territoire
Nature Conservancy, US
UNEP-WCMC
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
In this supplementary report, we summarise a selection of methodologies that have been used in different regions around the world for different purposes. References are given wherever possible for the reader to find more details where desired.
This Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) report is dedicated to the increasingly popular topic of 'Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation' (REDD).
Author(s):
Peskett, Leo
Huberman, David
Bowen-Jones, Evan
Edwards, Guy
Brown, Jessica
Organization(s):
IUCN
United Kingdom, Overseas Development Institute
UNDP
Sweden, SIDA
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
France, Ministère de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie, du Développement Durable et de ll'Aménagement du territoire
Nature Conservancy, US
UNEP-WCMC
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
All people, regardless of where they live, depend upon the existence of healthy marine ecosystems. While the role that Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can play in promoting the health of the oceans and seas has been widely acknowledged, progress on building a network of MPAs has been slow to date.
Seagrasses are flowering plants that thrive in shallow oceanic and estuarine waters around the world. Although there are only about 60 species of seagrasses worldwide, these plants play an important role in many shallow, near-shore, marine ecosystems.
Building resilience into mangrove conservation plans requires an understanding of how mangroves will respond to climate changes, what factors help them survive these changes, and, consequently, which mangroves are most likely to survive these changes.
The authors begin by highlighting the role that the Apennine system -- one of the major European mountain systems -- can play in the building of a European Ecological Network and, more generally, in nature conservation and the improvement of the quality of the environment in the Euro-Mediterranea