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This list contains 21 entry(ies).

Non IUCN Publication

State of the world's plants 2016

This is the first document to collate current knowledge on the state of the world’s plants. A large team of researchers has reviewed published literature, scrutinised global databases and synthesised new datasets.

Organization(s):

  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
2016
IUCN Publication

Evolution lost : status and trends of the world’s vertebrates

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 International
  • Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Publication Year: 
2010
Non IUCN Publication

DNA and tissue banking for biodiversity and conservation : theory, practice and uses

The world is facing a biodiversity crisis of unprecedented magnitude. Unless there are radical changes in human behaviour, we can expect significant and alarming species loss in the near future.

Organization(s):

  • IUCN
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
2006
Non IUCN Publication

Biodiversidad y conocimiento tradicional

Author(s):

  • Laird, Sarah A.

Organization(s):

  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
  • UNESCO
  • WWF International
Publication Year: 
2002
Non IUCN Publication

Biodiversity and traditional knowledge : equitable partnerships in practice

Author(s):

  • Laird, Sarah A.

Organization(s):

  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
  • UNESCO
  • WWF International
Publication Year: 
2002
Non IUCN Publication

Tapping the green market : certification and management of non-timber forest products

Author(s):

  • Shanley, Patricia
  • Pierce, Alan R.
  • Laird, Sarah A.
  • Guillén, Abraham

Organization(s):

  • WWF International
  • UNESCO
  • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ID
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
2002
IUCN Publication

International workshop on biodiversity economics : compilation of materials

Organization(s):

  • Association for Biodiversity Information
  • IUCN, Regional Environmental Economics Programme for Asia
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
  • Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental, PE
  • UNEP
  • World Bank Institute
Publication Year: 
2001
Non IUCN Publication

The commercial use of biodiversity : access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing

Author(s):

  • Laird, Sarah A.
  • ten Kate, Karry

Organization(s):

  • European Communities, Commission
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
1999
IUCN Publication

Medicinal plant trade in Europe : conservation and supply. Proceedings

Organization(s):

  • TRAFFIC Europe
  • WWF International
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Medicinal Plant Specialist Group
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
1999
IUCN Publication

Conifers : status survey and conservation action plan

Conifers are one of the world's most important resources of timber. If managed wisely and used sustainably, these resources will provide wood for a multitude of purposes, virtually indefinitely.

Author(s):

  • Farjon, Aljos
  • Page, Christopher N.

Organization(s):

  • Chicago Zoological Society, US
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Conifer Specialist Group
  • Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK
  • Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
  • United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
  • WWF International
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
1999
Non IUCN Publication

Plants and protected areas : a guide to in situ management

Author(s):

  • Tuxill, John
  • Nabhan, Gary Paul

Organization(s):

  • WWF International
  • UNESCO
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
1998
IUCN Publication

1997 IUCN Red List of threatened plants

This represents the most comprehensive compilation of data on threatened vascular plants ever published. It includes the names of some 33,000 plant species determined to be rare or threatened on a global scale.

Author(s):

  • Gillett, Harriet J.
  • Walter, Kerry S.

Organization(s):

  • Association for Biodiversity Information
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
  • National Botanical Garden
  • Nature Conservancy, US
  • New York Botanical Garden, US
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK
  • Smithsonian Institution, US
  • WCMC
  • Wildlife Australia, AU
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
1998
IUCN Publication

Orchids : status survey and conservation action plan

This action plan chronicles the threats faced by wild orchids, but more importantly to critical habitats that host extraordinarily high orchid diversity and endemicity.

Author(s):

  • Dumont, Vinciane
  • Hágsater, Eric
  • Pridgeon, Alec M.

Organization(s):

  • Chicago Zoological Society, US
  • Foundation for the Conservation of Wild Orchids
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Orchid Specialist Group
  • National Wildlife Federation, US
  • Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
  • Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
  • WWF International
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
1996
Non IUCN Publication

Ethnobotany

Author(s):

  • Martin, Gary J.

Organization(s):

  • WWF International
  • UNESCO
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
1995
Non IUCN Publication

CITES Cactaceae checklist

Author(s):

  • Hunt, David R.

Organization(s):

  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
  • International Organization for Succulent Plant Study
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
Publication Year: 
1992
IUCN Publication

CITES Cactaceae checklist

This checklist gives information on a number of species of Cactaceae included in Appendices I and II of CITES regarding their identification, nomenclature and distribution. It is a first step towards a better implementation of CITES for this group of plants.

Author(s):

  • Hunt, David R.

Organization(s):

  • International Organization for Succulent Plant Study
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
1992
Non IUCN Publication

Plants for people

Author(s):

  • Lewington, Anna

Organization(s):

  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
  • WWF-UK
  • Natural History Museum, UK
Publication Year: 
1990
Non IUCN Publication

World plant conservation bibliography

Organization(s):

  • WCMC, Threatened Plants Unit
  • UNEP
  • IUCN
  • WWF International
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Publication Year: 
1990
Non IUCN Publication

Samara : the international newsletter of the partners of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

Samara aims to provide information and inspiration for MBSP partners and a flavour of the successes of the Partnership for other interested recipients. 

Organization(s):

  • Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP)
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Non IUCN Publication

People and plants handbook : sources for applying ethnobotany to conservation and community development

Organization(s):

  • WWF International
  • UNESCO
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK