The objective of this publication is to present lessons learned throughout the process of ‘making the case for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) ’ to government and other stakeholders, encouraging them to include EbA approaches in broader adaptation strategies, and to bring about the required shif
This paper presents an ex-ante cost-benefit analysis of large-scale rangeland restoration through the Hima system within the Zarqa River Basin, drawing on experience from a pilot initiative by IUCN and the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture since 2010.
Author(s):
Moe Myint
Westerberg, Vanja
Organization(s):
IUCN
Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
UNDP
UNEP
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
Esta publicación ha sido preparada por las Asociaciones GloBallast, la IOI, el CSIR-NIO y la UICN para que sirva de orientación a quienes tienen previsto hacer un reconocimiento biológico portuario de referencia, en especial en relación con la gestión del agua de lastre.
This publication has been prepared by GBP, IOI, CSIR-NIO and IUCN in order to serve as guidance to those who are planning to carry out a port biological baseline survey, in particular in the context of Ballast Water Management.
The present publication offers a suite of tools to support the effectiveness and viability of indigenous peoples and community conserved territories and areas (ICCAs) as governance structures for the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems.
This report provides the findings of biodiversity resource inventory of Bhadaure Tamagi VDC of Kaski district of Western Nepal, with clear mapping of all important ecosystems, including forest, agriculture, wetland and bodies of water.
This publication presents proposals from a management workshop on conservation and management measures applicable to high seas areas in the Southern Indian Ocean regarding: (i) a biodiversity initiative; (ii) the principles, objectives and process included in the draft road map developed in suppo
Author(s):
Cohen, Harlan
Freestone, David
Garcia, Serge
Martinez, Carole
Oral, Nilüfer
Rogers, Alex
Verlaan, Philomène
Vousden, David
Organization(s):
Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project (ASCLME)
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Fisheries Expert Group
The objective of this study is to provide an analysis of the current level of integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the region, with an emphasis on the policy and institutional environment.
Organization(s):
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
This publication presents a legal and institutional gap analysis of the project area, covering five seamount regions, two of which are inside proposed Benthic Protected Areas (BPAs), Atlantis Bank and Coral Seamount, and three outside BPAs.
Author(s):
Lugten, Gail
Verlaan, Philomène
Warner, Robin
Organization(s):
Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project (ASCLME)
The individual and cumulative threats to and effects of the full range of human activities on marine ecosystems and biodiversity in general, and seamounts in particular, in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) are still largely unknown.
Seamounts are topographic rises of the seabed with a limited extent across the summit. There is evidence that seamounts form hotspots of biological activity in the oceans. Why seamounts host abundant populations of fish and other pelagic and aquatic predators is still uncertain.
Author(s):
Rogers, Alex
Organization(s):
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
UNDP
University of Oxford, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, UK
This booklet describes some of the plants present in and around Lake Tanganyika that can affect its environment and biodiversity. There are many such plants and there will be more, but this small volume is a starting handbook to invasive plant recognition, understanding and management.
Author(s):
Abonyo, Esther
Howard, Geoffrey W.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA), BI
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
UNDP
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
This report explores the economic impact of climate change in Zambia through the assessment of six sectors, agriculture & food security, natural resources, water, energy, health, and infrastructure. The analysis is conducted via scenario planning.
Organization(s):
UNDP
Zambia, Ministry of Tourism, Environment, and Natural Resources
The purpose of this publication is to highlight the development challenges faced by people who live in drylands and to outline how these challenges can be tackled successfully.
Organization(s):
UNDP
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
This report is a comprehensive overview of country-led efforts on climate change adaptation supported by the UNDP-GEF partnership with financing from the GEF-managed LDCF, SCCF and SPA funds.
Este informe, basado en 21 casos analizados, procedentes de 17 países en cuatro continentes, describe cómo los pastores lograron defender y hacer valer sus derechos sobre la tierra.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
International Land Coalition (ILC), IT
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
UNDP
World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP)
Le présent rapport, basé sur 21 études de cas provenant de 17 pays de quatre continents, décrit la manière dont les pasteurs sont parvenus à défendre/faire valoir leurs droits fonciers.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
International Land Coalition (ILC), IT
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
UNDP
World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP)
This report, based on 21 case-studies, from 17 countries in four continents, describes how pastoralists successfully defended/asserted their land rights. The question at the outset was what elements contribute to the success of pastoralists securing land rights and resources.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
International Land Coalition (ILC), IT
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
UNDP
World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP)
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.
This report represents a summary and analysis of work that has been carried out over the past decade or so, to assess and implement the environmental flow requirements of four river basins in Tanzania. These basins are the Pangani, Great Ruaha, Wami and the Mara (shared with Kenya).
Author(s):
Dickens, Chris
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
Institute of Natural Resources (INR), ZA
Pangani Basin Water Office (PBWO), TZ
PAMOJA, TZ
IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
UNDP
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
European Commission
Netherlnads, Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)
One of the pre-requisites in the process of putting in place the Kikuletwa Catchment Forum is development of training materials to be used for Training of Trainers (TOT) programme covering topics in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), entrepreneurships; community participation; gender a
Author(s):
Liheta, Basil
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
Pangani Basin Water Office (PBWO), TZ
IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
Netherlnads, Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)
One of the pre-requisites in the process of putting in place the Kikuletwa Catchment Forum is development of training materials to be used for Training of Trainers (TOT) programme covering topics in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), entrepreneurships; community participation; gender a
Author(s):
Mwaruvanda, William
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
Pangani Basin Water Office (PBWO), TZ
IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
Netherlnads, Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)
One of the pre-requisites in the process of putting in place the Kikuletwa Catchment Forum is development of training materials to be used for Training of Trainers (TOT) programme covering topics in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), entrepreneurships; community participation; gender a
Author(s):
Haule, Leodgard
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
Pangani Basin Water Office (PBWO), TZ
IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
Netherlnads, Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)
Of the current 750 marine and coastal protected areas that have been created in the Mediterranean, two thirds of these are along the northern coast of the sea. Therefore important habitats along the eastern and southern coast are under-represented.
Organization(s):
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Libya, Environment General Authority (EGA)
UNDP
Fondation MAVA pour la nature
Spain, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI)
Lobjectif global du forum était de favoriser la prise de conscience sur létat et limportance de la biodiversité et des forêts et un partage dexpériences de capitalisation des données, de conservation et de valorisation de la diversité biologique (animale, végétale), in situ et /ou ex situ au
Organization(s):
IUCN Burkina Faso
IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
Sweden, SIDA
UNDP
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Burkina Faso, Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie/DGCN
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).
UNDP's Environment and Energy Group is pleased to publish this Report which will be a cornerstone for future approaches and policy dialogue on the economics and management of ecosystem services.
Author(s):
Bovarnick, Andrew
Alpizar, Francisco
Organization(s):
UNDP
UNDP, Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean
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
The aim of this guideline is to aid maritime administrators, or other lead agencies working with ballast water management, to assess and quantify (as appropriate and possible) the potential economic consequences of unintended marine species introductions.
This manual is the product of countries requests for assistance in strengthening and developing national regulatory frameworks related to marine Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in particular with respect to the transfer of potentially harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in ships ballast water
The aim of this guideline is to aid maritime administrators, or other lead agencies working with ballast water management, to assess and quantify (as appropriate and possible) the potential economic consequences of unintended marine species introductions.
