The African Convention on the conservation of nature and natural resources was adopted in 1968 in Algiers. Considered the most forward looking regional agreement of the time, it influenced significantly the development of environmental law in Africa.
The tsunamis of Sunday 26 December 2004 struck without apparent warning on a clear day. Not only was there a devastating loss of life, but coastal resources and infrastructure in the Indian Ocean suffered massive destruction as well.
Author(s):
Wilkinson, Clive R.
Souter, David
Goldberg, Jeremy
Organization(s):
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), AU
Australia, AusAID
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO)
Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, AU
El enfoque ecosistémico se ha consolidado como una estrategia que integra las diferentes dimensiones del desarrollo, tomando como eje articuladorla gestión de los ecosisitemas, además del fortalecimiento y la inversión en infraestructura natural.
This workbook was produced in order to test and adapt the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) methodologies for use at marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Western Indian Ocean.
Author(s):
Wells, Sue
Mangubhai, Sangeeta
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Programme
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNEP
International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
Among the various innovative instruments linked to the Kyoto Protocol is the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which offers developed countries a chance to offset some of their greenhouse gas emissions by funding development projects in areas such as renewable energy and forestry.
Author(s):
Manguiat, Maria Socorro Z.
Verheyen, Roda
Mackensen, Jens
Scholz, Gerald
Organization(s):
IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
The workbook is designed to allow for a dynamic process of marine protected area (MPA) management based on the lessons learnt through piloting the first draft of the workbook in eight MPAs in Kenya, Tanzania and the Seychelles.
Author(s):
Wells, Sue
Mangubhai, Sangeeta
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Programme
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNEP
International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
This report provides results of testing the Workbook for Assessing Management Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas in the Western Indian Ocean at eight pilot sites in three countries. The assessment looks at not only the impacts but also the effectiveness of the management process.
Author(s):
Wells, Sue
Organization(s):
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)
IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Programme
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
This report was written to provide an overview, without the use of scientific jargon, of the status of coral reefs and causes of reef decline, with recommendations for action by national authorities.
Author(s):
Wilkinson, Clive R.
Organization(s):
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), AU
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), UK
UNEP
IUCN
World Bank, Environment Department
WorldFish Center, MY
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
With more than 70 individual sites, nationally and internationally designated, in the Western Indian Ocean, there is a growing need to ensure and improve the management effectiveness of the marine protected areas.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
This report was written to provide an overview, without the use of scientific jargon, of the status of coral reefs and causes of reef decline, with recommendations for action by national authorities.
Author(s):
Wilkinson, Clive R.
Organization(s):
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), AU
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), UK
UNEP
IUCN
World Bank, Environment Department
WorldFish Center, MY
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region is renowned for the attractiveness of its coastal zones, high marine biodiversity and rich marine and coastal resources, but the 30 million or so people who live on the coast of the WIO region have had a significant impact on its biodiversity.
Author(s):
Church, Julie
Samoilys, Melita
Organization(s):
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
Mitigating the impact of climate change presents governments and communities throughout the world with one of the main environmental challenges of our times.
This comprehensive publication presents a history of the evolution of CITES. It begins with the basics and guides the reader through its complex structure. The provisions of the Convention are clearly highlighted in the book, and the numerous resolutions and decisions are explained.
Author(s):
Wijnstekers, Willem
Organization(s):
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
