This list contains 14 entry(ies).
The African elephant, the largest remaining land mammal on the planet, is facing the greatest crisis in decades. Reports of mass elephant killings in the media vividly illustrate the situation across many African elephant range states.
Author(s):
- Blanc, Julian J.
- De Meulenaer, T.
- Formo, Rannveig K.
- Milliken, Tom
- Nellemann, C. (Christian)
- Skinner, Diane
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
- TRAFFIC International
- UNEP
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
UNEPs green economy report, Towards a Green Economy, aims to debunk several myths and misconceptions about greening the global economy, and provides timely and practical guidance to policy makers on what reforms they need to unlock the productive and employment potential of a green economy.
Organization(s):
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. Although glacier systems show a great amount of inherent complexity and variation, there are clear overall trends indicating global glacier recession, which is likely to accelerate in coming decades.
Author(s):
- Kaltenborn, Bjorn Petter
- Nellemann, C. (Christian)
- Vistnes, Ingunn Ims
Organization(s):
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
This report is a contribution to the UN's International Year of Biodiversity and is a complement to the UNEP-hosted Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) which is bringing visibility to the wealth of the world's natural capital.
Author(s):
- Corcoran, Emily
- Nellemann, C. (Christian)
Organization(s):
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
Over the last few years, two key environmental issues, closely related, have been on the top of the environmental agenda: climate change and deforestation. Forest is a subject for these two concerns.
Organization(s):
- UNEP
- FAO
- United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
- WWF International
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
This project attempts to profile the disaster that took place in Neelum Valley, AJK, Pakistan. Its goal is to strengthen decision-making tools by identifying the main land use factors and land use strategies that affect the vulnerability of communities in Neelum Valley.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
- Geneva International Academic Network (GIAN), CH
- Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Institut de géomatique et d'analyse du risque (IGAR), CH
Author(s):
- de Sherbinin, Alex
- Katariya, Vineet
- Oviedo, Gonzalo
- Wagner, Mark
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
Author(s):
- Nellemann, C. (Christian)
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
Organization(s):
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
Organization(s):
- UNEP, Division of Early Warning and Assessment
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. It once inhabited most of the continent, from the Mediterranean coast down to its south tip. This picture of elephant range today is one of scattered, fragmented populations south of the Sahara Desert.
Author(s):
- Barnes, R. F. W.
- Craig, G. C.
- Dublin, Holly T.
- Overton, Greg L.
- Simons, W.
- Thouless, C. R.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
- Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
- Chicago Zoological Society, US
- WWF International
- Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
- United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- United States, Fish and Wildlife Service
Author(s):
- Said, M. Y.
- Chunge, R. N.
- Craig, G. C.
- Thouless, C. R.
- Barnes, R. F. W.
- Dublin, Holly T.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
- WWF International
- Chicago Zoological Society, US
- Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Author(s):
- Aschbacher, Josef
- Prasad Giri, Chandra
- Ofren, Rey S.
Organization(s):
- Asian Institute of Technology, Natural Resources Programme, TH
- Thailand, National Research Council
- Thailand, Royal Forest Department
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
- Austrian Academy of Sciences, AT
- Austria, Austrian Association for Development and Co-operation
Author(s):
- Douglas-Hamilton, Iain
- Michelmore, Frances
- Inamdar, Amar
Organization(s):
- European Communities, Commission
- ELSA Wild Animal Appeal
- UNEP, Global Environment Monitoring System
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
