The Conservation Finance Guide presents a host of potential financing opportunities for nature conservation in general, with a special focus on protected area management.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Conservation Finance Alliance
Conservation International
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Nature Conservancy, US
UNDP
United States, AID
United States, National Parks Conservation Association
Thematic lesson papers are intended to bring global lessons and best practice to the region and to help define the agenda for detailed consultation and reform in the four lower Mekong River countries.
Organization(s):
International Centre for Environmental Management, AU
IUCN
WWF International
BirdLife International
UNDP
Mekong River Commission
Australia, New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife Service
These lessons papers are the result of assessment and debate carried out through background papers and national round table meetings involving all key sectors and levels of government.
Organization(s):
International Centre for Environmental Management, AU
IUCN
WWF International
BirdLife International
UNDP
Mekong River Commission
Australia, New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife Service
The regional report deals with issues requiring collective action from all four countries in the Lower Mekong region and describes the status and trends in the region which set the basis for the PAD review.
Organization(s):
International Centre for Environmental Management, AU
IUCN
WWF International
BirdLife International
UNDP
Mekong River Commission
Australia, New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife Service
The report analyses the relationships between the national protected area system and socio-economic development addressing important sectors one by one.
Organization(s):
International Centre for Environmental Management, AU
Thailand, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
IUCN
WWF International
BirdLife International
UNDP
Mekong River Commission
Australia, New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife Service
The report analyses the relationships between the national protected area system and socio-economic development addressing important sectors one by one.
Organization(s):
International Centre for Environmental Management, AU
Vietnam, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Vietnam, Ministry of Fisheries
Vietnam, Ministry of Natural Resources and Development
IUCN
WWF International
BirdLife International
UNDP
Mekong River Commission
Australia, New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife Service
The report analyses the relationships between the national protected area system and socio-economic development addressing important sectors one by one.
Organization(s):
International Centre for Environmental Management, AU
IUCN
WWF International
BirdLife International
UNDP
Mekong River Commission
Australia, New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife Service
The report analyses the relationships between the national protected area system and socio-economic development addressing important sectors one by one.
Organization(s):
International Centre for Environmental Management, AU
Cambodia, Ministry of Environment
Cambodia, Ministry of Economics and Finance
IUCN
WWF International
BirdLife International
UNDP
Mekong River Commission
Australia, New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife Service
Wild chimpanzees are only found in tropical Africa, where their populations have declined by more than 66% in the last 30 years. This action plan focuses on one of the four chimpanzee subspecies, the western chimpanzee, which is one of the two subspecies most threatened with extinction.
Author(s):
Bakarr, Mohamed I.
Boesch, Christophe
Butynski, Thomas M.
Kormos, Rebecca
Organization(s):
Conservation International, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
The African elephant is the largest living land mammal, and their potential impact on their habitats raises important management issues both for protected areas and unprotected land.
Author(s):
Blanc, Julian J.
Thouless, C. R.
Hart, J. A.
Dublin, Holly T.
Douglas-Hamilton, Iain
Craig, G. C.
Barnes, R. F. W.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
The Ecosystem Approach, defined as a strategy for the management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way, was adopted at the Second Conference of the Parties of the CBD as the primary framework for action under the Convention.
Author(s):
Smith, R. D. (Richard D.)
Maltby, Edward
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
IUCN, Ecosystem Management Programme
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNESCO
WWF International
Royal Holloway Institute for Environmental Research
By far the largest habitat for life on earth and the cradle of new species, habitats and undiscovered ecosystems, our oceans are being intensively exploited and heavily degraded.
Consistent evaluation and new recommendations for action are required of protective measures to address threats that were unrecognised or non-existent until recently. Global warming, noise pollution and reduced availability of prey are now of great concern.
Author(s):
Crespo, Enrique A.
Notarbartolo di Sciara, Giuseppe
Reeves, Randall R.
Smith, Brian D.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cetacean Specialist Group
TRAFFIC initiated a series of surveys to gather basic data on the status, management, and trade of the American black bear. The purpose of the effort was to establish a baseline of information on the species and to examine trends over a period of years.
This collection of 52 papers and 21 abstracts focuses on sharing available knowledge to combat the threat of invasive alien species. Turning the tide of biological invasion by eradicating invasive species can yield substantial benefits for biodiversity conservation.
Author(s):
Veitch, C.R.
Clout, M.N.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Invasive Species Specialist Group
Once one of the most abundant grazing animals, now only seven species remain. Equids persist in some of the harshest climates and terrains in the world, habitats which are also home to many human populations.
Author(s):
Moehlman, Patricia D.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Equid Specialist Group
Ocean Conservancy, US
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This book provides information for the identification of the fishes of Laos. All species known from Laotian waters to date are illustrated by colour photographs. Data on the known distributions and habitats are included, as well as indications on synonyms and previous misidentifications.
Author(s):
Kottelat, Maurice
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Biodiversity Programme for South and Southeast Asia