11% of all coral reefs have been damaged beyond recovery or totally destroyed; another 16% were damaged in 1998 by climate change related to coral bleaching. More than 50% of the worlds mangrove forests have been cleared without understanding the enormous value of these muddy coastal forests.
The fourth part in a series of action plan, this publication covers less than one-quarter of the world's antelope species that are found in North Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Author(s):
Kingswood, Steven C.
Mallon, David P.
Organization(s):
Center for Marine Conservation, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Antelope Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Bats make up a quarter of all mammals, and almost half of the species can be considered threatened or near threatened at a global level. This publication offers the results of the first comprehensive review to identify the conservation priorities for the 834 species of Microchiroptera.
Author(s):
Hutson, Anthony M.
Mickleburgh, Simon P.
Racey, Paul A.
Organization(s):
Bat Conservation Trust
Center for Marine Conservation, US
Fauna and Flora International, UK
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Chiroptera Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
This publication deals in two distinct parts with the status of our natural resources on the high-seas (approximately 50 per cent of the Earth's surface) which contain open-access common resources.
Provides guidance for local stakeholder, managers and policy makers on appropriate management approaches for coral reefs that have been severely degraded through bleaching or other causes.
Author(s):
Westmacott, Susie
Teleki, Kristian
Wells, Sue
West, Jordan
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
Provides guidance for local stakeholder, managers and policy makers on appropriate management approaches for coral reefs that have been severely degraded through bleaching or other causes.
Author(s):
Westmacott, Susie
Teleki, Kristian
Wells, Sue
West, Jordan
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
These species, a group of about 150 ground-dwelling gamebird, are found on every continent apart from Antarctica. They live in a wide variety of habitats from tropical forests, high-altitude alpine zones, temperate forests, open country, to desert environment.
Author(s):
Carroll, John P.
Fuller, Richard A.
McGowan, Philip J. K.
Organization(s):
BirdLife International
Center for Marine Conservation, US
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Partridge, Quail and Francolin Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
In the five years since publication of the 1995-99 action plan, the Megapode Specialist Group has been active in promoting, initiating and executing conservation and research projects on thermometer birds. But the conservation outlook for many species remains bleak.
Author(s):
Baker, Gillian C.
Dekker, René W. R. J.
Fuller, Richard A.
Organization(s):
BirdLife International
Center for Marine Conservation, US
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Megapode Specialist Group
Netherlands Foundation for International Nature Protection
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
As large ground-dwelling birds, pheasants are widely hunted for food, plumage and the live bird trade - consequently many species are threatened. They are largely dependent on forested habitats, making them highly vulnerable to deforestation and habitat degradation.
Author(s):
Fuller, Richard A.
Garson, Peter J.
Organization(s):
BirdLife International
Center for Marine Conservation, US
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Pheasant Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
It is sometimes assumed that protected areas must be in conflict with the rights and traditions of indigenous and other traditional peoples on their domains.
Author(s):
Beltrán, Javier
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
WWF International
Cardiff University, Department of City and Regional Planning, UK
Provides guidance for local stakeholder, managers and policy makers on appropriate management approaches for coral reefs that have been severely degraded through bleaching or other causes.
Author(s):
Westmacott, Susie
Teleki, Kristian
Wells, Sue
West, Jordan
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
Grouse have long attracted and fascinated people. Their display behaviour, and their traditional communal mating grounds or "leks", have inspired poetry and folklore as well as scientific theories on sexual selection and mating systems.
Author(s):
Storch, Ilse
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
WPA/BirdLife/SSC Grouse Specialist Group
World Pheasant Association, UK
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
WWF International
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Documents nationally threatened fauna and flora of Sri Lanka. The lists were prepared using new national criteria. According to the lists, a total of 560 species of fauna and 690 species of plants are found to be highly threatened or threatened.
Author(s):
Dela, Jinie
Organization(s):
IUCN Sri Lanka
IUCN, Asia Regional Biodiversity Programme
WWF International
Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
The Vietnam Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) was developed by the Ministry of Forestry and the State Committee of Science, in collaboration with WWF and UNDP. I was published in 1994 and approved by the government in 1995.
This compilation brings together current information on the status of Asian freshwater cetacean populations, the factors that have caused their recent declines, and what can be done to improve their chances for survival.
Author(s):
Reeves, Randall R.
Smith, Brian D.
Kasuya, Toshio
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Chicago Zoological Society, US
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
WWF International
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
One threat to parrot arises from their attractiveness as "talking" companions to humans, leading to a high demand for trade that involves hundreds of thousands of birds annually on a global basis, and gives parrots a high monetary value.
Author(s):
Snyder, Noel
McGowan, Philip J. K.
Gilardi, James
Grajal, Alejandro
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Chicago Zoological Society, US
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
WWF International
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
The family Cracidae is made up of 50 species of guans, curassows and chachalacas - large gregarious game birds, many of which have striking colours. They are important as seed dispersers, biological indicators of the environment, a major protein source for indigenous people, and for ecotourism.
Author(s):
Brooks, Daniel M.
González-Garcá, Fernando
Pereira, Sergio Luiz
Strahl, Stuart D.
Organization(s):
Center for Marine Conservation, US
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cracid Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions