This list contains 235 entry(ies).
Organization(s):
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
- World Bank
This book is a useful compendium of initiatives and projects demonstrating the benefits of sustainable land management for livelihoods, in particularly harsh environments.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
- World Bank
The main purpose of this Study is to serve as contribution to policy review and reforms by documenting and analysing the existing schemes of governance of local forests in the region.
Organization(s):
- ENPI-East FLEG II
- European Union
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
- World Bank
- WWF
This study was commissioned by IUCN Programme Aires Protégées – UICN-PACO in late 2014 to develop comprehensive understanding for the scaling potential of the “small grants for biodiversity” model, and to improve the design and/or targeting of future investments.
Author(s):
- Mesbah, Laurent
- Powell, Steve
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Programme (PACO)
- World Bank
Vultures, the largest and highest flying raptors, play an important role in ecology and culture. The vulture populations in Bangladesh are facing the same fate as the Gyps vultures of South Asia, which have suffered a catastrophic decline.
Author(s):
- Rahman, A.J.M. Zobaidur
- Rawshan, Khadija
Organization(s):
- World Bank
- IUCN Bangladesh
These guidelines are intended for worldwide use, with the aim of facilitating the use of forensic science to the fullest extent possible in order to combat wildlife crime, and in particular, to combat the trade in illegal ivory.
Organization(s):
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
- International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime
- Interpol
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- World Bank
- World Customs Organization
Esta guía para invertir en bosques localmente controlados (IBLC) es producto de 11 diálogos internacionales que reunieron a más de 400 personas para discutir cómo llevar a cabo la IBLC.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- Forests Dialogue, US
- Growing Forest Partnerships
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- World Bank
Sponsored and co-organized by the World Bank Europe and Central Asia Disaster Risk Management team, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the purpose of this workshop was to share best practices and experience i
Organization(s):
- World Bank
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
This guide is provides guidance on how to structure enabling investments and prepare the ground for asset investments that yield acceptable returns and reduced risk, not only for investors, but also for local forest right-holders, national governments and society at large.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- Forests Dialogue, US
- Growing Forest Partnerships
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- World Bank
This report is a systematic and comprehensive study of the status of glacial lakes in Nepal and an assessment of the hazard they pose and of the vulnerability of downstream people and property.
Organization(s):
- Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), NP
- World Bank
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- UNDP
- WWF
- Canada, Parks Canada
- World Bank
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- UNDP
- WWF
- Canada, Parks Canada
- World Bank
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- UNDP
- WWF
- Canada, Parks Canada
- World Bank
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- UNDP
- WWF
- Canada, Parks Canada
- World Bank
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- UNDP
- WWF
- Canada, Parks Canada
- World Bank
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- UNDP
- WWF
- Canada, Parks Canada
- World Bank
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- UNDP
- WWF
- Canada, Parks Canada
- World Bank
- Mexico, Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP)
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- UNDP
- WWF
- Canada, Parks Canada
- World Bank
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.
Author(s):
- Belokurov, Alexander
- Dudley, Nigel
- Krueger, Linda
- Lopoukhine, N.
- MacKinnon, Kathy
- Sandwith, Trevor
- Sekhran, Nikhil
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Nature Conservancy, US
- UNDP
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- World Bank
- WWF
This report builds on these and other efforts to bring to light the important carbon sequestration potential of coastal wetlands, and the significant and largely unaccounted for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the disturbance, drainage, and conversion of these natural coastal carbon
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Tamelander, Jerker
- Laffoley, D.
- Vandever, Justin
Organization(s):
- IUCN United States
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- World Bank
- ESA PWA, US
Organization(s):
- World Bank
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Organization(s):
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- World Bank
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
- UNDP
Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters looks at disasters primarily through an economic lens. Economists emphasize self-interest to explain how people choose the amount of prevention, insurance, and coping.
The report Climate Risks and Adaptation in Asian Coastal Megacities warns that Asias coastal megacities will flood more often, on a larger scale, and affect millions more people, if current climate change trends continue.
Organization(s):
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- World Bank
- Japan, International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
The purpose of this report is to highlight the numerous values that protected areas can offer, and to detail some of the Banks contributions to date with respect to these different dimensions of protected area management.
While some argue that trade liberalization has raised incomes and led to environmental protection in developing countries, others claim that it generates neither poverty reduction nor sustainability.
Protected areas play a major role in reducing climate changing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Fifteen percent of the worlds terrestrial carbon stock - 312 gigatonnes - are stored in protected areas around the world.
Author(s):
- Dudley, Nigel
- Stolton, Sue
- Belokurov, Alexander
- Krueger, Linda
- Lopoukhine, N.
- MacKinnon, Kathy
- Sandwith, Trevor
- Sekhran, Nikhil
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Nature Conservancy, US
- UNDP
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- World Bank
- WWF
Protected areas play a major role in reducing climate changing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Fifteen percent of the worlds terrestrial carbon stock - 312 gigatonnes - are stored in protected areas around the world.
Author(s):
- Belokurov, Alexander
- Dudley, Nigel
- Krueger, Linda
- Lopoukhine, N.
- MacKinnon, Kathy
- Sandwith, Trevor
- Sekhran, Nikhil
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Nature Conservancy, US
- UNDP
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- World Bank
- WWF
Este libro articula claramente, por vez primera, cómo las áreas protegidas contribuyen significativamente a reducir los impactos del cambio climático y qué es lo que necesitarían para contribuir más.
Author(s):
- Belokurov, Alexander
- Dudley, Nigel
- Krueger, Linda
- Lopoukhine, N.
- MacKinnon, Kathy
- Sandwith, Trevor
- Sekhran, Nikhil
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Nature Conservancy, US
- UNDP
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- World Bank
- WWF
Le présent rapport expose clairement, et pour la première fois, à quel point les aires protégées contribuent à diminuer les effets des changements climatiques et ce quil faudrait faire pour quelles y contribuent encore plus.
Author(s):
- Belokurov, Alexander
- Dudley, Nigel
- Krueger, Linda
- Lopoukhine, N.
- MacKinnon, Kathy
- Sandwith, Trevor
- Sekhran, Nikhil
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Nature Conservancy, US
- UNDP
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- World Bank
- WWF
This summary is based on Crooks, S., Herr, D., Laffoley, D., Tamelander, J. and Vandever, J. 2010.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Laffoley, D.
- Tamelander, Jerker
- Vandever, Justin
Organization(s):
- ESA PWA, US
- IUCN United States
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- World Bank
This DVD includes the full length versions of two movies by John D. Liu: "Hope in a Changing Climate" (29 minutes) and "Rwanda -- Back to the Garden" (27 minutes).
Organization(s):
- Environmental Education Media Project
- IUCN
- Open University, UK
- Rockefeller Foundation, US
- Syngenta
- World Bank
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
Protected areas play a major role in reducing climate changing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Fifteen percent of the worlds terrestrial carbon stock - 312 gigatonnes - are stored in protected areas around the world.
Author(s):
- Belokurov, Alexander
- Dudley, Nigel
- Krueger, Linda
- Lopoukhine, N.
- MacKinnon, Kathy
- Sandwith, Trevor
- Sekhran, Nikhil
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Nature Conservancy, US
- UNDP
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- World Bank
- WWF
This documentary demonstrates that it is possible to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems, to restore ecosystem functions in areas where they have been lost, to fundamentally improve the lives of people who have been trapped in poverty for generations and to sequester carbon naturally.
Organization(s):
- Environmental Education Media Project
- IUCN
- Open University, UK
- Rockefeller Foundation, US
- Syngenta
- World Bank
This report presents the proceedings of the workshop, held in Hanoi and attended by participants representing GEF International Waters projects and partner institutions from governments and NGOs.
Author(s):
- Oliver, James
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Smith, Mark
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Vietnam
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- World Bank
South-east Asia is both a centre for the consumption of wildlife products, and also a key supplier of wildlife products to the world.
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC International
- World Bank
Organization(s):
- Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
- International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), UK
- UNEP
- IUCN
- Australia, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- World Bank
- WorldFish Center, MY
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- Reef and Rainforest Research Authority Centre, AU
Author(s):
- Baillie, Jonathan
- Batsaikhan, N.
- Clark, Emma L.
- Dulamtseren, S.
- Munkhbat, Javzansuren
- Samiya, R.
- Stubbe, M.
Organization(s):
- World Bank
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Author(s):
- Baillie, Jonathan
- Batsaikhan, N.
- Clark, Emma L.
- Dulamtseren, S.
- Munkhbat, Javzansuren
- Samiya, R.
- Stubbe, M.
Organization(s):
- World Bank
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Poverty has become the central concern for development agencies, and because many of the areas that are most important for conserving biodiversity are occupied by poor people, or have poor people living around them, the relationship between poverty and protected areas can no longer be ignored.
Author(s):
- Blockhus, Jill M.
- Franks, Phil
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- McShane, Thomas
- Scherl, Lea M.
- Wild, Robert
- Wilson, Alison
Organization(s):
- CARE International
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- IUCN, Chief Scientist's Office
- World Bank
- WWF
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
- Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
- International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), UK
- International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- UNESCO
- IUCN
- Japan, Ministry of the Environment
- United States, NOAA
- Reefbase
- Reef Check, US
- UNEP
- United States, Department of State
- World Bank
- WorldFish Center, MY
- WWF
Organization(s):
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- International Lake Environment Committee Foundation
- LakeNet, US
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- Shiga Prefectual Government, JP
- UNDP
- UNEP
- United States, AID
- World Bank
Organization(s):
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- International Lake Environment Committee Foundation
- LakeNet, US
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- Shiga Prefectual Government, JP
- UNDP
- UNEP
- United States, AID
- World Bank
Organization(s):
- International Council on Mining and Metals, UK
- World Bank
- Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP)
Organization(s):
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- World Bank
Author(s):
- Salman, Salman M. A.
- McInerney-Lankford, Siobhán
Author(s):
- Pagiola, Stefano
- von Ritter, Konrad
- Bishop, Joshua
Organization(s):
- World Bank
- Nature Conservancy, US
- IUCN
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