The objective of this document is to outline a framework within which logging companies adhering to Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certification can be the catalyst needed to ensure the long-term preservation of African great apes.
Author(s):
Greer, David
Maisels, F.
Morgan, David
Sanz, Crickette
Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Marine protected areas (MPAs) across the MedPAN Network face common challenges, among them the lack of awareness and understanding of the impacts of invasive species, the scarcity of information on best management practices and a lack of baseline information, guidelines and trained local staff to
In order to gain further experience on rights-based approaches (RBAs) to conservation, the project focused on undertaking a situation analysis in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site in Lao PDR.
Author(s):
Moore, Patricia
Pholsena, Minavanh
Phommachanh, Ketsana
Glémet, Raphaël
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Laos
Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
Finland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
Cette étude présente une évaluation des performances économiques de quelques activitésdadaptation promues par lUnion internationale pour la conservation de la nature au Burkina Faso et au Ghana.
This study presents an evaluation of the economic performance of some adaptation activities promoted by IUCN in Burkina Faso and Ghana. The overall objective of the evaluation is to contribute to participatory learning about economic benefits of climate change adaptation initiatives.
This publication presents proposals from a management workshop on conservation and management measures applicable to high seas areas in the Southern Indian Ocean regarding: (i) a biodiversity initiative; (ii) the principles, objectives and process included in the draft road map developed in suppo
Author(s):
Cohen, Harlan
Freestone, David
Garcia, Serge
Martinez, Carole
Oral, Nilüfer
Rogers, Alex
Verlaan, Philomène
Vousden, David
Organization(s):
Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project (ASCLME)
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Fisheries Expert Group
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
The Greening Blue Energy project aims to facilitate well-balanced and science-based discussions on the impacts on the marine environment from offshore renewable energy developments and as such this publication provides a synthesis of current knowledge on the potential biodiversity impacts of offs
The goal of this study is to evaluate the current status, the dynamics, and the ecosystem services, as well as ecosystem service values of the mangrove forest of Can Gio.
This document summarizes TRAFFIC’s comprehensive overview of events and dynamics currently driving an escalating illicit trade in rhino horns from South Africa to Viet Nam.
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Nuesiri, Emmanuel O.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Kashwan, Prakash
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Ribot, Jesse C.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Kashwan, Prakash
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Rutt, Rebecca L.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Mutasa, Mukundi
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Anderson, Emily
Zerriffi, Hisham
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Esta publicación representa una contribución desde la UICN que demuestra la aplicación práctica de esta útil herramiento del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (CBD) en la gestión de las áreas protegidas en Sudamérica.
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.
Author(s):
Elson, Dominic
Organization(s):
FAO
Forests Dialogue, US
Growing Forest Partnerships
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
Water practitioners are increasingly called upon to negotiate workable agreements about how to best use, manage and care for water resources. This book makes the case for constructive engagement and cooperative forms of negotiation in dealing with complex water issues.
This Resource Manual has a specific purpose: helping to manage natural values within World Heritage properties. As such it is aimed at natural and mixed World Heritage properties as well as cultural landscapes (inscribed under cultural criteria).
Organization(s):
IUCN
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
This document focuses on summarizing the different threats to long term objectives and proposing activities to address these threats. It constitutes a management and action plan for the period from January 2013 until December 2017.
Organization(s):
ANA Sales, JP
Finland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
IUCN
Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC), JP
Increasing incidence and intensity of natural disasters and climate change are having over-arching impacts on the environment. Sustainable development is being undermined. Ecological services and their indirect economic values are frequently omitted from assessments.
Author(s):
Miththapala, Sriyanie
Organization(s):
IUCN Sri Lanka
FAO, Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME)
Drawing on a cross-section of 43 case studies prepared specially for this book, WaterWealth explains the challenges to improving water governance and management across Asia and the Pacific region.
Author(s):
Das, Binayak
Lincklaen Arriëns, Wouter
Makin, Ian
Pangare, Ganesh
Organization(s):
IUCN
Academic Foundation, IN
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO)
This report summarizes the conservation status of 167 freshwater fishes, 166 land snails and 157 reptiles native to the Pacific Islands of Oceania (Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia).
Author(s):
Pippard, Helen
Organization(s):
France, Fonds de Coopération économique, sociale et culturelle pour le Pacifique (Fonds Pacifique)
The Arabian Peninsula contains a diversity of desert and mountain habitats. Reptile species richness is high, with 172 species currently recognized. Among these, 89 species (52%) are endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.
Author(s):
Bowles, Philip
Cox, Neil
Els, Johannes
Mallon, David P.
Tognelli, Marcelo F.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
United Arab Emirates, Environment and Protected Areas Authority of Sharjah
United Arab Emirates, Environment and Protected Areas Authority of Sharjah, Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife
To address the lack of sufficent knowledge on wetland biodiversity in Tanguar Haor, a comprehensive survey on biodiversity was conducted to understand the present status, habitat classification, population density and diversity of wildlife.
