El informe Reflexiones Mediterráneas 2014-2015 de UICN resume las principales actividades del Centro de Cooperación del Mediterráneo de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN-Med) desarrolladas desde Málaga en 2014 y 2015.
This fifth edition of the Global Re-introduction Perspectives provides 54 case studies covering invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and plants.
Organization(s):
Calgary Zoo, CA
Denver Zoological Foundation, US
Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, AE
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
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.
Mediterranean Reflections 2014/2015 is a report summarizing the activities undertaken by the Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-Med) based in Malaga in 2014 and 2015.
La population marocaine de grandes outardes (Otis tarda), une espèce menacées de l'UICN™, est en faible nombre et en déclin, et elle survit principalement dans deux sites de reproduction (leks) où l'on dénombre entre 40 et 50 oiseaux.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Bustard Specialist Group
Morocco, Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre le Désertification
The Moroccan population of the Great Bustard Otis tarda, a Vulnerable species according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, is small and declining, surviving mainly in two breeding areas (leks) and numbering some 40 to 50 birds.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Bustard Specialist Group
Morocco, Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre le Désertification
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
The manual provides guidance for States Parties and all those involved in the care of World Heritage cultural properties on how to comply with the requirements of the Convention.
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 new publication is a valuable tool to help increase the capacity of policy and decision makers to develop gender-responsive climate change policies and strategies that ensure women are engaged at all levels of the decision-making process.
There are 357 species of birds breeding within the assessment region, which consists of the whole of the Arabian Peninsula, plus Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, including offshore islands and the Socotra archipelago.
Organization(s):
BirdLife International
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
United Arab Emirates, Environment and Protected Areas Authority of Sharjah
The Draft International Covenant on Environment is an ongoing contribution of the International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL) and the IUCN Environmental Law Programme (IUCN ELP) to provide a framework for implementing sustainability at all levels of society following the outcome o
This report presents the findings of a review of traceability systems that have been developed in the CITES context for the trade in processed product types of Appendix II-listed species.
Author(s):
Mundy, Victoria
Sant, Glenn
Organization(s):
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
Using case studies from Nepal, India and Thailand, this paper explores challenges and governance options that can accept social and physical uncertainties and build synergy across the water, energy, and food sectors.
The objectives of this manual are: to help the managers and management authorities of cultural and natural World Heritage properties to reduce the risks to these properties from natural and humanmade disasters; to illustrate the main principles of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for heritage and a
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
The objectives of this manual are: to help the managers and management authorities of cultural and natural World Heritage properties to reduce the risks to these properties from natural and humanmade disasters; to illustrate the main principles of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for heritage and a
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
Esta guía tiene como objetivo definir el marco legal e institucional para apoyar la fase de planeación e implementación de mecanismos de distribución de beneficios para la Reducción de Emisiones derivadas de la Deforestación y Degradación de los Bosques (REDD+) en la Península de Yucatán.
Author(s):
Ludlow Paz, Luciana
Ramos Campos, Quetzalli
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
El presente documento propone un protocolo para la elaboración de Planes de Gestión Territorial, en donde se incluyen las actividades REDD+ y/o de restauración del paisaje en México.
Author(s):
García Contreras, Gerardo
González Ceballos, Josefina
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
Este documento plantea una serie de lineamientos básicos que pueden ser revisados y adecuados al contexto cultural de cada territorio indígena, ejido o comunidad en donde se busque realizar un proceso de consulta pública orientada a lograr el consentimiento libre, previo e informado. Este trabajo
Author(s):
Carrillo Fuentes, Juan Carlos
Organization(s):
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
En el presente documento se identifican los aspectos legales por generarse o reformarse para la implementación de diferentes opciones de mecanismos de distribución de beneficios REDD+ y se resaltan las oportunidades que ofrecen el marco legal e institucional mexicano para los mecanismos de distri
Author(s):
Carrillo Fuentes, Juan Carlos
Organization(s):
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
The production and publication of this book is intended to capture the successes and lessons learnt from the CBA-ECA project and to document the impacts of the Ecologically Critical Areas (ECA) management initiatives, key lessons and impacts, challenges faced and future direction for wise-use man
Organization(s):
Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Department of Environment
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.
The IUCN Bangladesh Country Office has published this manual for conducting bird census, bird ringing and sample collection and analysis in hopes that it will provide a guidelines for correctly performing these tasks.
This study reviews range state policy and management responses to expanding or abundant species of seals -- the Cape fur, northern fur, hooded, harp, ringed, grey, harbour and crabeater seals.
Author(s):
Cumming, David H. M.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN, Species Survival Commission (SSC), Sustainable Use and Livelihood Specialist Group (SULi)