Parte de la serie de folletos informativos producida en el marco del proyecto Adaptación de la gestión de los recursos hídricos en la cuenca del río Santa, por UICN-SUR. Incluye información sobre las características generales de esta cuenca, localizada en la costa central del Perú.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for South America
Mountain Institute
IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
Peru, Ministerio del Ambiente, Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (SERNANP)
Mitigating the impact of climate change presents governments and communities throughout the world with one of the main environmental challenges of our times.
Mitigating the impact of climate change presents governments and communities throughout the world with one of the main environmental challenges of our times.
The successor to the World Conservation Strategy published in 1980, this global strategy for a sustainable society, is intended to restate current thinking about conservation and development in an informative and encouraging way, and is orientated towards practical action.
The successor to the World Conservation Strategy published in 1980, this global strategy for a sustainable society, is intended to restate current thinking about conservation and development in an informative and encouraging way, and is orientated towards practical action.
Plusieurs technologies sont actuellement utilisées en milieu rural du Burkina Faso, dont certaines peuvent être qualifiées de bonnes pratiques dadaptation au changement climatique.
Author(s):
Nianogo, Aimé J.
Savadogo, Moumini
Seynou, Oumarou
Somda, Jacques
Zabré, Sylvain
Organization(s):
Burkina Faso, Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie/DGCN
The practices listed in this catalogue are selected on the basis of their potential capacity to mitigate the foreseeable negative effects of climate change, particularly recurrent droughts, floods, strong winds/sand storms and high temperatures.
Author(s):
Savadogo, Moumini
Somda, Jacques
Seynou, Oumarou
Zabré, Sylvain
Nianogo, Aimé J.
Organization(s):
IUCN Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie/DGCN
In recent decades, partnerships and cooperative initiatives of state and non-state actors have been increasingly called upon by the United Nations to contribute transformative solutions to the challenges of sustainable development.
With increasing demands on the water of the Pangani River Basin, coupled with a decreasing catchment runoff due to climate change, water resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and leading to conflicts among users.
Se ha elaborado una clasificación unificada de los taxones exóticos basada en la magnitud de su impacto ambiental (de aquí en adelante, la Clasificación del impacto ambiental de taxones exóticos, abreviada como EICAT por sus siglas en inglés) en respuesta a estas cuestiones.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Invasive Species Specialist Group
Se pretende que las Categorías y Criterios de la Lista Roja de la UICN constituyan un sistema de fácil comprensión para clasificar especies de alto riesgo de extinción global.
Les Catégories et Critères de la Liste rouge de l'UICN se veulent un système simple et facile à comprendre pour classer les espèces qui risquent de s'éteindre à l'échelle mondiale.
An environmental flow is the water regime provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their benefits where there are competing water uses and where flows are regulated.
In this report, highlights of CEC activities in 2010 are presented. The Commission engaged in initiatives supporting the IUCN One Programme, with an emphasis on communicating biodiversity.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
This report presents highlights of CEC activities in 2011. The Commission engaged in initiatives supporting the IUCN One Programme, with an emphasis on building skills and raising awareness.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
This report presents the highlights of IUCN Commission for Education and Communication (CEC) activities in 2012. The Commission engaged in initiatives supporting the IUCN One Programme, with an emphasis on building skills and raising awareness.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
IUCN's 50th anniversary celebrations in Fontainebleau, France, on 3 November 1998, included a symposium organized around three main areas: conservation, communities and consumption.
IUCNs 50th anniversary celebrations in Fontainebleau, France, on 3 November 1998, included a symposium organized around three main areas: conservation, communities and consumption.
The rationale for this three-volume work covering nearly 250 major sites for conservation of plant diversity worldwide is concern about rapid global loss and degradation of natural ecosystems.
Organization(s):
IUCN
European Communities, Commission
Smithsonian Institution, US
United Kingdom, Overseas Development Administration
The rationale for this three-volume work covering nearly 250 major sites for conservation of plant diversity worldwide is concern about rapid global loss and degradation of natural ecosystems.
Organization(s):
IUCN
European Communities, Commission
Smithsonian Institution, US
United Kingdom, Overseas Development Administration
