The purpose of this study has been to collect insights into corporate ‘water stewardship’ based on exchanges of information and views with representatives of private companies, public agencies, NGOs and other organisations involved in corporate water management.
Water resources of Balochistan, an arid province of Pakistan, are extremely scarce and limited. It is highly imperative that these resources be used most judiciously to ensure sustainable agriculture development and productivity.
This CD provides maps of land cover, population density and biodiversity for 154 basins and sub-basins around the world. It lists indicators and variables for each of these basins and, where appropriate, provides links and references to relevant information.
Author(s):
Revenga, Carmen
Nackoney, Janet
Hoshino, Eriko
Kura, Yumiko
Maidens, Jon
Organization(s):
IUCN
International Water Management Institute, LK
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
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)
En août 1994, à la suite de diverses études, de judicieuses ouvertures faites dans la digue latérale du barrage de Maga ont permis dalimenter à nouveau le Logomatya et de réamorcer ainsi linondation de la plaine de Waza Logone.
This series reviews the issues and processes involved in the management of biodiversity information to support the conservation and sustainable use of living resources.
Wild chimpanzees are only found in tropical Africa, where their populations have declined by more than 66% in the last 30 years. This action plan focuses on one of the four chimpanzee subspecies, the western chimpanzee, which is one of the two subspecies most threatened with extinction.
Author(s):
Bakarr, Mohamed I.
Boesch, Christophe
Butynski, Thomas M.
Kormos, Rebecca
Organization(s):
Conservation International, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
There is today a growing awareness that many wetlands are more valuable in their natural, or only slightly modified state, than if drained, dyked or built upon.
Wetlands are among the world’s most productive and valuable ecosystems and are an integral part of many ecosystems. This book attempts to raise awareness on the relevance of wetland systems and their current impacts and existency threats in different regions of the world.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Wetlands Ecosystems Specialist Group
The document presents the results of a survey and proposes a generic programme of action for wetlands conservation which could be adapted for implementation in SADC member states. It gives an overview of wetland types in southern Africa, highlighting key characteristics and important attributes.
Zimbabwes wetlands are small, diverse and unique in nature but, until recently, in planning and development the components of these ecosystems have been treated as separate entities. These 18 papers highlight most forcefully the problems and issues.
From February 1991 till November 1996 regular bulletins were mailed to interested goose biologists from the National Environmental Research Institute in Kalø, Denmark. The 8th and last issue appeared in November 1996.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Goose Specialist Group
Wetlands cover an estimated 1.14% of the total land area of Ethiopia and play a vital role in the countrys economy and water management. This publication identifies the main wetlands of Ethiopia, assesses the state of their management and describes relevant policies.
A source book for future research and management activities, these 20 papers cover wetland issues in Kenya and underline the need for a national wetland programme.
Author(s):
Crafter, S. A.
Njuguna, S. G. (Steven G.)
Howard, Geoffrey W.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Wetlands Conservation Programme
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
East African Natural History Society, Kenyan Wetlands Working Group
This publication sets wetlands in their scientific, economic and legal context, before describing the main legal issues involved in implementing the Ramsar Convention.
Indigenous and Local communities are keepers of valuable environmental knowledge accumulated over generations. This knowledge is held individually and collectively, often orally transmitted and embodied.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Mountain Ecosystems Specialist Group
Booklet of a series intended to give the general reader facts and information about fur-bearing mammals from a more conservation-oriented perspective than information generally available from other sources.
Presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on the 36 wild cats of the world. It includes the first published collection of detailed range maps and some of the first photographs of rare species in the wild.
Author(s):
Jackson, Peter
Nowell, Kristin
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cat Specialist Group
Wild caprinae, including sheep and goats, are an extremely valuable group of mammals. While most live in mountains, some inhabit desert grasslands, tropical forests or even arctic tundra.
Author(s):
Shackleton, David M.
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Caprinae Specialist Group
The purpose of these first-ever international Guidelines for managing wilderness (Category 1b) has been to impress upon you the challenges involved in managing wilderness, while also clarifying the essential techniques, protocols, and mindset required of a good, efficient, adaptable, and visionar
