There are a number of EU policy areas that could have a direct or indirect impact on nature and biodiversity, and without effective application of cross-compliance principles, conservation efforts cannot be successful.
Ziarat district's Integrated District Development Vision (IDDV) presents a statement of the district's development vision and in the absence of other strategic plans it may be read as a policy statement on part of the district.
Pishin district's Integrated District Development Vision (IDDV) presents a statement of the district's development vision and in the absence of other strategic plans it may be read as a policy statement on part of the district.
The Mastung Integrated District Development Vision (IDDV) presents a statement of the district's development vision and in the absence of other strategic planning documents may be read as a policy statement on part of the district.
The Integrated District Development Vision (IDDV) for Lasbela was developed through a wide consultative process as a sustainable development agenda using integrated planning for environment friendly and sustainable development, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and protection
The Xe Champhone wetlands in Savannakhet Province is one of two wetlands designated as Ramsar sites upon Lao PDRs accession to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) in 2010. Initial steps have been taken to set up a Ramsar committee tasked with managing the site.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Laos
ANA Sales, JP
Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC), JP
The Beung Kiat Ngong Wetlands complex in Champassak Province is one of two wetlands designated as Ramsar sites upon Lao PDRs accession to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) in 2010. Initial steps have already been taken to set up the instructional structure for site governance.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Laos
ANA Sales, JP
Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC), JP
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
Bangladesh is the innocent victim of climate change due to its low riparian flat coastal landscape and high population density with poor financial capacity to respond to the adverse impact of climate change.
It is now unequivocally established that climate change is a reality, and the adversities of climatic transformations pose one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today.
Author(s):
Nishat, Ainun
Organization(s):
IUCN Bangladesh
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
This study aims to survey the current level and form of State recognition of customary laws and institutions. The main focus of this paper is an analysis of the recognition of customary law in national constitutions.
The purpose of these guidelines is to update and expand the original guidelines on protected areas legislation published in 1980 and to reflect new developments and emerging issues.
Rhododendrons are stunning horticultural plants widely cultivated in temperate regions. In the wild they are mainly associated with centres of diversity in the Himalayas and in South East Asia, where they form important components of montane ecosystems.
Author(s):
Gibbs, Douglas
Chamberlain, David
Argent, G.
Organization(s):
Fauna and Flora International, UK
Botanic Gardens Conservation International, UK
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Global Tree Specialist Group
Climate change and the over exploitation of water resources is challenging the sustainability of the Pangani River Basin to deliver water services. Competition for diminishing water resources has led to tensions between the various stakeholders within the basin.
Environmental flows improve water management by ensuring a sustainable water supply to meet the needs of people, agriculture, energy, industry and the environment.
This IUCN UK Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands presents one of the most extensive assessments of peatlands undertaken in the UK to date. It identifies the state and value of peatland ecosystems and develops ways to safeguard and restore their natural capital.
Author(s):
Bain, C. G.
Bonn, A.
Stoneman, R.
Chapman, S.
Coupar, A.
Evans, M.
Gearey, B.
Howat, M.
Joosten, H.
Keenleyside, C.
Labadz, J.
Lindsay, R.
Littlewood, N.
Lunt, P.
Miller, C. J.
Moxey, A.
Orr, H.
Reed, M.
Smith, P.
Swales, V.
Thompson, D. B. A.
Thompson, P. S.
van de Noort, Robert
Wilson, Jeremy D.
Worrall, F.
Organization(s):
United Kingdom National Committee of IUCN Members, Peatland Programme
This report focuses on the outlook for the development of existing and new economic activity in the Arctic marine region, and on a range of different sectors.
Author(s):
Williams, Alex
O'Sullivan Darcy, Aisling
Wilkinson, Angela
Organization(s):
University of Oxford, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (SSEE), UK
Pakistan is facing increasing environmental and developmental challenges caused by climate change and the country is already experiencing phenomena like high glacial melt, flash floods, prolonged droughts, cyclones and abrupt changes in its weather.
This report summarizes the numerous activities implemented and documents prepared by the national and local-level expert groups, and presents the valuable lessons learned.
A Regional Red List Workshop for the carnivores of the Arabian Peninsula took place 8-10 February 2011. The aim of the workshop was to assess the regional conservation status of terrestrial carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula.
Author(s):
Mallon, David P.
Budd, Kevin
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
This report provides an overview of existing data about the wetlands, including its ecology, biodiversity, socio-economic values, management and threats.
This report provides an overview of existing data about the wetlands, including its ecology, biodiversity, socio-economic values, management and threats.
This guide draws inspiration from the impressive volume Sharing Power, published by the IUCN/CEESP and IIED. The guide provides what we hope to be a convenient synthesis of the main phases of a shared-governance process for Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in West Africa.
Author(s):
Borrini, Grazia
Chatelain, Christian
Hosch, Gilles
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
At a crucial time of rapid socio-economic change, Nature and World Heritage in the Arab States provides an assessment of World Heritage in the Arab States region.
This third edition of the Global Re-introduction Perspectives provides 50 case-studies covering invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and plants.
Organization(s):
Denver Zoological Foundation, US
Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, AE
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
A symposium on community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) for the conservation of CITES-listed species was organized by the Austrian Ministry of the Environment and the European Commission in Vienna, Austria, in May 2010.
Author(s):
Abensperg-Traun, Max
Roe, Dilys
O'Criodain, Colman
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
The papers and abstracts in this volume are the outcome of the conference on Island Invasives: Eradication and Management, held at Tamaki Campus, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
This review assessed the suitability of various frameworks, approaches and tools for conducting vulnerability assessments, for use in the EU funded IUCN project Building Resilience to Climate Change in Coastal Southeast Asia.
This report presents a rapid assessment of the vulnerability to climate change of coastal habitats and selected species in the eight focal areas of the IUCN project Building coastal resilience in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand: Koh Kong and Kampot (Cambodia), Chanthaburi and Trat (Thailand), an
The IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group AfESG) has been charged by MIKE with implementing a project to investigate the linkages between the elephant meat trade and larger social and economic dynamics at play, including, but not limited to, ivory trade, logging (legal and illegal), mining,
Author(s):
Stiles, Daniel
Latour, Stéphanie
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE)
The objective of the study is to enhance knowledge of contemporary elephant bushmeat market dynamics, patterns and trends in north-eastern DRC and determine the impact of elephant meat trade on the Okapi Faunal Reserve (OFR) population.
Author(s):
Stiles, Daniel
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE)
This pilot study was instigated by the Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) programme of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and is being implemented by the IUCN African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG).
Author(s):
Stiles, Daniel
Neale, Ezra
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE)
The pilot study presented in this report is part of an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) project initiated by the Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) programme of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speci
Author(s):
Stiles, Daniel
Randolph, Shannon
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE)
The overall objective of the study is to enhance knowledge of contemporary elephant meat market dynamics, patterns and trends in Central African countries by undertaking an elephant meat trade impact study.
Author(s):
Stiles, Daniel
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE)
The endangered Andros iguana, Cyclura cychlura cychlura, is the largest native terrestrial vertebrate, and the only iguana (of 3 species) in the Bahamas that is not confined presently to small cays.
Author(s):
Knapp, Charles
Pagni, Lee
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
This document proposes a series of draft principles and guidelines that were produced at a workshop with participation of its authors in June 2011, with the aim to serve as a foundation for planning ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation.
Author(s):
Andrade Pérez, Angela
Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío
Dave, Radhika
Girot, Pascal
Herrera Fernández, Bernal
Munrol, Robert
Oglethorpe, J. (Judy)
Paaby, Pía
Pramova, Emilia
Watson, James
Vergara, Walter
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), CR
BirdLife International
Inter-American Development Bank
Conservation International
WWF International
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ID
CARE International
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN)
This study examines the costs of conservation and the value of benefits associated with biodiversity around the QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) project area, with a focus on the Tsitongambarika (TGK) forest complex.
There are two principles here, both reflecting the natural world. The first is that natural systems are based on cycles, for example water, nitrogen and carbon. Secondly, there is very little waste in natural systems.
Author(s):
Jones, Andy
Jiggins, Janice
Pimbert, Michel
Organization(s):
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
This document examines the experiences of six dams built in West Africa between the late 1970s and late 1990s: the Niandouba and Confluent in Senegal, the Sélingué in Mali, and the Bagré, Kompienga and Moussodougou dams in Burkina Faso.
Author(s):
Bazin, Frédéric
Koundouno, Jérôme
Skinner, Jamie
Organization(s):
IUCN
Global Water Initiative (GWI)
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
Institut de Recherches et d’Applications des Méthodes de développement (IRAM), FR
