Lentrée en vigueur du Traité international sur les ressources phytogénétiques pour lalimentation et lagriculture signale lengagement de la communauté mondiale à légard dun accord autonome qui a pour but daborder à la fois la nécessité dassurer la sécurité alimentaire au niveau mondial et
Islands are among the richest, most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Today, in the face of growing threats such as climate change, they are also among the most vulnerable.
La Mauritanie abrite un réseau daires protégées relativement complet et représentatif en ce qui concerne les écosystèmes marins. En revanche, il pourrait être complété par les parties terrestres.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
Au moment de la production de ce manuel, on compte plus de 70 sites individuels (nommés au niveau national et international) dans lOcéan Indien Occidental (OIO), parmi lesquels une certaine forme de gestion existe.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
With the highest percentage of threatened sharks and rays in the world, the Mediterranean region is in need of regional planning and policy development for the conservation and sustainable management of chondrichthyan fishes.
Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) are important instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. CEPA provides the link from science and ecology to peoples social and economic reality.
Author(s):
Alm, Andy
Dela, Jinie
Garnett, Tommy
Goldstein, Wendy
Paul, Peter
Organization(s):
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
Re-introduction is one tool for conserving great apes and their natural habitats. These guidelines adapt other IUCN documents to pertain specifically to the re-introduction of great apes.
Author(s):
Beck, Benjamin B.
Rodrigues, Michelle
Stoinski, Tara
Travis, Dominic A.
Unwin, Steve
Walkup, Kristina
Organization(s):
Conservation International, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
The 35 independent countries and territories which make up the Caribbean region are home to a great diversity of ecological, cultural and historical features.
Les chances de conserver ces grands singes en danger seront considérablement améliorées si les compagnies forestières sont prêtes à apporter quelques aménagements à leur politique de gestion des concessions forestières.
Author(s):
Morgan, David
Sanz, Crickette
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Conservation International, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS)
Aquaculture currently faces a significant challenge: how to fulfill the expectation of alleviating the pressure that fishing fleets exercise on fish populations without leading to environmental problems.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Federation of European Aquaculture Producers
Spain, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The Hima is a traditional system of resource tenure that has been practised for more than 1400 years in the Arabian Peninsula. It is the most widespread and longstanding indigenous/traditional conservation institution in the Middle East, and perhaps on Earth!
Author(s):
Kilani, Hala
Serhal, Assaad
Llewellyn, Othman Abd-ar-Rahman
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for West, Central Asia and North Africa
Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), LB
Protected Areas in the Mediterranean significantly contribute to sustaining the economy of the region. Covering around 300,000 Km2, they provide freshwater flows, resources for hydropower, recreation and tourism, fisheries, biodiversity, and other ecosystem services.
The Mediterranean-rim countries hold around 400 million people and 135 million of them live on the coast. A steady migration towards coastal areas, specifically in the south and east of the Mediterranean, is causing pressure on the coastal environment and, more importantly, on its biodiversity.
Le Programme Régional pour le Secteur des Energies Traditionnelles (RPTES) qui visait lamélioration des systèmes de gestion du bois - énergie ainsi que la promotion des politiques nationales dans le secteur de lénergie domestique et des modèles de gestion durable et participative des forêts na
The African Convention on the conservation of nature and natural resources was adopted in 1968 in Algiers. Considered the most forward looking regional agreement of the time, it influenced significantly the development of environmental law in Africa.
IUCN, WWF and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have developed this guidebook to assist marine protected area (MPA) managers in assessing the performance of their MPA. Based on this assessment, it shows how necessary changes can be made to improve management measures.
La restauration des paysages forestiers (RPF) offre un cadre complémentaire à l’aménagement forestier durable et une approche écosystémique dans les paysages où la perte de forêt a entraîné un déclin de la qualité des services fournis par les écosystèmes.
In some areas of western equatorial Africa, ape populations have declined by more than 50% over the last twenty years. By far the most serious short-term threats to apes in this region are poaching and disease epidemics.
Author(s):
Tutin, C.
Organization(s):
Conservation International
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
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.
Le Ve Congrès mondial sur les parcs de lUICN a été le plus grand rassemblement consacré aux aires protégées, En septembre 2003, près de 3000 participants se sont réunis à Durban (Afrique du Sud) en vue de 10 jours de réflexion, déchanges, de débats et de travail en réseau afin de faire la bilan
La flore des îles de la Méditerranée comprend de nombreuses espèces endémiques rares et localisées. Certaines sont particulièrement menacées d'extinction en raison des multiples pressions engendrées par l'homme et ses activités sur les écosystèmes méditerranéens.
Author(s):
Montmollin, Bertrand de
Strahm, Wendy
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Mediterranean Islands Plant Specialist Group
The 2005 version of the CITES Checklist not only provides an alphabetical list of the fauna and flora included in Appendices I, II and III of CITES as adopted by the Conference of the Parties, but includes as well a CD-ROM containing the Annotated Appendices which have an index to family names an
Author(s):
Inskipp, Tim
Gillett, Harriet J.
Organization(s):
UNEP-WCMC
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
