Des zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux ainsi que des zones importantes pour les plantes ont déjà été identifiées dans plus de 170 pays.
This book presents the results of an international research project, which was designed explicitly to examine application of the forest landscape restoration (FLR) approach to dryland forest ecosystems in Latin America.
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.
This report describes a rapid assessment of Important Plant Areas in the south and east Mediterranean; a project designed to provide the wild plant perspective for the regional investment strategy of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
An independent scientific review panel was formed under the auspices of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) to review the results of research on belugas (Delphinapterus leucas), or white whales, in the SakhalinAmur region of eastern Russia
Author(s):
Reeves, Randall R.
Brownell, Robert L.
Burkanov, V. N.
Kingsley, Michael
Lowry, Lloyd F.
Taylor, Barbara L.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cetacean Specialist Group
Ecosystem valuation is a complex topic with extensive jargon and rapidly evolving techniques. Although a multitude of related guidelines already exist, none cater directly for the needs of business.
Organization(s):
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), CH
<p>This report includes an inventory of data and information on the Iraqi marshland ecosystem; technical guidance on the assessment framework and tools for ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation with regard to the requirements for World Heritage nomination; and guidance on the d
This report builds on these and other efforts to bring to light the important carbon sequestration potential of coastal wetlands, and the significant and largely unaccounted for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the disturbance, drainage, and conversion of these natural coastal carbon
Although Bonaires coral reefs remain among the healthiest and most resilient in the Caribbean, this IUCN report based on the IUCN Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs highlights some of the threats that exist to Bonaires coral reefs, and which could have serious implications for resilience to f
Author(s):
Grimsditch, Gabriel D.
Arnold, Suzanne
Bey, Henry de
Brown, Jeanne B.
Engel, Sabine
Leon, Ramon de
Vermeij, Mark
Organization(s):
IUCN, Global Marine Programme
UNEP
Nature Conservancy, US
Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI)
Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA Bonaire)
One of the main reasons cited for inadequate representation of biodiversity in the development processes is a lack of readily available information on inland water taxa.
Author(s):
Allen, D. J.
Brooks, E. G. E.
Darwall, W.R.T.
Organization(s):
European Union
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Freshwater Fish Specialist Group
Qualified, competent and committed staff are central to the success of protected areas. Training of protected area (PA) staff is more and more recognized as a vital component of efficient protected area management.
This report reviews the conservation status of all native marine fishes occurring in the Mediterranean Sea, based on the assessments for 513 species and 6 subspecies using the IUCNs Red List methodology.
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)
The purpose of this study is to advise State Parties to the World Heritage Committee on nonpolar deserts as potential World Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value with a focus on geomorphological aspects.
As part of a comprehensive strategy to highlight and help prioritize urgently needed conservation action for the most critically endangered turtles and tortoises in the world, the Turtle Conservation Coalition have highlighted the Top 25 most endangered species every four years since 2003.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
This knowledge handbook, produced in the framework of the Regional Environmental Education Programme of PRCM, describes the coastal and marine environment of the countries involved in this programme (Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone).
Organization(s):
IUCN
Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
The aim of this study is to examine the gaps in our understanding of how tourism development affects natural World Heritage Sites in order to support the development of sustainable tourism these sites.
This volume gives the most up-to-date information on the distributions and conservation status of species in all inland water ecosystems across mainland continental Africa and the reasons behind their declining status.
Author(s):
Allen, D. J.
Brooks, E. G. E.
Darwall, W.R.T.
Harrison, I. J.
Holland, R. A.
Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
IUCN, Species Programme, Freshwater Biodiversity Unit
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), ZA
UNEP-WCMC
University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), NL
This report focuses on documenting what is known about owls in trade in India: the trapping methods used, utilization patterns and communities that are involved. An attempt is made to explain the myths and beliefs that drive the utilization and trade of owl and their body parts.
This guidance sets out the suggested procedures for compiling retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) and for submitting them for approval by the World Heritage Committee.
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 is the report of a study on the approaches to decision-making and dialogue on large dams and hydraulic infrastructures in developing countries and emerging markets, particularly the policies and practices applying to environmental and social aspects, and engagement of stakeholders around pro
This report is a summary of the discussions that took place during the workshop, presenting the main outcomes both generally on bioenergy and then specifically in relation to IUCN. Full details of the discussions are available in the annexes.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
This study focuses on Damb Village, Balochistan, which is a site of a naturally occurring mangrove forest in Miani Hor lagoon. The latest mangrove vegetation map prepared by SUPARCO using SPOT imagery in 2003 suggests that 86,727 ha are under mangrove forests along Pakistans coast.
Insert for a presentation folder on GOBI. Describes GOBI's online submission tool to accept information about ecologically or biologically significant areas in the open oceans and deep seas.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNEP-WCMC
BirdLife International
Germany, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Census of Marine Life (COML)
Duke University Marine Biospatial Ecology Lab, US
Marine Conservation Biology Institute, CA
United Nations University (UNU), Institute of Advanced Studies
AquaMaps
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), AU
Insert for a presentation folder on GOBI. This contribution looks at the Birdlife International marine important bird area (IBA) toolkit as a case study.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNEP-WCMC
BirdLife International
Germany, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Census of Marine Life (COML)
Duke University Marine Biospatial Ecology Lab, US
Marine Conservation Biology Institute, CA
United Nations University (UNU), Institute of Advanced Studies
AquaMaps
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), AU
Insert for a presentation folder on GOBI, looking at the scientific contributions of Census of Marine Life and Ocean Biogeographic Information Systems (OBIS).
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNEP-WCMC
BirdLife International
Germany, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Census of Marine Life (COML)
Duke University Marine Biospatial Ecology Lab, US
Marine Conservation Biology Institute, CA
United Nations University (UNU), Institute of Advanced Studies
AquaMaps
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), AU
