The tools of environmental economics are not as well-known in Asia as they should be. This volume seeks to fill this gap by building understanding in this important area and showing policy-makers how these tools can contribute to resolving important questions in South Asian development.
An overview of issues for consideration when formulating national policy to implement the FAO International Programme of Action on the Management of Fishing Capacity
This guide illustrates the potential for using valuation as a tool for diversifying the funding structure for protected areas and for providing information about stakeholders which is crucial for effective management.
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Economic Benefits of Protected Areas
The eight species of bear live in more than 65 countries or autonomous regions in four continents, in a variety of habitats from tropical rainforests to arctic ice. Numerous human cultures around the world symbolically or physically try to incorporate the power of bears into their people.
Author(s):
Herrero, Stephen
Peyton, Bernard
Servheen, Christopher
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Bear Specialist Group
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Polar Bear Specialist Group
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, US
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is one of the major issues in wildlife management and conservation. Habitat "corridors" are sometimes proposed as an important element within a conservation strategy.
Over past decades, two global environmental issues "biodiversity loss and climate change" have often moved in wholly unconnected domains, with no link being made between the fate of unknown species in the Amazon rainforest and emissions of carbon dioxide from power plants in industrialized countr
Author(s):
Brown, Paige
Organization(s):
IUCN
World Resources Institute (WRI), Forest Frontiers Initiative
Industry plays a vital role in the economic growth of a country. The industrialisation process is essential for modernisation, income generation, employment opportunites, industrial development and the production of other necessary facilities.
Deer are a unique group of mammals recognised for their grace and beauty. Some are also prime examples of flagship species, whose continued survival sustains the complex interplay of flora and fauna. Today many species are under threat of extinction.
Author(s):
Blouch, Raleigh
McCarthy, Andrew
Moore, Donald
Wemmer, Christen M.
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Deer Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park, US
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
In 1994, IUCN launched Parks for life: Action for Protected Areas in Europe - a plan devised by IUCN with 200 partners to ensure an adequate, effective and well-managed network of protected areas in Europe.
