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.
A collection of papers, many translated from Russian, originally presented at a seminar held in 1995 to increase international awareness about Kyrgyzstan's unique walnut-fruit forests.
Based on a workshop held to analyse the viability of extraction of NTFPs in Africa and improve knowledge and understanding of the role and potential of NTFPs in forest conservation. Also includes country overview of NTFPs use from fifteen countries.
El libro està basado en un diagnóstico realizado en 50 proyectos en Centroamérica de desarrollo rural sostenible, sobre las necesidades, debilidades y causas por las cuales no se està incorporando la perspectiva de género en los proyectos.
Summaries are provided on the conservation status of over 7,000 globally threatened tree species with the 1994 IUCN categories and criteria assigned. The conservation evaluations were carried out in association with members of the IUCN SSC Specialist Groups and a wide range of experts worldwide.
