This structured list of "keywords" has been compiled to aid indexing of conservation and biological diversity information. Terms were selected from lists already in use within IUCN and from such internationally accepted sources as the OECD Macro-thesaurus.
Forest management in Ghana is in a transition period. This report looks at the historical background and forest condition today, summarises a recent botanical survey, and offers recommendations for a new management regime given the seriously threatened state of many forest reserves.
Published by IUCN in collaboration with UNEP INFOTERRA, the Sourcebook seeks to foster communication with IUCN, UNEP and WWF offices and related sources of information. Includes bibliographies of "best" books, periodicals, videos and some electronic resources.
Organization(s):
France, Ministère de l'Environnement
Netherlands, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
This very first directory of wetlands of one of the most arid zones on earth is intended to increase awareness among decision makers and planners of the consequences of wetland loss and degradation.
Author(s):
Scott, Derek A.
Organization(s):
IUCN
WWF International
International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau (IWRB)
BirdLife International
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
The result of the work of the Kenya Indigenous Forest Conservation programme, this report provides a summary of the existing information about Kenya's indigenous forests.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
United Kingdom, Overseas Development Administration
Limits to expansion of protected area systems underline the importance of seeking new ways to conserve biodiversity. There are many examples where traditional rural communities have shown their capacity to maintain high biological and cultural diversity.
Author(s):
Halladay, Patricia
Gilmour, D. A. (Donald Allan)
Organization(s):
IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
Spain, Agencia de Medio Ambiente Junta de Andalucia
Centro de Investigación de Espacios Naturales Protegidos "Fernando González Bernáldez"
Paradise on Earth is the result of a collaboration between IUCN and Harper-MacRae Publishing (now World Heritage Publishing Pty. Ltd.) with support from UNESCO and WCMC.
Biodiversity is essential for sustainable development, and cultures from ancient times to the present day have exploited biodiversity. With the advent of scientific breeding, new plant varieties have been developed.
Organization(s):
IUCN
CAB International
FAO
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), IT
This report analyses the factors which motivate land use by rural populations and provides a context for any policy or strategy which addresses natural resource conservation in the Sahel.
Presents research results on LMEs including identification of the major driving forces causing large-scale changes in biomass yields and health; development of ecosystem component models; and monitoring and assessment strategies and techniques for measuring changing states of LMEs.
Results of a key workshop covering the Antarctic protected area system, design and management planning, tourism and protection of historic features, international legal and policy issues, and information and communication.
The Regional conference on biodiversity was unique in that it dealt with the issue of biodivestiy conservation in Asia and the Pacific from the social, political, legal, financial and technological aspects.
This directory provides details of measures taken to date to establish a system of protected areas in the region, which includes Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of Pakistan, India, Burma, China and the former USSR.
Author(s):
Green, Michael John Beverley
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (CNPPA)
More than 1,000 species of molluscs are threatened by habitat destruction, over-collection, or predation by alien species. The nine papers and five abstracts in this volume summarise the current status of molluscan diversity.
Author(s):
Kay, E. Alison
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
DEJA, Inc.
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Mollusc Specialist Group
In recent years the trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles of Southeast Asia has escalated and changed dramatically to meet international demand. This report documents the change, examining the status, distribution and exploitation of 41 species in seven Southeast Asian countries.
Written by teams from the two countries, this report presents an integrated picture of the environmental features of agriculture and the accompanying threat to biodiversity, supported by data related to the entire territory of the former Czechoslovakia.
