Books and papers on medicinal plants number tens of thousands worldwide. The bulk of them relate to pharmacology and medicinal properties or to classical ethnobotanical research.
Author(s):
Schippmann, Uwe
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Medicinal Plant Specialist Group
Stocks of sturgeono used for caviar are on the decline worldwide with some species now in danger of extinction. This situation has been caused partly by excessive fishing of sturgeon, but also by the destruction of sturgeon habitats and water pollution.
Author(s):
Birstein, Vadim J.
Bauer, Andreas
Kaiser-Pohlmann, Astrid
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Sturgeon Specialist Group
It is not surprising that the issues involved in what is known as the "trade and environment" debate are manifold and complex. What is involved is an intersection of objectives which address economy, development, enviornment and equity.
These proceedings document the initial results of a joint initiative by IUCN and the World Bank to address, with key stakeholders, one of the most controversial issues in environment and development today.
One of a series of reports which have been produced by IUCN Nepal as part of its work in the legal implementation of the Nepal's National Conservation Startegy (NCS). It gives an account of the status of international environmental law in Nepal
This training manual is designed to impart environmental impact assessment (EIA) knowledge and skills to professionals and administrators who actually conduct EIAs, screen the project to determine whether EIA is requered, review EIA reports and monitor project implementation.
Author(s):
Bisset, Ronald
Khadka, Ram B.
Neame, Peter A.
Organization(s):
IUCN Nepal, Asian Regional Environmental Assessment Programme
A comprehensive bibliographic catalogue of over 1400 IUCN publications past and present. Includes not only those titles published by IUCN but also those produced in collaboration with others.
This report summarizes the discussions of the Workshop on Alien Invasive Species held in Montreal (CA) during the WCC October 13-23, 1996. This report is produced to foster implementation of multi-party objectives concerning management of alien invasive species globally.
Outlines the needs for, and benefits of, economic valuation techniques as applied to wetlands and development projects intended to alter them, and describes some of these techniques in detail.
Author(s):
Acreman, Michael C.
Barbier, Edward B.
Knowler, Duncan
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
The Convention on biological diversity was drafted with in mind the conservation of the world's natural resources, their sustainable use and the equal sharing of their benefits.
Author(s):
Stone, David
Ringwood, Kristina
Vorhies, Frank
Organization(s):
IUCN
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), CH
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is widely recognised as one of Africa's longest-standing experiments in multiple land-use promoting both natural resource conservation and pastoral development in northern Tanzania.
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
The practice of keeping live birds in captivity has been widespread throughout this century and has increased considerably as the 20th century comes to a close.
This volume presents 21 papers given at a workshop held to demonstrate future policy towards hunting by tourists in Tanzania. It brings together contributions from experts from eastern and southern African countries.
Fishponds represent a rich natural and cultural heritage of tremendous importance and are of great economic value to the regions in which they are found. This is particularly true of the fishponds found in Central and Eastern Europe, some of which were established 5 and 600 years ago.
