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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.

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.

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.

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.

First edited in English, this is the first fully comprehensive study of the current state of the tropical moist forests of Africa. African moist forests, containing well over half the continent's biological diversity, are disappearing at a rate of about 2 per year, the fastest in the world.

This paper focuses on the historical context for the ways that both temperate and tropical forests have been exploited over time, suggesting that forestry is a dynamic enterprise for all concerned.

Wild caprinae, including sheep and goats, are an extremely valuable group of mammals. While most live in mountains, some inhabit desert grasslands, tropical forests or even arctic tundra.

Adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, the Convention on biological diversity has now been ratified by over 160 countries and forms the backbone of many of the biodiversity activities that have taken place over the last five years.

The volume brings together contributions from experts from eastern and southern African countries.