An overview of the ecology and values of coral reefs, and of the global changes which are threatening reefs and the societies and species which depend on them.
Intended to increase awareness of pinnipeds and their conservation needs. It includes an overview of the status of all pinniped species, followed by recommended actions.
Author(s):
Reijnders, P. J. H.
van der Wolf, Peter
Harwood, J.
Lavigne, D. M. (David Martin)
Lowry, Lloyd F.
Brasseur, Sophie
van der Toorn, Jaap
Boyd, Ian
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
DEJA, Inc.
Institute for Forestry and Nature Research, NL
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
International Fur Trade Federation
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Seal Specialist Group
Compiled by WWF in collaboration with IUCN, this document offers a comprehensive view of how to design and implement conservation projects to provide for local peoples, wildlife, and the land itself.
This volume presents the results of seven years of surveillance and monitoring of the marine fauna of Oman which was carried out during the development of a series of Coastal Zone Management Plans.
Eighty per cent of the world's population depends on traditional medicine for its primary health care needs, a system of medicine in which most of the drugs and cures used come from plants. Yet many of the plant involved are increasingly threatened.
