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Annual Strategic Reviews focus on key issues and questions related to the performance of organizational units. This publication provides guidance for IUCN managers and review teams in planning and managing these Strategic Reviews.

El Enfoque Ecosistémico coloca a la gente y el uso de los recursos naturales como el punto de partida de la toma de decisiones.

El enfoque ecosistémico se ha consolidado como una estrategia que integra las diferentes dimensiones del desarrollo, tomando como eje articuladorla gestión de los ecosisitemas, además del fortalecimiento y la inversión en infraestructura natural.

Protected areas are the cornerstone of virtually all national and international conservation policies. About 10% of the world's forests are to be found in protected areas, and Forest Protected Areas make a critical contribution to conservation.

Lake Naivasha is a rare example of a designated Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) where the mandate to manage the site resides with the local community. Community members led the effort to seek designation for the site and develop a management plan.

The Comprehensive Options Assessment for Electricity Sector in Nepal analyzes the demand and supply scenario of electricity, water resources policies, environmental concerns of funding agencies, and the comprehensive options assessment in relation to different guidelines.

Constituye una recopilación preliminar de información sobre los recursos hídricos de la zona Sur de Ahuachapán: registros históricos y recientes sobre las características de las cuencas y drenajes, calidad de agua, usuarios de agua para riego y consumo humano.

Ofrece información detallada sobre los usos del agua, sus principales interesados y cómo inciden en la calidad y cantidad de este recurso. Señala además, las razones de conflictos por el uso de este recurso y quiénes pueden incidir para orientar un uso eficiente y sostenible del agua.

An environmental flow is the water regime provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their benefits where there are competing water uses and where flows are regulated.

The Lunama and Kalametiya lagoons are located on the southeastern coast of Sri Lanka. Part of the Dry Zone of the country, their importance led to their being designated in 1984 as a Sanctuary under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance.

The Vth IUCN World Parks Congress held in 2003 in Durban, South Africa was host to a stream of workshops dedicated to the broad topic of building support for protected areas.

Dans le bleu profond de la mer, du Groenland aux îles polynésiennes, se cachent des paysages d'une beauté insoupçonnée, un monde mal connu qui occupe les trois quarts du globe.

Transboundary conservation areas are environmentally endangered regions that sprawl across international borders and contain multiple protected areas.

Livestock are commonly kept in many refugee situations and, in many instances, form an important part of community activities. They are also a fundamental requirement in many returnee situations given the broad range of products which they can provide.

Le Ve Congrès mondial sur les parcs de l’UICN a été le plus grand rassemblement consacré aux aires protégées, En septembre 2003, près de 3000 participants se sont réunis à Durban (Afrique du Sud) en vue de 10 jours de réflexion, d’échanges, de débats et de travail en réseau afin de faire la bilan

The decade from 1966 to 1976 was a tumultuous time in the history of the Lower Mekong Basin, with three of the four countries at war. Remarkably, this was also a time of major planning for developing the agricultural production systems of the region.