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.
Despite endorsements of the concept of sustainable development and the linking of sustainable development with the Millennium Development Goals, progress towards the eradication of poverty has been disappointing.
Author(s):
Barrow, Edmund G. C.
Farvar, M. Taghi
Fisher, R. J.
Friend, Richard
Ingles, A. W.
Jackson, W. J.
Jeanrenaud, Sally
Laurie, Michelle
Maginnis, Stewart
Mehrotra, Rati
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
Le rapport annuel 2004 est le second d'une nouvelle serie que l'UICN en Afrique de l'ouest a décidé d'éditer à l'intention de ses membres et partenaires.
For the 13th meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-13), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) commissioned the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to produce this report.
Author(s):
Lundqvist, Jan
Falkenmark, Malin
Berntell, Anders
Bergkamp, Ger
Molden, David
Rosegrant, Mark
Organization(s):
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), SE
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), US
The mountainous region of Chitral, which recently became the first district in Pakistan to have a conservation strategy, is renowned for its rugged landscape and unique culture.
The traditional patterns of land use that have created many of the worlds cultural landscapes contribute to biodiversity, support ecological processes, provide important environmental services, and have proven sustainable over the centuries.
With more than 70 individual sites, nationally and internationally designated, in the Western Indian Ocean, there is a growing need to ensure and improve the management effectiveness of the marine protected areas.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
La Gouvernance en Méditerranée au-delà des mers territoriales étant une problématique relativement complexe, le Centre UICN pour la Coopération en Méditerranée à travers le sous groupe Méditerranéen pour le droit et la gouvernance de la mer (MMLSG) a développé ce document qui présente le statut j
This assessment, conducted by the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management (ECCM), covers the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions arising from the operation of IUCN offices and the international business activities of IUCN employees for the calendar year 2002.
This publication presents a discussion of the range of benefits that can be generated by communities from CBNRM activities. The findings of this analysis attempt to address key issues at stake in CBNRM implementation in Botswana.
Author(s):
Jagt, Corjan J. van der
Gujadhur, Tara
Bussel, F. van
Organization(s):
IUCN Botswana
SNV Botswana
CBNRM Support Programme
Humanistic Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries (HIVOS)
