WWF International

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.

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.

Based on thorough bibliographic research of a highly controversial topic, this report, jointly sponsored by IUCN, UNEP and WWF, shows the potential of plantations, while also exposing problems which may arise if massive tree plantations proposed for the tropics are to be established.

Ecological guidelines for development in tropical forest areas of South East Asia : summary of conclusions of [the] Regional Meeting on the Use of Ecological Guidelines for Development in Tropical Forest Areas of South East Asia held at Bandung, Indonesia, 29 May to 1 June 1974, including ecologi

This is the first ever publication to consider the global conservation needs for rodents. It is based on the proceedings of the IUCN/SSC Rodent Specialist Group meeting, held in Edmonton, Canada in August 1985