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Les Plantes Médicinales Méditerranéennes : un patrimoine à conserver
Community environment action planning : a guide for practitioners
    Wandago, Ben | Barrow, Edmund G. C. | Davies, Jonathan | Roba, Guyo Malicha

Community Environmental Action Planning (CEAP) is a stripped-down and simple participatory approach that has been used successfully over several years, and in a variety of forms, to introduce a greater degree of participation into environmental planning. CEAP is a proven and practical way to introduce greater accountability and community-ownership into ongoing institutional processes, such as district development planning, and to build capacity for creating and implementing policies of community participation. The guide has been designed for practitioners who are involved in environmental planning at community level and who want to do things better. It provides a quick and hands-on toolkit that is easy to use and which can help introduce simple but effective tools for participation within institutions that aim to become more accountable. CEAP approach emplowers local communities to undertake conservation and development initiatives that fit with their unique culture and value systems.
IUCN in Asia 2010
Protected Areas in East Asia : evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan
   

This paper outlines the progress of the East Asian region towards the goals adopted in the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA) and in the implementation of the Regional Action Plan for the Protected Areas of East Asia (RAP); findings of which arose from the East Asia workshop on implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas (CBD PoWPA), the ‘East Asia workshop’. The publication includes a brief summary of the East Asian region, the CBD PoWPA and the East Asia RAP and a report of the progress of the East Asia region in implementing the CBD PoWPA and the East Asia RAP targets and compares their progress against global progress. The paper also presents a short description of progress in each country.
Le climat change, changeons nos comportements
Large dams in West Africa : building the dialogue
   

This documentary film is a medium of information and awareness for various stakeholders (policy makers, civil society, populations, technical and financial partners) about the many challenges and opportunities related to large dams in West Africa. These challenges were addressed through four sites in the region: Sélingué in Mali, Bagre in Burkina Faso, Diama in Senegal and Kandadji (planned) in Niger. This film is produced under the project "Regional Dialogue on major water infrastructure in West Africa" launched in 2008 by ECOWAS through its Water Resources Coordination Centre (CCWR). In deciding to support ECOWAS in its approach, IUCN's goal is to promote environmentally sustainable and socially equitable water resources for West Africa by facilitating the extension of dialogue to non-state actors, civil society organizations and users. The film is used to disseminate recommendation of the regional consultation between stakeholders to promote good practices in designing, constructing and operating large water infrastructure.
Les grands barrages en Afrique de l'Ouest : bâtir le dialogue
   

Ce film documentaire est un support de sensibilisation et d'information des différents acteurs (décideurs, société civile, populations, partenaires techniques et financiers) sur les multiples enjeux et perspectives liés aux grands barrages en Afrique de l'Ouest. Ces aspects ont été abordés par le biais de quatre sites de la région : Sélingué au Mali, Bagré au Burkina Faso, Diama au Sénégal et Kandadji (en projet) au Niger. Ce film est réalisé dans le cadre du projet intitulé « Dialogue régional sur les grandes infrastructures hydrauliques en Afrique de l'Ouest » lancé en 2008 par la CEDEAO à travers son Centre de Coordination des Ressources en Eau (CCRE). En décidant d'accompagner la CEDEAO dans sa démarche, l'UICN s'est fixé comme objectif de promouvoir la gestion écologiquement durable et socialement équitable des ressources en eau de l'Afrique de l'Ouest en facilitant l’élargissement de la concertation aux acteurs non étatiques, aux organisations de la société civile et aux usagers. Ce film sert à diffuser les recommandations issues de la concertation régionale entre les parties prenantes pour favoriser des bonnes pratiques lors de la conception, la construction et l'exploitation des grandes infrastructures hydrauliques.
Pills, powders, vials and flakes : the bear bile trade in Asia
Las áreas protegidas de América Latina : situación actual y perspectivas para el futuro
   

La publicación de este libro quiere recalcar el valor y la importancia de las áreas protegidas para América Latina y el mundo. En esta publicación contamos algo de la historia de los sistemas nacionales de áreas protegidas, presentamos un registro de la situación actual y hablamos sobre las perspectivas y desafíos que enfrentan las áreas protegidas de 22 países latinoamericanos en el siglo XXI. También presentamos mapas con la ubicación geográfica, y por último, pero no menos importante, fotografías que exhiben la belleza de las áreas protegidas.
Identification et analyse des lacunes des Zones clés de la biodiversité : cibles pour des systèmes complets d'aires protégées
    A-As-Saqui, M. | Bakarr, Mohamed I. | Bennun, Leon A. | Brooks, Thomas M. | Clay, Rob P. | Darwall, W.R.T. | De Silva, Naamal | Edgar, Graham J. | Eken, Güven | Fishpool, Lincoln D. C. | Fonseca, Gustavo A. B. da | Foster, Matthew N. | Knox, David H. | Langhammer, Penny F. | Matiku, Paul | Radford, Elizabeth A. | Rodrigues, Ana S. L. | Salaman, Paul | Sechrest, Wes | Tordoff, Andrew W.

Des zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux ainsi que des zones importantes pour les plantes ont déjà été identifiées dans plus de 170 pays. L’approche des Zones clés de la biodiversité se base sur le travail accompli jusqu’à ce jour, dans le but de prodiguer des conseils pratiques aux gouvernements dans l’identification des cites qui doivent être protégés pour assurer l’avenir à la fois de la biodiversité et de l’humanité.
Chimpanzé de Schweinfurth (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) : état de conservation de l'espèce et plan d'action 2010-2020
    Amsini, F. | Bennett, E. | Beyers, R. | Didier, K. | Furuichi, T. | Greer, D. | Griffin, B. | Hart, J. | Hashimoto, C. | Hernandez, A. | Hicks, C. | Idani, G. | Kamenya, S. | Kanamori, M. | Makana, J. R. | McClennan, M. | McNeilage, Alastair | Moore, J. | Mulindahabi, F. | Nakamura, M. | Nangendo, G. | Nixon, S. | Ogawa, H. | Piel, A. | Pintea, Lilian | Plumptre, Andrew J. | Rose, R. | Sakamaki, T. | Stewart, F. | Tranquilli, S. | Vosper, A. | Williamson, Elizabeth A. | Yoshikawa, M. | Zamma, K.

Le chimpanzé de Schweinfurth est classé “En danger” et est l’objet d’une attention particulière au niveau global pour sa conservation. Cette publication offre un plan sur 10 ans qui, s’il est appliqué de manière complète, permettra le maintien de populations viables du chimpanzé dans son aire de distribution existante. Les chimpanzés sont une excellente espèce phare pour la conservation. Le fait de protéger leurs populations et leurs habitats permet de protéger d’innombrables autres espèces.
Parcs et réserves du Burundi : évaluation de l'efficacité de la gestion des aires protégées
Principles and practice of forest landscape restoration : case studies from the drylands of Latin America
   

This book presents the results of an international research project, which was designed explicitly to examine application of the forest landscape restoration (FLR) approach to dryland forest ecosystems in Latin America. In order for FLR to be transferred into mainstream practice that is adopted and promoted by governments and the private sector, as well as by local communities, information is needed on how the principles of FLR can be implemented in practice, in a cost-effective manner. It is this information need that the project was designed to address. The research focused on seven dryland areas where native forests have been subjected to intense human pressure in recent decades, resulting in severe deforestation and degradation. Each of these areas is characterized by high biodiversity of international conservation importance, with many endemic, threatened species.
Reflexiones Mediterráneas : año 2010
Guidelines for protected areas legislation
    Lausche, Barbara J.

The purpose of these guidelines is to update and expand the original guidelines on protected areas legislation published in 1980 and to reflect new developments and emerging issues. These developments include significant advances in international environmental law, and an improved scientific understanding of the role of protected areas in nature conservation, including conserving biodiversity, maintaining ecosystem functions and supporting sustainable development. As with the original 1980 guidelines, the primary technical audience for these new protected areas legislation guidelines is the legal drafter working closely with protected area authorities as well as others involved in the legislative process. These guidelines will also be a valuable resource for those employed in executive agencies that oversee and implement other policies and programmes affecting or affected by protected areas legislation. In addition, these protected areas legislation guidelines will be useful for those involved with or interested in the progress, review or drafting of protected areas legislation.
Zones importantes pour les plantes en Méditerranée méridionale et orientale : sites prioritaires pour la conservation
    Catullo, G. | Montmollin, Bertrand de | Radford, Elizabeth A.

Ce rapport présente une évaluation préliminaire des Zones importantes pour les plantes en Méditerranée méridionale et orientale, plus l’Albanie. Dix recommandations ont été formulées, qui contribueront à orienter les actions de conservation de la flore sauvage en Méditerranée. La mise en oeuvre effective de ces recommandations permettra d’améliorer à long terme l’environnement et la qualité de vie des habitants dans cette région unique. En revanche, un échec se solderait par une diminution des ressources naturelles et par une capacité d’adaptation insuffisante ou nulle face aux impacts négatifs des changements climatiques.
Pangani River system : future of the basin report
   

In 2002, a detailed situation analysis of water and environmental issues was done for the Pangani Basin. Following that, a series of pilot projects funded by the Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) of IUCN and by DFID led to the development of a Pangani River Basin Management Project (PRBMP) that continued until 2011. In the final phase of the project, climate change was investigated further. The most up-to-date predictions of climate change were used to re-run three of the scenarios with climate change added. By comparing the three scenarios with and without climate change, the additional changes that could occur simply because of climate became apparent. This report summarises the findings. After providing background information on the project, the mandates of the Pangani Basin Water Office and Board, and the hydrology of the basin, it describes the different scenarios and outlines the approach used to develop them.
Important plant areas of the south and east Mediterranean region : priority sites for conservation
    Catullo, G. | Montmollin, Bertrand de | Radford, Elizabeth A.

This report describes a rapid assessment of Important Plant Areas in the south and east Mediterranean; a project designed to provide the ‘wild plant perspective’ for the regional investment strategy of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. The project partnership of IUCN, Plantlife International and WWF with botanical teams from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria and Albania, was supported by the French Development Agency. 10 recommendations have been developed to help direct the conservation of wild plants in the Mediterranean. Successful implementation of these will secure a sustainable future for the environment and inhabitants of this unique region; failure will condemn both to a poverty of natural resources and little or no resilience in the face of profound changes in climate.
Sustainability assessment of beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) live-capture removals in the Sakhalin-Amur region, Okhotsk Sea, Russia : report of an independent scientific review panel
    Reeves, Randall R. | Brownell, Robert L. | Burkanov, V. N. | Kingsley, Michael | Lowry, Lloyd F. | Taylor, Barbara L.

An independent scientific review panel was formed under the auspices of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) to review the results of research on belugas (Delphinapterus leucas), or white whales, in the Sakhalin–Amur region of eastern Russia and to assess the sustainability of recent live-capture removals.
Razvoj nacionalnog agro-ekološkog programa za Srbiju
    Cooper, Tamsin | Hart, Kaley | Ivanov, Sergej | Keenelyside, Clunie | Pezold, Tomasz | Redman, Mark | Vidojevic, Dragana | Ðordevic-Miloševic, Suzana

This Handbook presents many of the key outputs, recommendations and accumulated expertise from the project “Support for Agri-environment Policies and Programming in Serbia” that was undertaken between 2008 and 2010. It is produced in both Serbian and English and is intended to serve as a reference document to support the future programming of agri-environment measures in Serbia. Special attention is given to introducing the concept of high nature value (HNV) farming and the biodiversity benefits associated with using agri-environment and other rural development measures to maintain low intensity farming systems typically found in Serbia. The publication is the first attempt to systematically introduce the concepts of HNV farming and agrienvironment policies and payments to a Serbian audience.
Guide to corporate ecosystem valuation : a framework for improving corporate decision-making
   

Ecosystem valuation is a complex topic with extensive jargon and rapidly evolving techniques. Although a multitude of related guidelines already exist, none cater directly for the needs of business. As companies start to show an interest in CEV, it is therefore essential to provide an approach that they can follow and rely upon, that is accepted by planners and decisionmakers, and which has been developed through a process of close collaboration with businesses themselves. This is what this Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation aims to do.
Catchment management and coral reef conservation : a practical guide for coastal resource managers to reduce damage from catchment areas based on best practice case studies
    Wilkinson, Clive R. | Brodie, Jon

This book aims to help people manage coral reefs and other coastal ecosystems; especially to solve problems that flow from nearby catchment (watershed) areas. Such catchment areas may be adjacent to the coral reef, or include areas a long way away and outside the jurisdiction and control of the coastal manager. This book introduces ways to reduce some of that damage through cooperation with people and industries upstream, based on the experiences of many coastal managers around the world.
Investing in nature and people : celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 : annual report 2010
Biodiversity and ecosystem management in the Iraqi marshlands : screening study on potential World Heritage nomination
    Amr, Zuhair S. | Garstecki, Tobias

<p>This report includes an inventory of data and information on the Iraqi marshland ecosystem; technical guidance on the assessment framework and tools for ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation with regard to the requirements for World Heritage nomination; and guidance on the development of a network in the field of ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation which would contribute to the planning, implementation and monitoring the long-term management of the Iraqi marshlands, in relation to possible next steps in the World Heritage nomination process.</p>
Mitigating climate change through restoration and management of coastal wetlands and near-shore marine ecosystems : challenges and opportunities
    Herr, Dorothée | Tamelander, Jerker | Laffoley, D. | Vandever, Justin

This report builds on these and other efforts to bring to light the important carbon sequestration potential of coastal wetlands, and the significant and largely unaccounted for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the disturbance, drainage, and conversion of these natural coastal carbon sinks for agriculture, tourism and other coastal development. This publication consolidates information from the literature and provides analysis on the climate change mitigation potential of seagrasses and coastal wetlands, including coastal peats, target_idal freshwater wetlands, salt marshes and mangroves.
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