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Interactions between HIV/AIDS and the environment : a review of the evidence and recommendations for next steps
    Bolton, Susan M. | Talman, Anna

Recent studies have brought to light a series of interacting and complex relationships, many with negative feedback loops, between HIV/AIDS and the environment. A comprehensive examination of these relationships and analyses of the quality and breadth of the evidence are lacking. This publication intends to fill this gap by reviewing the published literature regarding the potential links between HIV/AIDS and the environment to assess the evidence for these connections and to provide guidance for possible next steps in addressing them through basic or operations research and intervention.
Conservation and human rights : the need for international standards
    Oviedo, Gonzalo | Pabón, Luis | Painter, Michael | Redford, Kent H. | Roe, Dilys | Siegele, Linda | Springer, Jenny | Thomas, David | Walker-Painemilla, Kristen

This briefing discusses the human rights impact of conservation policies and the role of non-governmental and international conservation organizations in protecting human rights while supporting conservation initiatives. The article includes information relating to the Conservation Initiative on Human Rights and a description of the IUCN resolutions and recommendations regarding human rights and conservation.
Conservation à l'échelle du Paysage dans le Bassin du Congo : Leçons tirées du Programme régional pour l'environnement en Afrique centrale (CARPE)
    Angu, Kenneth | Tchamou, Nicodème | Yanggen, David

Cette publication ambitieuse se concentre sur les leçons apprises pendant dix ans d'approches appliquées de la conservation dans le cadre du Programme régional pour l'environnement en Afrique centrale (CARPE), qui opère dans neuf pays couvrant l'intégralité du Bassin du Congo. Cette publication comprend 27 études de cas de conservation appliquée, ainsi que sept articles généraux faisant la synthèse des résultats des études de cas qui couvrent différents domaines thématiques. L'accent mis sur les leçons apprises vise à synthétiser les principales recommandations concernant les meilleures pratiques pour la mise en oeuvre des projets de conservation dans la région. C'est un guide riche et pratique pour l'exercice d'une conservation appliquée qui sera d'une utilité inestimable pour les écologistes du Bassin du Congo et du monde entier.
Mangroves : soldiers of our coasts
   

This children's book describes mangroves and all the essential services they provide: livelihoods for coastal communities, shelter for rich biodiversity, absorption of CO2, providing clean water, and protection from storms, hurricanes and tsunamis.
REDD readiness requires radical reform : prospects for making the big changes needed to prepare for REDD-plus in Ghana : co-chairs’ summary of an international REDD readiness dialogue in Ghana
    Arthur, Emelia | Maginnis, Stewart | Mayers, James

This report builds on the outcomes of the Ghana REDD-plus readiness field dialogue, held in Ghana in November 2009. Chapter 2 captures the context and status of REDD-plus readiness in Ghana. Chapter 3 highlights lessons learned from international and local experiences. Chapter 4 explores the challenges and ways forward for REDD-plus readiness in Ghana identified by the dialogue and concludes with a list of key actions that stakeholder groups need to undertake.
A sustainable financing strategy for the Andaman
    Baig, Saima
The project "Ecologically and Socio Economically sound Coastal Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Conservation in Tsunami Affected Countries of the Indian Ocean" aimed to facilitate coastal ecosystem rehabilitation and conservation activities in critically degraded and threatened ecosystems in tsunami-affected countries of the Indian Ocean. Two countries were selected to implement the project: Sri Lanka and Thailand. Part of the project involved developing a Sustainable Financing Strategy for the project areas. This document serves as the Sustainable Financing Strategy for the Thailand Component. It looks at the situation in the project area and recommends financing options and other measures that would help to sustain the activities initiated as part of the project.
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in northern Africa
    Abdul Malak, Dania | Cuttelod, Annabelle | García, Nieves

This assessment is the first overview of the conservation status of 877 northern African freshwater species belonging to five taxonomic groups—fish, molluscs, dragonflies and damselflies, freshwater crabs and aquatic plants—in accordance with the IUCN regional Red List guidelines. Species at risk of regional extinction are mapped and conservation measures are proposed to reduce the probability of future declines.
Best practice guidelines for great ape tourism
    Macfie, Elizabeth J. | Williamson, Elizabeth A.

Great ape tourism, if well implemented, can serve to conserve the species but it can also have considerable negative impacts if it is not based on sound conservation principles. These guidelines have been developed for both existing and potential great apes tourism sites that wish to improve the degree to which their programme contributes to the conservation rather than the exploitation of great apes. This publication should be viewed as an essential part of the toolkit for any site practising or considering great ape tourism as part of its conservation programme.
Landscape-scale conservation in the Congo Basin: lessons learned from the Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE)
    Angu, Kenneth | Tchamou, Nicodème | Yanggen, David

This ambitious publication focuses on lessons learned from ten years of applied conservation approaches of the Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), which operates in nine countries spanning the entire Congo Basin. This publication contains 27 case studies of applied conservation as well as seven overview articles synthesizing the results of the case studies, which cover different thematic areas. The emphasis on lessons learned is aimed at synthesizing the key pieces of advice concerning the best practices for implementing conservation projects in the region. This is a rich and practical guide to carrying out applied conservation that should be of great tool for conservationists in the Congo Basin and around the world.
Conservation status and impact of trade on the Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa in Java, Indonesia
    Auliya, Mark

The Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa has been used in the international skin trade since the early 20th century. Concern over the effects of trade, notably in Indonesia, and a distinct decline in export volumes at the end of the 1980s, led to the listing of the Oriental Rat Snake in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in January 1990. Following the Appendix-II listing of Oriental Rat Snake, the annual export quota was decreased to 250 000 in 1990 and further to 200 000 in 1992 and 1993. The CITES Animals Committee noted in 1993 that the trade volume in this species reported as originating from Indonesia by importing countries exceeded the volume of exports reported by Indonesia. The Secretariat suspended international trade in the species as a result of this discrepancy. After 12 years, the ban was lifted in 2005, following fieldwork conducted by the Indonesian Scientific Authority (LIPI) on the biology of the species and the impact of trade. Subsequently the present study related to the non-detriment finding (NDF) process was conducted by TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. Seventeen Oriental Rat Snake traders were visited (15 in Central Java, two in East Java). Morphometric and reproductive data were gathered, and attempts were made to clarify trade structure and routes, to collate views on population status, and to assess management practice. The 12-year suspension of trade in skins of the Oriental Rat Snake appears to have triggered a large, and now well established illegal trade in meat and gall bladders of the species. Three ports in Java currently ship consignments of frozen rat snake meat to China and Taiwan. If this trade, which clearly has the potential to use by-products of the skin industry, is to continue, it is essential that it is regulated and brought within the same management system proposed for the skin trade.
The state of wildlife trade in China : information on the trade in wild animals and plants in China in 2008
   

This report is the third in an annual series on emerging trends in China’s wildlife trade. that aim to highlight wildlife trade trends in threatened and at-risk wildlife, with an emphasis on the impact of China’s trade on globally important biodiversity “hotspots”. These hotspots have a crucial influence on the survival of endangered species, where conservation action to reduce wildlife trade threats can bring about the greatest benefit. While these hotspots might be problem areas at present, they offer great opportunities for conservation success if action is effective. Topics include the exploitation for trade of tigers and other big cats, the origins of timber imported from Africa and South-East Asia, illegal trade on the China-Myanmar border, the consumption of and trade in freshwater turtles in southern China, and TRAFFIC-led training efforts relating to wild medicinal plants and their use in Chinese traditional medicine. Other topics in this issue include the analysis of wildlife trade information from Hong Kong SAR, the coral trade in East Asia, cross-border enforcement efforts, the illegal online wildlife trade, China’s new management regulations covering the coral and ivory trades, and a public awareness campaign aimed at sustainable wildlife consumption. The report found that over-exploitation of wildlife for trade has affected many species and is stimulating illegal trade across China’s borders.This report aims to continue TRAFFIC’s efforts to encourage sustainable wildlife trade trends in China, informing policymakers, enforcers and consumers. Together, these stakeholders can achieve the vision of a world in which usage of wild plants and animals is managed at sustainable levels while making a significant contribution to human needs.
Pagos por Servicios Ambientales : Marcos Jurídicos e Institucionales
    Greiber, Thomas

El análisis y la interacción con socios involucrados en transacciones relacionadas con servicios ambientales y políticas y leyes conexas en los últimos 10 años, han evidenciado una clara necesidad de comprender mejor los marcos jurídicos e institucionales que tienen el potencial de favorecer o entorpecer el desarrollo de regímenes de pagos por servicios ambientales (PSA), así como las complejas consideraciones jurídicas que afectan a los proyectos de servicios ambientales. En este informe se analizan los marcos jurídicos e institucionales de regímenes y proyectos relacionados con PSA hídricos en cuatro países andinos: Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia y Perú.
El Tiempo de las Empresas de Biodiversidad
En gouvernance partagée! : un guide pratique pour les aires marines protégées en Afrique de l'Ouest
    Borrini, Grazia | Chatelain, Christian | Hosch, Gilles

Les Aires Marines Protégées (AMPs) d’Afrique de l’Ouest tiennent enfin, avec ce guide pratique, leur outil d’émancipation. Il est temps de structurer les approches et passer à la vitesse supérieure en matière de gouvernance partagée et gestion conjointe des aires protégées. Tous ceux qui s’intéressent de près ou de loin aux AMPs—communautés, individus, organisations gouvernementales ou non— vont pouvoir se situer ici dans leur processus de gouvernance. Ils vont identifier des options et des méthodes, comprendre des concepts et procéder par étapes vers l’engagement des parties prenantes et le partage du pouvoir, des responsabilités, des connaissances et du travail. Ce document est là pour les y aider.
Wami basin : a situation analysis
    Ngana, J. | Mahay, Florence | Cross, Katharine

The Situation Analyses of the Wami and Ruvu (including coastal rivers) sub-basins were produced as separate analyses of the status, conditions and key issues affecting ecosystems in each basin using existing available information. The analyses provide information on natural resources (including water), socio-economic issues and the governance structure of water resource management. The purpose of each situation analysis is to provide an assessment that will be sufficiently adequate for priority themes or areas for actions to be developed in each basin according to the objectives of the National Water Sector Development Programme. This situation analysis will be used as background material for proposed project interventions. Data and information were derived from literature review and interviews carried out with key stakeholders in the Wami and Ruvu basins. The interviews were semi-structured and aimed to determine activities as well as challenges and opportunities in hot spot areas of the sub-basin.
Ruvu basin : a situation analysis
    Ngana, J. | Mahay, Florence | Cross, Katharine

The Situation Analyses of the Wami and Ruvu (including coastal rivers) sub-basins were produced as separate analyses of the status, conditions and key issues affecting ecosystems in each basin using existing available information. The analyses provide information on natural resources (including water), socio-economic issues and the governance structure of water resource management. The purpose of each situation analysis is to provide an assessment that will be sufficiently adequate for priority themes or areas for actions to be developed in each basin according to the objectives of the National Water Sector Development Programme. This situation analysis will be used as background material for proposed project interventions. Data and information were derived from literature review and interviews carried out with key stakeholders in the Wami and Ruvu basins. The interviews were semi-structured and aimed to determine activities as well as challenges and opportunities in hot spot areas of the sub-basin.
Addressing climate change : issues and solutions from around the world
    Willetts, Elizabeth | Guadagno, Lorenzo | Ikkala Nyman, Ninni

This publication synthesizes information on IUCN's work in this domain, particularly highlighting programmatic work in projects at local and national level, implemented by IUCN's Global thematic and Regional Programmes and Commissions. It serves as an introductory "where we are at" on climate change response in some areas of our work.
TEEB : the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity report for business : executive summary
    Bishop, Joshua

This report provides a summary for the business community, illustrated with examples from a range of companies and sectors. It asks: what are the risks and opportunities to business of ecological change? What is business currently doing about biodiversity and ecosystem services? What more could business do? and how can the business imperative to deliver profits be better aligned with the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources?
Protecting the Earth's two most important assets : introducing healthy parks healthy people
Panduan Pencegahan dan Mitigasi Konflik antara Manusia dan Kera Besar
    Hockings, Kimberley | Humle, Tatyana

One of the challenges facing great ape conservation is the rising level of interaction between humans and great apes, and the resulting conflicts that emerge. It is essential that we develop a comprehensive understanding of existing and potential conflict situations, and their current or future impacts on both great apes and humans. This will require the integration of quantitative and qualitative data on multiple aspects of human and great ape behaviour and ecology, along with a good understanding of local people’s perceptions of the situation. Such knowledge can then be used to develop effective, locally-adapted, management strategies to prevent or mitigate human-great ape conflicts, whilst respecting both conservation objectives and socio-cultural-economic contexts. These guidelines outline a sequence of logical steps that should be considered prior to any form of human-great ape conflict intervention, and propose possible counter-measures to be used in the management of human-great ape conflicts.
Approaches to conservation of medicinal plants and traditional knowledge : a focus on the Chittagong Hill Tracts
    Motaleb, Mohammad Abdul

This report documents different approaches to conservation of medicinal plants and traditional knowledge in Bolipara union of Thanchi upazila of Bandarban hill district. This initiative involved the collection of baseline data on medicinal plants and their uses, motivating people towards the uses and practices, identification and knowledge sharing with the traditional healers, establishment of an electronic database and carrying out specific conservation measures and awareness activities. This document also provides a number of recommendations to ensure sustainability of such initiatives for safeguarding medicinal plants and indigenous knowledge associated with them. We sincerely hope that this account will be useful to the people interested in medicinal plants, especially in developing countries.
Ecosystems and human well-being : a manual for assessment practitioners
    Ash, Neville | Blanco, Hernán | Brown, Claire | Garcia, Keisha | Henrichs, Thomas | Lucas, Nicolas | Raudsepp-Hearne, Ciara | Simpson, R. David (Ralph David) | Scholes, Robert | Tomich, Thomas P. (Thomas Patrick) | Vira, Bhaskar | Zurek, Monika

Designed by a partnership of UN agencies, international scientific organizations, and development agencies, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) is the most extensive study ever of the linkages between the world's ecosystems and human well-being. The goal of the MA is to establish the scientific basis for actions needed to enhance the contribution of ecosystems to human well-being without undermining their long-term productivity. With contributions by more than 500 scientists from 70 countries, the MA has proven to be one of the most important conservation initiatives ever undertaken, and the ecosystem services paradigm on which it is based provides the standard for practice. This manual supplies the specific tools that practitioners of the paradigm need in order to extend their work into the future. The manual is a stand-alone how-to guide to conducting assessments of the impacts on humans of ecosystem changes. In addition, assessment practitioners who are looking for guidance on particular aspects of the assessment process will find individual chapters of this manual to be useful in advancing their understanding of best practices in ecosystem assessment. The manual builds on the experiences and lessons learned from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment global and sub-global assessment initiatives, with chapters written by well-known participants in those initiatives. It also includes insights and experiences gained from a wider range of ecosystem service-focused assessment activities since the completion of the MA in 2005.
The Earthscan reader in poverty and biodiversity conservation
    Elliott, Joanna | Roe, Dilys

In the last decade biodiversity loss and persistent poverty in developing countries have been recognised as major international problems that require urgent attention. However, the nature and scale of the links between these two problems, and between efforts to address them, has been the subject of much heated debate. Understanding the different elements of this debate is critical for the move towards constructive solutions. This Reader provides a guide to, and commentary on, the different strands of the urrent conservation-poverty debate through a selection of key readings from both the conservation and development literature including policy documents, journal articles and reports.
Le Centre de la conservation de l'UICN à Gland, en Suisse : création d'un bâtiment durable
   

"The book presents an overview of how the IUCN Conservation Centre provides innovative solutions in terms of its environmental, economic and social performance, in addition to creating a truly aesthetic and functional built environment. Detailed information on the architectural concept; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering; structural engineering; and building exterior and interior of the building provide a further insight into this leading-edge building." (Holcim Foundation)
IUCN Conservation Centre in Gland, Switzerland : the creation of a sustainable building
   

"The book presents an overview of how the IUCN Conservation Centre provides innovative solutions in terms of its environmental, economic and social performance, in addition to creating a truly aesthetic and functional built environment. Detailed information on the architectural concept; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering; structural engineering; and building exterior and interior of the building provide a further insight into this leading-edge building." (Holcim Foundation)
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