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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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The World Economic Forum : a partner in shaping history : the first 40 years, 1971-2010
   

This book provides a year-by-year summary of the highlights of the four decades of the World Economic Forum. For the most part, it tells the Forum's story through the eyes of its members, the participants in its activities, and its leadership, as well as through media reports
Community-based adaptation to climate change
Water ecosystem services and poverty under climate change : key issues and research priorities : report of a scoping exercise to help develop a research programme for the UK Department for International Development
    Batchelor, Charles | Bond, Ivan | Hope, Chris | Mayers, James | Morrison, Elaine | Wheeler, Breana

To help shape a research programme proposed by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), this report seeks to highlight some of the critical issues facing water ecosystem services in Africa, South Asia and Latin America and makes recommendations on the research that is needed to fill the current gaps in knowledge and practice.
Partage des bénéfices issus des grands barrages en Afrique de l'Ouest
    Skinner, Jamie | Naisse, Madiodio | Haas, Lawrence

Ce rapport passe en revue l'expérience acquise en matière de déplacement des populations touchées par les barrages en Afrique de l'Ouest au cours des 40 dernières années et examine les mécanismes qui permettent un partage plus équitable des bénéfices issus des barrages en veillant à ce que les conditions de vie des populations affectées soient améliorées.
Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change : a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates
    Arnell, Nigel | Berry, Pam | Dodman, David | Fankhauser, Samuel | Hope, Chris | Kovats, Sari | Nicholls, Robert | Parry, Martin L. | Satterthwaite, David | Tiffin, Richard | Wheeler, T. R.

This report takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. Professor Martin Parry and his co-authors look at the estimates from a range of perspectives.
Global conservation of forest biodiversity : options for a forest protected area network under the CBD
    Schmitt, Christine B. | Pistorius, Till | Winkel, Georg

Deforestation and forest degradation are two of the main causes of the progressing loss of terrestrial biodiversity and are continuing at an alarming rate worldwide, especially in tropical countries. The underlying drivers of forest destruction vary from region to region, but can be linked mainly to human activities such as land use pressure and related policies. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) considers protected areas (PA) as a cornerstone in its strategy for reducing the current loss of species and habitats in all types of ecosystems and therefore calls for a global PA network. Recognising the unsatisfactory spatial coverage and degree of effectiveness of existing PA in forests (FPA), the 9th Conference of the Parties to the CBD (COP9) reconfirmed the importance of national and regional FPA networks and the sustainable financing of FPA. Forests require particular attention regarding conservation due to their exceptional biodiversity, large cover area and their role in the adaptation and mitigation of global climate change. The present report has the objective of supporting the implementation of the recent COP9 decision on FPA through scientific analyses and practical policy-advice. Based on the evaluation of existing concepts for the selection, management and financing of FPA, it develops recommendations for the creation of a global FPA network. The character of the proposed network is discussed and suggestions are made for its realisation under the CBD, in particular concerning FPA selection, financing mechanisms and implementation.
Denkmalschutz und Naturschutz : voneinander lernen und Synergien nutzen
    Blucha, Jürgen | Körner, Stefan | Nagel, Annemarie | Wiersbinski, Norbert

Denkmalschutz und Naturschutz sind zwei Disziplinen, die sich dem Schutz und der Pflege kulturhistorisch bedeutsamer Einzelobjekte, aber auch Ensembles und ganzen Landschaften annehmen. Nicht immer gelingt es, dieses Interesse gemeinsam zu vertreten, nicht immer entsprechen sich die disziplinären Zielsetzungen. Dies ist dann der Fall, wenn der Naturschutz sein breites Spektrum der im Bundesnaturschutzgesetz verankerten kulturhistorischen, ästhetischen und ökologischen Argumente für den Schutz von Natur und Landschaft aus den Augen verliert und sich einseitig auf ein Begründungsmuster beschränkt. Die in den letzten Jahren erkennbare Erweiterung des Naturschutzes für kulturalistische Begründungen, die sich auf die Schönheit und Eigenart beziehen, ermöglicht insbesondere eine verstärkte Anbindung an den Denkmalschutz. Die Thematisierung dieses Verhältnisses als Selbst- und Fremdwahrnehmung der jeweiligen Disziplin ist unabdingbare Voraussetzung für diesen Dialog. Die vorliegende Publikation erschließt dieses Verhältnis. Sie versammelt Referate zweier Tagungen, die sowohl die Schwierigkeiten, aber auch die sich unterstützenden Effekte einer Zusammenarbeit deutlich machen. Sie zeigen, dass ein frühzeitiges Zusammenwirken beider Disziplinen, die Förderung des interdisziplinären Austausches und die Nutzung der den einzelnen Disziplinen zur Verfügung stehenden Instrumente, Erfolg versprechender sind als ein interdisziplinärer Kampf um Maximallösungen.
Flug über das Grüne Band
    Riecken, Uwe | Leidorf, Klaus | Ullrich, Karin Susanne

Im Bereich des ehemaligen Eisernen Vorhangs, der früheren Grenze zwischen Ost und West, konnte sich aufgrund der Nutzungsruhe und Abgeschiedenheit über Jahrzehnte ein zusammenhängendes Band von zum Teil wertvollen Biotopen entwickeln, das heutige „Grüne Band“. Es bildet einen wichtigen Lebensraum für eine Vielzahl gefährdeter Arten. Durch seine weitgehende Vollständigkeit und Verknüpfung mit vielen Naturlandschaften Deutschlands bildet es die Hauptachse eines bundesweiten Biotopverbunds. 20 Jahre nach der Öffnung des Eisernen Vorhangs bildet das Grüne Band zudem einen wichtigen Bestandteil des Nationalen Naturerbes. Gleichzeitig ist es ein lebendiges Denkmal für die ehemalige deutsche Teilung. An vielen Stellen ist das Grüne Band vom Boden aus nur schwer zu erkennen. Deshalb wurde bereits zum dritten Mal eine Befliegung durchgeführt und das deutsche Grüne Band vollständig durch Luftaufnahmen dokumentiert. Mit dieser DVD möchten wir in Form eines virtuellen Fluges über das Grüne Band seine Vielgestaltigkeit vorstellen, aber auch auf bereits vorhandene Lücken hinweisen.
TVEAP climate change films compilation
   

Films included in this compilation are "Mekong: Watch That River!" (2009); "Small Islands, Big Impact" (2009); "South Asia: Crowded Land, Drying Rivers" (2009); and "Yellow River Blues" (2009). Additional information and synopses of the individual films is available from the TVEAP website (www.tveap.org).
Royaume du Maroc : patrimoine naturel et aires protégées
   

Le Maroc entreprend une initiative de grande envergure visant l'établissement d'un réseau national d'aires protégées écologiquement représentatif et adéquatement géré. Plus de 150 Sites d'Intérêt Biologique et Ecologique, identifiés dans différentes régions du pays constituent la base spatiale pour l'établissement de ces aires protégées. Jusqu'en 2006, neuf de ces sites ont été classés Parcs Nationaux.
Environment in Andalusia : 2008 report, summary
   

The report on the environment of Andalusia is the most consolidated annual environmental information resource in our Autonomous Community, constituting as well an important reference within Spain and the European countries. This report summary presents the main elements of the original document, adapting them to a fast and easy reading, in order to favour the access and distribution of the environmental information generated in Andalusia.
Langzeitforschung für eine nachhaltige Waldnutzung
Kosten eines gesetzeskonformen Schutzes der Biotope von nationaler Bedeutung
   

The starting point of the present study is the fact that the quality of biotopes in Switzerland that are nationally protected is deteriorating and some are also shrinking in size. There are nearly 6000 biotopes in Switzerland, covering about 2% of the country's surface area. They belong to five categories: raised bogs, fens, floodplains, dry meadows and pastures, and spawning areas for amphibians. The declining quality and quantity of biotopes may be due to insufficient funding to ensure their protection and maintenance. Nine different cost categories, ranging from contracts with land owners to maintenance and performance reviews, were used to calculate the costs of providing legal biotope conservation. The annual costs were estimated to amount to between148 and 183 million Swiss francs. A further 697 to 1427 million Swiss francs would be needed to restore heavily damaged biotopes. Estimates varied, depending on what measures were assumed to be needed. The estimated annual cost of conserving Swiss biotopes is twice the current expenditure.
A Pan African Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Adaptation and Mitigation
   

The working conference had as its principal theme to learn about the science of adaptation and mitigation, and related issues of biodiversity conservation issues in the context of United Nations' climate change negotiations.
African Indigenous Peoples' Workshop on Effective Use of Information Communication Technology (ICTs) in Environmental Advocacy
   

The focus of the Windhoek conference was a sharing of experiences of how mapping and other participatory applications of geo-spatial information technology (GIT) can help empower indigenous peoples and rural communities to protect biodiversity and the natural resources on which they are reliant.
Report of the Technical Workshop on the Status, Limitations and Opportunities for Improving the Monitoring of Shark Fisheries and Trade, Rome, 3-6 November 2008
   

This report documents the discussions and conclusions of the Technical Workshop that was held to evaluate the current limitations in the monitoring of the shark fisheries and the trade in shark products and to recommend strategies for improving the situation. The Technical Workshop was held in Rome from 3 to 6 November 2008 and was funded by the Japan-funded Trust Fund Project on "CITES and commercially-exploited aquatic species, including the evaluation of listing proposals".
Monitoring disaster displacement in the context of climate change : findings of a study by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
   

This study looks at natural disasters and forced displacement in the context of climate change. It has two aims: firstly, to provide an estimate of forced displacement related to disasters in 2008, specifi cally climate-related disasters; and secondly, to propose a methodology that could be applied to monitor disaster-related displacement on an ongoing basis. The study uses existing data sets on the impacts of natural disasters in 2008, crossreferences various sources, and individually investigates a number of events to estimate the numbers of persons displaced by disasters in 2008.
Diagnóstico da visitação pública e propostas de açáo para o Parque Estadual Alberto Löfgren, São Paulo, Brasil
    Andrade, Waldir Joel de | Eston, Marilda Rapp de | Reis, Alessandra Friere de | Herculiani, Sueli

The Alberto Löfgren State Park (PEAL) is a conservation unit of indirect use, with 174 hectares, located in the northern city of São Paulo, which receives an enormous amount of public visitors. The report aimed to perform a diagnosis of public visitation and outline proposals for action for the conservation unit, in order to help the management in this park. // O Parque Estadual Alberto Löfgren (PEAL) é uma Unidade de Conservação de Uso Indireto, com 17 ha, localizado na zona norte da cidade de São Paulo, que recebe uma enorme quantarget_idade de público visitante. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram realizar um diagnóstico da visitação pública e delinear propostas de ação para esta Unidade de Conservação, visando auxiliar o manejo deste Parque.
Business, biodiversity offsets and BBOP : an overview
   

This overview document provides an introduction to the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme, its work to date, the principles and challenges of offset development, and the programme’s vision for the future.
Global open oceans and deep seabed (GOODS) biogeographic classification
   

This report presents a biogeographic classification for global open ocean and deep sea areas (GOODS). It has been compiled by an international expert group initiated at a workshop held in Mexico City, Mexico, in January 2007, and is based on the input of many scientists and managers. It has been made available to meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (the UN Working Group). This classification covers open oceans and deep seabed with an emphasis on areas beyond national jurisdiction. Open ocean and deep seabed are non-legal terms commonly understood by scientists to refer to the water column and seabed beyond the continental shelf.
Geography of mammalian herbivores in the Indian Trans-Himalaya : patterns and processes
    Tsewang Namgail

Animals need adequate resources so that their populations not only survive but thrive. So they seek places that can best provide them. Yet, they face several challenges, while obtaining these resources, e.g., predators, competitors and physical obstacles: mountains and rivers. Some animals are better-equipped to overcome these challenges, and are widely distributed, while others are not. These differences generate uneven pattern of distribution of life on earth. Tsewang Namgail’s study on the mammalian herbivores in the arid regions of the Himalayan mountains shows that interspecific competition is a major factor determining distribution and diversity patterns of these animals. Topography is also an important factor determining their coexistence, and thus it plays a crucial role in the formation and maintenance of herbivore assemblies in these drier, alpine regions. The study highlights that herbivores change their diet spectrum in response to the number of other herbivore species in an assemblage, and therefore emphasizes the inclusion of interspecific interactions in species distribution models.
Biofuels, land access and rural livelihoods in Tanzania
    Sulle, Emmanuel | Nelson, Fred

During the past several years, biofuels in rich countries have come to be regarded as an important option for reducing consumption of petroleum, which is a main policy goal as a result of recent high oil prices, energy security concerns, and global climate change. The use and development of alternative sources of energy are increasingly encouraged in western countries, and private and public sources of financial support for biofuels development have increased greatly. For African countries, this is leading to growing interest from western and Asian private investors in biofuels projects, as well as growing support from development partners for incorporating biofuels into government policies and development plans. For African countries which are non-oil producers, biofuel production has the potential to provide a substitute for costly oil imports which are one of the major uses of foreign exchange and sources of inflation in African economies, and to provide a new source of agricultural income in rural areas. Tanzania is one of the African countries which have seen a rapid increase in biofuel production and investment proposals during the past several years. The purpose of this report is to describe existing patterns of biofuel development and crop cultivation in Tanzanian rural areas in order to improve the understanding of how these various potential threats and opportunities from biofuels expansion are playing out in reality.
Situación y conservación de la liebre de piornal Lepus castroviejoi en la Cordillera Cantábrica
    Ballesteros, Fernando | Palacios, Borja

Relates to a species endemic to Spain, Lepus castroviejoi or the broom hare.
Generic guidelines for preparation of security plan for tiger reserves
   

This document attempts to provide a roadmap at recognising and evaluating threats to any Tiger Reserve and formulating an appropriate response to such threats.
Tropical forest conservation : attitudes and preferences
    Huberman, David | Faust, Anne-Kathrin | Baranzini, Andrea

This paper applies contingent valuation to assess public awareness of tropical deforestation; to investigate the willingness to pay (WTP) to conserve tropical forests; and to determine the impact of the payment vehicle on the stated willingness to pay.
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