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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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Fish and invertebrate life histories and important fisheries of the Pangani River Basin
   

This report describe the relationships between the timing and magnitude of freshwater flows in the Pangani system and the biology and life history characteristics of its key fish and invertebrate species. Such information could be used to infer what the historic abundance levels and distribution patterns were for these species in the Pangani catchment (where such information is lacking); predict how abundance and distribution patterns may change in the future under altered flow patterns; and derive the relationships between water level and fishery production that will be used to predict changes in catches in Nyumba ya Mungu, Lake Jipe, Kalimawe Dam and the Pangani estuary under different flow and water-level scenarios. This report is the product of two, short, desk-based Specialist Studies of the Pangani River Basin Flow Assessment (PRBFA) Initiative. Based on published literature, information from the Internet and from a five-day field visit in June 2007, the report describes the main aquatic biotopes of the Pangani River Basin, an area of over 43,000 km².
Task 5 report : an assessment of understanding and knowledge gaps : final report
   

This report provides information to enhance understanding of water-related ecological and economic systems of the Pangani Basin based on work which was already completed then with a view to identifying gaps and development of Terms of Reference for specialist studies to address the gaps.
Hydraulic study of Lake Jipe, Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir and Kirua Swamp
   

This report documents information on surface water inflows and groundwater recharge in maintaining water levels in Lake Jipe and the Kirua swamps and water levels (or depth) and inundated areas in Lake Jipe, Nyumba ya Mungu and Kirua Swamp associated with different antecedent river flows and seasonal variations in aspects such as evaporation, etc.
Basin delineation report : final report
   

This report addresses study area delineation and site selection for the Pangani Environmental Flow Assessment work. The task was accomplished by first separately delineating relatively homogeneous zones and sub-zones along the river and estuary, and for socio-economic activities in the basin. Thereafter, the resultant delineations were synchronised to produce a scheme for all project work. Within this scheme, representative sites were selected in the subzones deemed to be most relevant to the study.
Natural World Heritage nominations : a resource manual for practitioners
    Badman, Tim | Bomhard, Bastian | Dingwall, P. R. (Paul Richard)

This Resource Manual represents IUCN’s advice to States Parties which are considering nominating a natural or mixed property for World Heritage status. Preparing a World Heritage nomination is not a simple task and interested parties are encouraged to carefully analyse the situation, taking the time needed to ensure a sound process that is closely linked to ensuring effective management of the property and cooperation with communities and stakeholders. IUCN strongly recommends this Manual be read - alongside the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention - before deciding whether or not to nominate a property and then to follow this guidance and the Operational Guidelines carefully, while also seeking broad input to the process, if it is decided to proceed with the World Heritage nomination.
Compliance and enforcement for coastal fisheries management in Fiji
Learning to change the future : a bird's-eye view of the history of the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication
Socioeconomic and ecological monitoring toolkit : Huraa Mangrove Nature Reserve
    Sriskanthan, Gaya | Emerton, L. (Lucy) | Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B. | Kallesoe, M. F. | Ranasinghe, Thushara

In this toolkit, we focus on both human (socioeconomic) and biophysical (ecological) aspects of monitoring. Socioeconomic monitoring normally focuses on people’s knowledge and attitude towards an ecosystem as well as their natural resource use and dependence. Ecological monitoring on the other hand will generally focus on a specific species or ecosystem, using supporting information on environmental conditions and associated organisms. Together, they provide us with a picture of the human and environmental changes which take place over time in a particular place, how they are interlinked and how we might improve management in order to address socioeconomic and ecological changes and threats. This toolkit brings together a simple range of methodologies to carry out regular, joint socioeconomic and ecological monitoring in Huraa Mangrove Nature Reserve (HMNR). It outlines the techniques that can be used to collect data and provides a framework for monitoring and analysis that can be used by individuals with no prior training in the field of socioeconomic and ecological monitoring.
Flow : the essentials of environmental flows
    Bergkamp, Ger | Dyson, Megan | Scanlon, John

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. Pioneering efforts in South Africa, Australia and the United States have shown that the process to establish them poses great challenges. Second in the series of the Water & Nature Initiative, this guide draws extensively on the experiences in these countries to offer hands-on advice and practical guidance on technical issues for this emerging issue on the water resource agenda.
Évaluation de l'efficacité de la gestion des aires protégées : aires protégés de la République du Togo
   

Les aires protégées du Togo sont soumises à de fortes pressions, essentiellement dues à l’influence des populations. De même, la diversité faunique reste très menacée. Cette étude avance un certain nombre de recommandations pour tenter d’améliorer cette situation à court et à moyen terme.
The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity (TEEB) : an interim report
   

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Interim Report, a first assessment stemming from a G8+5 initiative sponsored by Germany and the European Commission, points to the growing pressures on biodiversity and ecosystem services across the world and the need for improved valuation metrics for pricing natural resources. The main pressures come from population growth, changing diets, urbanization, climate change and invasive alien species.
A gateway to PES : using payments for ecosystem services for livelihoods and landscapes
    Huberman, David

The main objective of this work is to provide an introduction and sense of direction (i.e. a “Gateway”) into the complicated world of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). It by no means intends to serve as a comprehensive overview of this vast field. It provides one entry point for engaging in PES, and was designed to fit into the broader Livelihoods and Landscapes (LLS) strategy, as developed by IUCN’s Forest Conservation Programme.
Making REDD work for the poor : a Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) policy brief
    Peskett, Leo | Huberman, David | Bowen-Jones, Evan | Edwards, Guy | Brown, Jessica

This paper outlines how the design of REDD could influence its poverty implications and the key requirements for ensuring that REDD works for the poor. It summarises the findings of a much longer analysis recently prepared on behalf of the PEP, entitled Making REDD Work for the Poor.
Science in CITES : the biology and ecology of the Southeast Asian Box Turtle and its uses and trade in Malaysia
Changement climatique et biodiversité dans l'outre-mer européen
    Petit, Jérôme | Prudent, Guillaume

Ce document de référence, réalisé par l'UICN en partenariat avec l'ONERC, offre pour la première fois une analyse comparative des 28 collectivités d'outremer de l'Union Européenne. En première partie, une analyse thématique dévoile les enjeux transversaux des collectivités et leurs menaces communes. Ensuite, un profil contextuel de chaque collectivité, un aperçu de sa biodiversité remarquable et des pressions majeures qui pèsent sur ses ressources, et une présentation des menaces nouvelles entrainées par le changement climatique sont exposés dans une section spécifique pour chacune des 28 collectivités de l'outre-mer européen. Pour certaines d'entre-elles, des exemples de stratégies de réponse et de « bonnes pratiques » face aux effets du changement climatique sont rapportés.
Climate change and biodiversity in the European Union overseas entities
    Petit, Jérôme | Prudent, Guillaume

This background paper offers for the first time a comparative analysis of the 28 overseas entities of the European Union; its purpose is to establish the current state of existing knowledge on the impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of the European Union overseas entities. It starts with a thematic analysis presenting the transversal threats on overseas entities in the face of climate change. Subsequent sections, specific for each of the 28 entities, provide some contextual data and an overview of their remarkable biodiversity, in addition to presenting the new threats resulting from climate change. Lastly, examples of responses to climate change or “best practices” are reported for selected territories.
Négocier des accords de pêche équitables : un manuel de renforcement des capacités et de référence pour les états côtiers en développement
    Mfodwo, Kwame

Le poisson et les produits de la pêche sont un moyen de subsistance et fournissent d’importantes opportunités de commerce dans de nombreux pays côtiers en développement. Les accords de pêche ne sont souvent pas le résultat d’arrangements justes et égaux et peuvent contribuer à la surexploitation des ressources et menacer la sécurité alimentaire de ces pays. Ce manuel constitue un outil pratique et théorique pour soutenir les négociations d’accords de pêche bilatéraux. En général, les négociations sont menées par une équipe de négociateurs de l’Etat côtier (ENG) et ce volume a pour but de conseiller les ENG sur les questions de processus et de contenu.
Understanding the private demand for international ecosystem services : public attitudes and preferences towards REDD : final report
    Baranzini, Andrea | Faust, Anne-Kathrin | Huberman, David

This study focused specifically on one perceived opportunity for developing IPES, namely the concept of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). REDD refers to any conservation or sustainable land-use initiative that effectively mitigates a real deforestation/degradation threat in a given area. Considering that close to 25% of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation and forest degradation, REDD is currently being considered as a potentially promising climate change mitigation strategy. The main component of this research project is a socio-economic survey of public attitudes and preferences towards REDD (also referred to as avoided deforestation). The survey was carried out as part of a post-graduate course offered by the Geneva School of Business Administration (HEG Geneva), with oversight provided by all of the project partners. The results provided in this report reflect the preliminary findings of a statistical analysis of the information collected through the survey. The report is composed of two main sections. The first one is a literature review by David Huberman, which served as the theoretical foundation for the survey. The second main section is a presentation of the preliminary results obtained through the survey by Anne-Kathrin Faust and Andrea Baranzini. The two questionnaires which were used as part of the survey are attached as an annex.
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated Pacific salmon fishing in Kamchatka
    Dronova, Natalia | Spiridonov, Vassily

The goal of this study was to analyze available information on various types of poaching, assess the scale of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and develop recommendations towards reducing the illegal catch.
An overview of the use of plants and animals in traditional medicine systems in Viet Nam
    Nguyen, Dao Ngoc Van | Nguyen, Tap

Traditional medicine in Viet Nam comprises two forms - Traditional Vietnamese Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Both are thousands of years old. The use of these traditional medicine systems has seen a significant resurgence since Viet Nam’s independence in 1945, promoted by government policies that have enabled the development of both traditional and western medicines. The trade in traditional medicine has also benefited from the relaxation of international trade barriers, particularly with China, and free market economies. This study investigated the use of flora and fauna in traditional medicine in Viet Nam. The available literature was reviewed, and data made available by government institutions and pharmaceutical companies were analysed. Two market surveys were then implemented. The first, in 2005, was conducted in the north of Viet Nam, with a second survey following in 2006 in the southern part of the country.
An overview of the use and trade of plants and animals in traditional medicine systems in Cambodia
    Ashwell, David | Walston, Naomi

This published document consists of two separate reports produced between 2005 and 2007. These reports have been maintained as separate reports in order to maintain their respective integrities as source documents. The first report ‘A Preliminary Investigation into the Use and Trade of Wild Plants and Animals in Traditional Medicine Systems in Cambodia’ by Naomi Walston represents a preliminary examination of the use of Cambodia’s wildlife in Traditional Medicine (TM) systems. It examines the use of wildlife and plants in Traditional Khmer Medicine (TKM) and briefly discusses the use of Cambodian wildlife and plants to supply other TM systems, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Traditional Vietnamese Medicine (TVM). The second report ‘A Preliminary Investigation into the Use and Trade of Medicinal Plants in Cambodia’ by David Ashwell focuses entirely on the medicinal plant trade in Cambodia, an often overlooked aspect of species trade but one that has enormous consequences for the biodiversity of the country and, potentially, the wider region.
What's driving the wildlife trade? : a review of expert opinion on economic and social drivers of the wildlife trade and trade control efforts in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and Vietnam
   

South-east Asia is both a centre for the consumption of wildlife products, and also a key supplier of wildlife products to the world. Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and Vietnam are among the south-east Asian countries that act as major sources of wildlife in trade, the trade involving a wide variety of native species, which, in many cases, are declining as a result of unsustainable, and often illegal, harvest. In 2005, with funding support from the World Bank-Netherlands Partnership Program, TRAFFIC initiated a study to better understand the economic and social drivers of the wildlife trade in these four countries, and to assess the effectiveness of interventions that have been employed to halt illegal and unsustainable trade in their native flora and fauna. The study aimed to generate findings and recommendations that would be useful to governments, nongovernmental organisations, donors and others in considering how interventions to reduce illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade might be applied more effectively in future.
Management effectiveness evaluation in protected areas : a global study : report for the project "Global study into management effectiveness evaluation of protected areas"
    Leverington, Fiona | Hockings, Marc | Lemos Costa, Katia

The Global Study into management effectiveness evaluation was conducted between late 2005 and 2007. In cooperation with many people across the world, we aimed to strengthen the management of protected areas by compiling the existing work on management effectiveness evaluation, reviewing methodologies, finding patterns and common themes in evaluation results, and investigating the most important factors leading to effective management.
Management effectiveness evaluation in protected areas : a global study : supplementary report No. 1 : overview of approaches and methodologies
    Leverington, Fiona | Hockings, Marc | Pavese, Helena | Lemos Costa, Katia | Courrau, José

In this supplementary report, we summarise a selection of methodologies that have been used in different regions around the world for different purposes. References are given wherever possible for the reader to find more details where desired. However, some of the methodologies were not published and information on them is difficult to obtain.
Agricultural ecosystems : facts and trends
   

The rapid increase in food prices in many countries has led to substantial media attention on agriculture. We hope that providing this Facts and Trends publication will help uncover some key trade-offs that mean extremely challenging decisions for governments, farmers, consumers and industry. This publication does not attempt to cover everything there is to know about agricultural ecosystems. Rather it tries to present well-documented facts and figures to better understand the challenges facing the sustainable management of agricultural ecosystems. We have used existing data from the World Resources Institute (WRI), the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and many other sources. We present it here in a simplified and condensed format to stimulate forward thinking and ongoing dialogue between business, civil society, government and other stakeholders.
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