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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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Construire un avenir durable : le programme de l'UICN 2009-2012 pour examen en vue d'adoption par le Congrès mondial de la nature, Barcelone 2008
Shaping a sustainable future : the IUCN programme 2009-2012 to be considered for adoption at the World Conservation Congress, Barcelona 2008
Orden del día y documentos del Congreso : Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza, Barcelona, 5-14 de octubre de 2008
Ordre du jour et documentation : Congrès mondial de la nature, Barcelone, 5-14 octobre 2008
Agenda and documentation : World Conservation Congress, Barcelona, 5-14 October 2008
Building bridges : business and biodiversity programme annual report 2007
Evaluation de l'efficacité des aires protégées : parcs et réserves du Mali
   

Le Mali possède un réseau composé de onze aires protégées et de six zones d’intérêt cynégétique qui couvrent ensemble 4,6% du territoire national. L’évaluaion a porté sur dix aires protégées: la réserve de Biosphère de Baoulé, la future réserve de Biosphère du Baffing Famélé, la réserve spéciale des éléphants du Gourma, les réserves du Soudan et du Baffing Baoulé, le Niénendougou, la réserve spéciale d’Asongo Ménaka, la réserve de Tamesna en cours de création et la ZIC de Tidermène Alata. Les aires protégées sont soumises à des pressions fortes. Le niveau global de la gestion est faible. Seules quatre réserves ont des plans de gestion.
Evaluation de l'efficacité des aires protégées : parcs et réserves de Côte d'Ivoire
   

Les aires protégées de Côte d’Ivoire sont soumises à de fortes pressions, susceptibles de remettre en cause leur avenir. Les principales pressions identifiées sont le braconnage, l’exploitation agricole, l’exploitation forestière, la pêche, le prélèvement des produits forestiers non ligneux et ligneux secondaires, les feux de brousse incontrôlés. De plus les aires protégées ne sont pas soutenues par les communautés locales. La présente évaluation devrait porter sur les 13 principales aires protégées actuelles mais trois des parcs et réserves n’ont pu être traités du fait du manque d’information du à la situation politique qui prévaut en Côte d’Ivoire depuis la fin de 1999.
Evaluation de l'efficacité des aires protégées : parcs et réserves de Mauritanie
   

La Mauritanie abrite un réseau d’aires protégées relativement complet et représentatif en ce qui concerne les écosystèmes marins. En revanche, il pourrait être complété par les parties terrestres. Les principales pressions identifiées dans les parcs sont la transformation du milieu, l’exploitation minière, la surexploitation des ressources terrestres et des ressources marines, la pollution et le développement de certaines infrastructures. Les ressources naturelles qu’abritent les parcs ont une forte valeur et leur accès est souvent facile, ce qui les met en péril. Seuls les Parcs du banc d’Arguin et du Diawling sont effectivement gérés par du personnel en poste, et l’évaluation détaillé de l’efficacité de la gestion n’a porté que sur ces deux espaces.
World heritage and protected areas : an initial analysis of the contribution of the World Heritage Convention to the global network of protected areas presented to the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee, Québec City, Canada, in July 2008
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Securing protected areas in the face of global change : key lessons learned from case studies and field learning sites in protected areas
    Shadie, Peter | Epps, Minna

Protected areas have proven themselves to be an effective tool for the conservation of biodiversity in situ. However, conserving biodiversity, even in protected areas, is a challenging assignment for most countries around the world where governments and local communities are often in competition for access to and use of resources. On top of these challenges, the world is facing changes in climate and sea level, increasing numbers of invasive species, and fragmentation of forests. People are demanding more food and fibre, while human settlement patterns press protected area boundaries. New institutional policies require new social arrangements among communities and government bureaus. Through a selection of field learning sites and case studies, this report presents a synthesis of lessons learned and invites readers to investigate areas of interest in more depth.
Island voices - island choices : developing strategies for living with rapid ecosystem change in small islands
    Hammond, Tom | Mooney, Kieran | Rietbergen, Simon | Sayegh, Chucri

Islands are among the richest, most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Today, in the face of growing threats such as climate change, they are also among the most vulnerable. In early 2006 IUCN launched an initiative to explore options for ecosystem management and restoration in small island developing states (SIDS). The initiative examined the socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing islands, and the efforts over the past 20 years within the international community to address these challenges. This report is the result of this effort.
Enfrentando los problemas de acceso : protegiendo las fuentes, mientras que se brinda certeza a los usuarios
    Cabrera Medaglia, Jorge A. | López Silva, Christian

This book provides a systematic analysis of the requirements of access law, both the CBD requirements and the basic requirements of enforceable legislation. Often key legal issues that have a significant impact on enforceability of ABS agreements are not addressed in national legislation, therefore, this book addresses these issues with the aim to recognize and understand the nature of the legal impediments that must be addressed for the drafting of functional ABS legislation. Although the book is premised on the issues of access, it inevitably refers to corresponding issues of benefit sharing that are relevant for articulating the legal principles that inform a functional ABS system. Its conclusions look at particular legal concepts that, if accepted, could form the basis for functional ABS systems that respond to the identified concerns.
Mangroves
    Miththapala, Sriyanie

Mangroves are among the most important ecosystems on the planet. They provide food and protection for a huge variety of marine and land-based species, sustain livelihoods of coastal populations, and provide protection from ocean swell and extreme weather events. Today, however, the world’s mangroves are under threat from several sources including coastal development and the impacts of climate change. This document, the second in a series of booklets on coastal ecosystems, is aimed at the general public, as well as decision-makers and coastal developers. It provides an overview of the world’s mangroves, a description of the threats to which they are subject and a summary of some of the actions being undertaken to protect them.
Building biodiversity business
    Bishop, Joshua | Hicks, Frank | Kapila, Sachin | Mitchell, Paul | Vorhies, Frank

The challenge of building biodiversity business is not trivial. Biodiversity is still largely neglected by private finance. There is a need to develop new business models and market mechanisms for biodiversity conservation, and to persuade the public and policy makers that biodiversity (or component ecosystem services) can be conserved on a commercial basis. Based on extensive consultation and analysis, the authors of this new report conclude that there are numerous pro-biodiversity business opportunities that can generate positive financial returns as well as real biodiversity benefits.
Protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
    Amend, Thora | Brown, Jessica | Kothari, Ashish | Phillips, Adrian | Stolton, Sue

This new series of publications on the values of Protected Landscapes and Seascapes is intended to document and spell out the various environmental, economic, social and cultural values that Category V protected areas can provide. The first volume addresses the topic of agrobiodiversity. Since they are lived-in, working landscapes, Category V protected areas would appear to provide a potential mechanism for conserving agrobiodiversity. Through the use of case studies, this volume seeks to determine the value of Category V protected areas in the conservation of agrobiodiversity, and what lessons can be learnt from experience in this regard.
Exposed
    Schapiro, Mark

From tainted pet food to toxic toys, Americans can thank the successful lobbying efforts of the U.S. chemical industry for the secret ingredients in everyday products that have been linked to rising rates of infertility, endocrine system disruptions, neurological disorders, and cancer. In Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power, investigative journalist Mark Schapiro takes the reader to the front lines of global corporate and political power, where tectonic battles are being waged that will determine the physical and economic health of our children and ourselves.
Estimating the value of educational capital formation in India
    Gundimeda, Haripriya | Sanyal, Sanjeev | Sinha, Rajiv | Sukhdev, Pavan

This study aims to review major issues in the measurement of human capital and present some empirical measures of human capital for India. Education is an important component of economic activity, although investment in education is only one of the many forms of investment in human capital. The main objective of this monograph is to provide empirical estimates of the educational capital formation in different Indian states.
Accounting for freshwater quality in India
    Kumar, Pushpam | Sanyal, Sanjeev | Sinha, Rajiv | Sukhdev, Pavan

This monograph first describes the popular types of accounting usually followed in case of freshwater resources. Second, it reviews some fo the successful examples of accounting done in select countries from all over the world and focuses on lessons learnt from doing such an exercise in a developing country like India. Third, the change in the quality of water over the period 1993-2003 has been computed for surface water and groundwater. Fourth, the deviation from the national standard (acceptable limit) has been calculated. Fifth, the costs of necessary intervention on account of incremental pollution from the acceptable limit have been estimated. And finally, they have been adjusted against the net state domestic product for Indian states and union territories. 
Landnutzung und biologische Vielfalt in den Alpen
    Stöcklin, Jürg | Bosshard, A. | Klaus, Gregor

Der Übergang zur intensiven Landbewirtschaftung, die Nutzungsaufgabe von steilen und abgelegenen Flächen sowie die Ausdehnung des Siedlungsraums haben in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten in den Alpen einen beträchtlichen Verlust an Landschaftsqualität und an biologischer Vielfalt verursacht. Im Rahmen des Nationalen Forschungsprogramms NFP 48 "Landschaften und Lebensräume der Alpen" wurden diese Veränderungen eingehend untersucht. Die vorliegende thematische Synthese beschäftigt sich mit der Rolle der Land- und der Forstwirtschaft, die den grössten direkten Einfluss auf Landschaften und Lebensräume haben. Die Autoren zeigen, dass dieser Rückgang durch eine konsequent zielorientierte Abgeltung von ökologischen Leistungen der Landwirtschaft gestoppt werden kann, ohne dass zusätzliche Mittel für die Agrarpolitik aufgewendet werden müssen. Die vorgeschlagenen Änderungen des Direktzahlungssystems lassen nicht nur eine Verbesserung der Landschaftsqualität und eine Erhöhung der biologischen Vielfalt und damit eine eigentliche Trendumkehr erwarten, sondern auch eine Verbesserung der wirtschaftlichen Situation der Berglandwirtschaft.
The role of donor agencies and civil society organisatons in aid and development assistance in the Caribbean
Tierra : la película de nuestra planeta
   

Tierra es un canto a la belleza de nuestro planeta y un recordatroio de la delicada fragilidad del lugar donde vivimos. Este viaje inolvidable a través de las distinta estaciones y de la lucha diaria por la supervivencia en nuestro planeta, está rodado con las más novedosas cámaras de alta definición. Desde los increibles paisajes nunca vistos, hasta los detalles más íntimos de las vidas de nuestras queridas y esquivas criaturas salvajes. 
Impacts of climate change on renewable energy sources
   

It is generally accepted that human emissions of greenhouse gases upset the thermal balance of earth-atmosphere system and ultimately lead to global climate changes. The extent of the changes will depend on future emissions of greenhouse gases and will vary between the Earth's different regions. But a central estimate for the Nordic region is that, by 2100, the temperature will have increased by about 3 degrees C, average rainfall will be 10% higher and the sea level may have raised 40cm. Such changes will have an influence on the production of renewable energy, which plays an increasingly important role in the Nordic countries. At the same time, the increase in temperature will have an effect on the amount of energy consumed, mainly in the form of a reduction of energy used for heating. A Nordic Energy Research project with a series of subprojects was initiated to study these impacts. 
Summaries of the IUCN/TRAFFIC analyses of the proposals to amend the CITES appendices at the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties
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