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    Dela, Jinie | Garnett, Tommy | Goldstein, Wendy | van Kempen, Peter Paul

Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) are important instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. CEPA provides the link from science and ecology to people’s social and economic reality. It supplies the oil for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and deals with the processes that motivate and mobilize individual and collective action. It comprises a range of social instruments including information exchange, dialogue, education, and marketing. The toolkit has been developed by the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) for the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is meant for CBD focal points and those responsible for the implementation of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAP). The toolkit offers information to update knowledge and skills with fact sheets, checklists and practical examples from all over the world.

    Dela, Jinie | Garnett, Tommy | Goldstein, Wendy | van Kempen, Peter Paul

Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) are important instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. CEPA provides the link from science and ecology to people's social and economic reality. It supplies the oil for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and deals with the processes that motivate and mobilize individual and collective action. It comprises a range of social instruments including information exchange, dialogue, education, and marketing.

The toolkit has been developed by the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) for the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is meant for CBD focal points and those responsible for the implementation of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAP). The toolkit offers information to update knowledge and skills with fact sheets, checklists and practical examples from all over the world.

    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.

    Reaser, Jamie K. | Waugh, John D.

Trade and travel are the primary drivers of biological invasion both into and within the United States, and prevention measures have been identified as the most cost-effective means of minimizing the introduction and impact of invasive species. A recognized gap in the US government’s knowledge of the role that trade has played in the introduction of invasive species into the US led to a study undertaken by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of International Affairs and IUCN. The aim was to identify the resources, strategies, and policies necessary to create, maintain, and make accessible one or more commodity/invasive species databases that EPA and other relevant agencies can apply to trade policy decision-making in a timely and scientifically-based manner.

    Bergkamp, Ger | Groot, Dolf de | Perrot-Maître, Danièle | Smith, Mark

Los servicios ecosistémicos de las cuencas son claves para generar seguridad a los usuarios del agua, por medio de incentivos económicos de manera innovadora que permitan una gestión correcta de los ecosistemas y recursos hídricos, este es uno de los caminos que fortalecen la seguridad del acceso al agua. Este libro es la traducción al español del libro que se publicó en el 2006 bajo el título de Pay y presenta ejemplos de las experiencias y casos alrededor del globo que reflejan algunos de estos mecanismos de incentivo.

    Andrade Pérez, Angela

La presente publicación recoge algunos de los estudios de caso y de las discusiones del taller, así como otras iniciativas presentadas por miembros de la UICN en la región con el objetivo de compartir estas experiencias en las reuniones preparatorias de la novena Conferencia de las Partes del CDB —la revisión del EE es uno de los temas principales de la agenda— y en el próximo Congreso de la Unión Mundial de la Naturaleza.

   

To take the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) conference forward, IUCN Pakistan organized a national conference on ESD in 2007, in collaboration with UNESCO. The workshop considered the linkages between ecology, economy and society with emphasis on learning from global best practices to take the sustainable development agenda forward, develop linkages with key partners and focus on required skills and processes to market sustainable lifestyles. This document presents the findings and recommendations that emerged from this process.

    Mora Portuguez, Jorge | Salas Víquez, Seidy

Este documento busca dotar de una herramienta teórica para la promoción y potenciación de la participación de la sociedad civil, plasmada por medio de una multiplicidad de instrumentos y modalidades a lo largo de las distintas etapas que conlleva la evaluación de impacto ambiental. Con este esfuerzo se espera facilitar y fortalecer la construcción de procesos más democráticos, transparentes e inclusivos.

    Murillo, Carlos | Alvarez, Juan Marco | Méndez, Hubert | Castro, Mauricio | Reuter, Adrián | Govaere, Velia | Blanc, José María | Aguiñada, Sergio | Cabrera Medaglia, Jorge A. | Vázquez, Aquilino | Kaimowitz, David | Espinoza, Hilda

Esta es una publicación periódica sobre temas relacionados con la evaluación de impacto ambiental. En esta edición, se incluyen artículos sobre ambiente y comercio, algunos relacionados con el proceso de negociación del Acuerdo de Asociación entre Centroamérica y la Unión Europea, otros sobre el comercio de especies, propiedad intelectual y evaluación de impacto ambiental en el marco de acuerdos o tratados de libre comercio.

   

Recopilación de casos de valoración económica de diferentes regiones de Iberoamérica, entre ellos España, Centroamérica, Suramérica y el Caribe. Se basa en dos grandes enfoques: la economía ambiental y ecológica. Además, se concluye con una serie de lecciones emanadas de los diversos métodos utilizados.

    Ortiz Montano, Oscar Joaquín

Este documento contiene los resultados del análisis geográfico sobre la calidad del agua de pozos de personas que utilizan biofiltros de arena (tecnologías purificadoras de agua) en el Sur de Ahuachapán; específicamente el la zona media y baja de la Cuenca Hidrográfica Cara Sucia – San Pedro Belén; las características de las comunidades beneficiarias con biofiltros radica en que son consideradas a nivel nacional como comunidades pobres, a esto se le añade los problemas de inundación como consecuencia de los temporales en la época de invierno, teniendo como resultado que muchas de las familias que poseen pozos en la zona costera se les contaminen.

   

Esta publicación surge con el fin de brindar lineamientos generales para la aplicación de la EAE. Se espera que sirva de orientación a la hora de integrar la variable ambiental y social en la formulación de políticas, planes y programas; así como servir de marco de referencia en la implementación de las normativas nacionales relacionadas con la aplicación de la EAE, generar conocimientos y propiciar la discusión sobre la aplicación de esta herramienta de gestión ambiental, fortalecer las capacidades para su aplicación y promover la calidad de vida de la población en el marco del uso sostenible y protección del ambiente.

   

This publication is a result of recommendations articulated by the NCS and SPCS on the need for devolved decision-making to achieve a long-term sustainable development plan for D.I. Khan that integrates both socioeconomic and environmental imperatives. This document takes stock of the natural resources and opportunities available in the district, and explores ways and means of increasing productivity on a sustainable basis.

   

The Qila Saifullah – Integrated Development Vision is among the first in the province of Balochistan. It is the people’s vision for their future, of the quality of life they aspire to and the progressive milestones they would like to achieve. The Vision is hinged on certain principles, including participation of communities, gender equity in policy and programmes, people and environment-friendly development.

   

The Sindh Strategy for Sustainable Development (SSSD) proposes a 10-year sustainable development agenda for Sindh. Its purpose is to highlight the ecological, economic and social issues of the province and to provide recommendations and strategic actions to address them. The strategy promotes the sustainable use of natural resources to achieve the objectives of poverty alleviation and social development through the participation of the people of Sindh. This publication is intended to be a living document, which should evolve with the changing scenario.

    Khan, Inam Ullah | Cowasjee, Dhunmai

This document has been published as part of “Programme Support for Northern Pakistan” project implemented from 2004-07.The project was a continuation of implementation of initiatives that began with the development of the National Conservation Strategy, as well as provincial and district level strategies.

    Amin, Raquibul | Irfanullah, Haseed Md. | Islam, Monowar | Nishat, Ainun

This document summarizes Bangladesh’s existing capacity in addressing climate change, biodiversity and land degradation problems and concerns assessed through country-wide consultations. It includes an action plan developed to improve the country’s capacity in the public and private sectors and at individual, institutional and policy levels. The document has been divided into seven major chapters, namely: Introduction; Climate Change; Biodiversity; Land Degradation; Synergy; Capacity Development Action Plan; and Monitoring and Evaluation.

    Zaccak, Hady

The film depicts the environmentally-disastrous oil slick caused by Israel’s bombing of the Jiyyeh power plant in south Lebanon on July 13 and 15, 2006. It shows how the prevailing currents and winds carried the oil slick north, polluting more than 150 km of Lebanese shoreline and releasing about 15,000 tones of toxic fuel into the Mediterranean.

   

This interactive CD was developed in conjunction with a Country Environmental Profile for Somalia by the Eastern Africa Regional Office of IUCN, for the EC Somalia Operations Office. The objective of developing this CD and Somalia’s CEP was to “provide environmental, social and economic information to the EC Somalia Operations Office and the Somalia Administrations to guide the identification of specifications on environmental objectives and benchmarks for the EC Cooperation activities in its 2008-2013 indicative programmes for Somalia".

    Alm, Andy | Dela, Jinie | Garnett, Tommy | Goldstein, Wendy | Paul, Peter

Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) are important instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. CEPA provides the link from science and ecology to people’s social and economic reality. It supplies the oil for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and deals with the processes that motivate and mobilize individual and collective action. It comprises a range of social instruments including information exchange, dialogue, education, and marketing. The toolkit has been developed by the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) for the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is meant for CBD focal points and those responsible for the implementation of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAP). The toolkit offers information to update knowledge and skills with fact sheets, checklists and practical examples from all over the world.

    Knapp, Gunnar | Roheim, Cathy A. | Anderson, James L.

This report examines economic and policy issues related to wild and farmed salmon in North America. These issues have received a great deal of attention in recent years, reflecting the environmental, economic and cultural importance of salmon to Americans – and the fact that salmon issues span many important policy debates ranging from environmental protection to trade policy.

    Rovere, Marta Brunilda | Iza, Alejandro

La publicación "Prácticas ancestrales y derecho de aguas: de la tensión a la coexistencia", es el resultado de un proyecto de investigación dirigido por el Centro de Derecho Ambiental de UICN en colaboración con la Comisión de Derecho Ambiental. Esto proyecto tuvo tiene por objeto documentar algunas de las prácticas locales más significativas en materia de aguas en cuatro países de América Latina: Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala y Paraguay. A partir de la presentación de estudios de caso se pretendió esclarecer la relación entre las prácticas ancestrales en el uso del agua de los pueblos indígenas y comunidades, y la normativa vigente en materia de aguas y su administración, de acuerdo al sistema formal o escrito.