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Annual report : Regional Office for West Africa 2006
El estado de conservación y la distribución geográfica de reptiles y anfibios en la cuenca del Mediterráneo
    Chanson, Janice | Cox, Neil | Stuart, S. N.

The Mediterranean-rim countries hold around 400 million people and 135 million of them live on the coast. A steady migration towards coastal areas, specifically in the south and east of the Mediterranean, is causing pressure on the coastal environment and, more importantly, on its biodiversity. In this second Mediterranean regional assessment, all the reptile and amphibian species existing within the region of study have been evaluated for their global conservation status. This assessment aims to assist in regional planning and to help identify internationally important sites for biodiversity. Like the first in the series, it also hopes to encourage development of a network of regional experts to enable future assessments and the continued updating of the baseline dataset.
Statut de conservation et répartition géographique des reptiles et amphibiens du bassin méditerranéen
    Chanson, Janice | Cox, Neil | Stuart, S. N.

The Mediterranean-rim countries hold around 400 million people and 135 million of them live on the coast. A steady migration towards coastal areas, specifically in the south and east of the Mediterranean, is causing pressure on the coastal environment and, more importantly, on its biodiversity. In this second Mediterranean regional assessment, all the reptile and amphibian species existing within the region of study have been evaluated for their global conservation status. This assessment aims to assist in regional planning and to help identify internationally important sites for biodiversity. Like the first in the series, it also hopes to encourage development of a network of regional experts to enable future assessments and the continued updating of the baseline dataset.
Strategy for integrating environmental concerns into district level post-tsunami recovery : district of Matara
   

Following the magnitude of the destruction that resulted from the December 2004 tsunami there was an urgent need to draw up emergency strategies and action plans, in order to contain, and wherever possible to reverse, the adverse impacts on the environment, while at the same time continuing reconstruction work to restore livelihoods and infrastructure. A situation analysis was undertaken and from this analysis the current strategy was formulated.
Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure
    Emerton, L. (Lucy)

This paper addresses the need to factor the environment into coastal development planning. It contends that the economic calculations that underpin coastal development decisions remain flawed, and fundamentally incomplete, because they omit an important set of costs and benefits – those associated with ecosystem goods and services.
Forest quality : assessing forests at a landscape scale
    Dudley, Nigel | Schlaepfer, Rodolphe | Jackson, W. J. | Jeanrenaud, Jean-Paul | Stolton, Sue

In this groundbreaking text, forest quality is discussed as a useful new concept in forest conservation and management. Three main assessment criteria are used: authenticity, environmental benefits, and social and economic benefits. A methodology and protocol for collecting and analysing data is described, and the approach needed with each indicator is outlined in detail. A landscape approach to assessment is advocated, as meeting conservation goals also means addressing human needs, and balancing the trade-offs involved is only possible at a landscape scale. Assessment is demonstrated in a series of case studies from Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America, showing how this method can be used in many ways to help forest conservation management.
Valuation, rehabilitation and conservation of mangroves in tsunami affected areas of Hambantota, Sri Lanka : economic valuation of tsunami affected mangroves
    Ranasinghe, Thushara | Kallesoe, Mikkel

This book presents the economic justification for including mangrove rehabilitation and restoration efforts in current tsunami reconstruction projects in Sri Lanka. The results provide a solid platform for the decision makers to select the best development strategies for the tsunami-affected communities by comparing the results provided by this study with the value of alternative uses of mangroves in these areas.
National wetland directory of Sri Lanka
Water requirements of major crops for different agro-climatic zones of Balochistan
    Ashraf, Muhammad | Majeed, Abdul

Water resources of Balochistan, an arid province of Pakistan, are extremely scarce and limited. It is highly imperative that these resources be used most judiciously to ensure sustainable agriculture development and productivity. This, in turn requires knowledge of crop water requirements (CWR) in various agro-climatic zones of the province. Lack of this information often results in farmers over or under irrigating their fields with consequent loss in yields and production. Various agencies in the country have determined CWR values for the Indus Basin; however, for Balochistan the water requirements of various popular crops have not been estimated.
Maholiyati Taleem (Urdu)
   

The manual is based on the curricular guidelines of the Primary Teachers’ Certificate (PTC)course which is usually offered in the elementary colleges of Education. The curriculum of PTC carries a unit on environmental education for more than a decade, however there was no specific teaching and learning material available throughout the country for teachers and students. The Bureau of Curriculum, Quetta, which is the apex institution for teacher education and curriculum development in the province has taken the lead on this. The current publication is an outcome of the collaboration between BoC Quetta and IUCNP’ office in Balochistan, which motivated BoC to integrate environment and sustainable development into its programmes and materials. The manuals is authored by Mr. Mohammed Asghar ex staff of BoC and it is developed with the technical and financial support of IUCN Pakistan. The manual provides a valuable resource for teachers and students of PTC due to its relevance to the context of Balochistan and the use of Urdu language
Badin Education Plan (Urdu)
   
Education is the most neglected sector in the district and the District Government is trying to uplift the situation through effective and realistic planning. The District Education Plan 2005 is an effort of the District Education Board (DEB) which was established in February 2004. This document is presented as a planning tool which has been formulated based on an extensive situation analysis of the education sector and current available information regarding the district.
District vision Badin : a framework for sustainable development
   

Under the Sindh Local Government Ordinance 2001, the District Nazims are expected to provide the Vision for district wide development along with strategies as to how it could be achieved. This initiative is likely to ensure that good governance and sustainable development are part of the Local Government Plan. The District Vision Badin (DVB) is a prescriptive and future-oriented document which is based on the guiding principles of assisting, facilitating and encouraging district government in articulating a development vision for fulfilling the aspirations of the people in Badin.
Abbottabad : an integrated development vision. An overview
    Rehman, Hifzur

Rising poverty in Abbottabad along with rapid resource depletion, dwindling opportunities and over-grown population are compelling realities which demand a serious look at our approach to development. Abbottabad Integrated Development Vision (IDV) is an effort to focus on these issues. The Overview presents summary of the Abbottabad IDV
The status and distribution of cetaceans in the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Nuevas miradas sobre la autenticidad e integridad en el patrimonio mundial de las Américas = New views on authenticity and integrity in the world heritage of the Americas
Evaluación de impacto ambiental transfronteriza en Centroamérica : lineamientos generales
    Aguilar Rojas, Grethel | Iza, Alejandro | Cedeño, Marianela

Central America is a region that shares ecosystems, river basins, and protected areas. The development of projects, plans or activities likely to produce transboundary impacts need to be appropriately considered, and an EIA process established and anchored in regional policies and legislation. This book, analyses the relevant initiatives on transboundary EIA in the world, and advances the basic elements of a regional agreement on EIA in a transboundary context for Central America.
Gobernanza de aguas compartarget_idas : aspectos jurídicos e institucionales
    Aguilar Rojas, Grethel | Iza, Alejandro

El Centro de Derecho Ambiental y la Oficina Regional de UICN para Mesoamérica presentan el libro Gobernanza de aguas compartarget_idas: aspectos jurídicos e institucionales, el cual es un esfuerzo conjunto que recoge los aportes del diálogo sobre gobernanza de cuencas compartarget_idas celebrado en Ciudad de Guatemala en septiembre de 2004 y organizado por la Unidad de gestión del agua de la UICN-Mesoamérica. La publicación, parte de la Serie de Política y Derecho Ambiental, fue elaborada por Grethel Aguilar, Directora Regional de UICN-Mesoamérica y Alejandro Iza, Director del Centro de Derecho Ambiental. Este libro toma como punto de partarget_ida al derecho internacional y explica cómo dicho cuerpo legal, con sus principios y tratados, puede servir de vehículo para una buena gestión de las cuencas hidrográficas compartarget_idas y la promoción de una buena gobernanza de las mismas. El objetivo de esta publicación es realizar un aporte al fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los tomadores de decisión en la materia, promover la cooperación entre los Estados que comparten cuerpos de agua y contribuir para que la integración regional se haga realidad; para ello parte de la idea de que la frontera debe ser entendida como un espacio para ensayar y forjar la cooperación y en la cual el agua desempeña un rol fundamental. El libro trata de ofrecer a todos los interesados en la temática de los recursos hídricos los elementos más importantes de su manejo y conservación en el contexto internacional, con especial énfasis en Centroamérica.
Conservation of Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias: A role for CITES?
Flow : the essentials of environmental flows (Khmer version)
    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.
Flow : the essentials of environmental flows (Chinese version)
    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.
El régimen internacional de acceso a recursos genéticos y distribución de beneficios : avances, elementos y recomendaciones
    Cabrera Medaglia, Jorge A.
Esta publicación presenta los avances de las discusiones sobre el Régimen Internacional sobre Acceso a los Recursos Genéticos y Distribución de Beneficios, así como las opciones para su futuro desarrollo. Entre las premisas encontradas en este documento se resalta la necesidad de asegurar que tal Régimen Internacional proporcione el apoyo necesario a los esfuerzos nacionales y regionales, y que estos esfuerzos sean coherentes entre sí, así como con otros regímenes internacionales como la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC), la Organización Mundial de Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) y el Tratado Internacional sobre Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura de la FAO, así como otros regímenes regionales.
Gobernanza de los sistemas nacionales de áreas protegidas en los Andes tropicales : diagnóstico regional y análisis comparativo
    Rivas Toledo, Alex | Martínez, Juan Sebastián

Este documento recoge el esfuerzo conjunto de organizaciones e investigadores provenientes de los cinco países andino-tropicales (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela)sobre la relación entre áreas protegidas y gobernanza ambiental. La primera parte del texto está dedicada a brindar una breve revisión acerca del origen, usos y connotaciones del concepto de gobernanza y su aplicación en las áreas protegidas (Capítulo 2); le sigue una sección con la definición y los elementos de la gobernanza en las áreas protegidas andino-tropicales (Capítulo 3); a continuación encontraremos un análisis comparativo entre los elementos de gobernanza identificados en los cinco países andinos (Capítulo 4); y finalmente presentamos una sección con conclusiones y recomendaciones puntuales (Capítulo 5).
Energies traditionnelles au Burkina Faso : études sur le bois-énergie
    Ouédraogo, Kimsé | Somda, Jacques | Tapsoba, Isabelle | Nianogo, Aimé J.

Le Programme Régional pour le Secteur des Energies Traditionnelles (RPTES) qui visait l’amélioration des systèmes de gestion du bois - énergie ainsi que la promotion des politiques nationales dans le secteur de l’énergie domestique et des modèles de gestion durable et participative des forêts naturelles a été exécuté par différents partenaires dont l’ambassade du Royaume du Danemark, la Direction Générale de l’Energie, le Ministère de l’Environnement et l’UICN. « Energies traditionnelles au Burkina : Etudes sur le bois – énergie », fruit de ce programme, restitue une partie des travaux réalisés par l’UICN et ses partenaires et propose entre autre des recommandations à l’ensemble des acteurs de la filière.
Sustainable management of protected areas for future generations
   

This book consists of 28 papers selected from among those presented at the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 5th Conference on Protected Areas of East Asia, held on 21-25 June 2005 in Hong Kong. The title of the book repeats the theme of the Conference: "Sustainable Management of Protected Areas for Future Generations". All the selected papers relate to the management of protected areas, but in other aspects they are very diverse. Almost half the papers come from the host city, Hong Kong, but the study areas of the others range from Hainan Island in the south to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north. The focal ecosystems are equally diverse, from forested mountains to urban wetlands, and from streams to coral reefs. Some are concerned with the entire biotas of protected areas, while others focus on plants, birds, fish or invertebrates. Some report success stories, while others focus on threats, but most record both. This is the reality of conservation in densely populated East Asia, where most protected areas are too small and too popular to survive without
Actes de la 1ère conférence internationale des parlementaires sur la gestion durable des écosystèmes forestiers d'Afrique centrale
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