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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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Action strategy for nature conservation in the Pacific Islands region, 2003-2007 : mainstreaming nature conservation
   

Conservation can best be achieved when conservation values are part of the mainstream of society, when they “become part of everyone’s decisions” including government, private enterprise and the community as a whole. This was recognized by the more than 320 participants from Pacific island governments, Pacific and international organizations and community groups when they met in Rarotonga, Cook Islands in July 2002 for the 7th Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas. This strategy is the major result of that conference. As such this strategy represents a consensus of the priority concerns for conservation and ways in which these can be addressed in the coming four years.
Issues of local and global use of water from the Amazon
    Aragón, Luis E. | Clüsener-Godt, Miguel

Water has become one of the most critical issues of the new century and is certainly of vital importance to sustainable ecosystem management. The objective of the present monograph is to contribute substantially to discussion on water and highlight current issues that are essential of the survival of humankind. Scarcity of water in some regions and abundance of water in others, degradation of water and pollution of entire watersheds have already led to regional – and even global – conflicts. The Amazon basin, which contains 15% of the word’s freshwater resources within its watershed, has become a covered resource, the subject of international debate and the object of international desire. Given the water shortage in many regions of the word, the privileged situation of the Amazon basin could inspire misguided political decisions to “right the imbalance” at the risk of undermining the sustainable use of water resources in specific ecosystem and unleashing large-scale catastrophes. The will demand solid scientific input. International co-operation is needed in order to tackle head on openly the most critical issues. New approaches to problem-solving must be found as well as new avenues for co-operation, not between only the countries immediately concerned but also involving the rest o the word. Hence the title present monograph. Issues of Local and Global use of Water from the Amazon. The current monograph was prepared to provide scientific input to the abovementioned debate. It also was a contribution to the Third Word Water Forum held in Kyoto, Japan, in March 2003. Papers selected for this publication were chosen from presentations given at two international seminars in Belem, Brazil, in June 2002 and March 2003, which involved more 200 people from the region and brought together a series of eminent personalities working on water-related topics in the eight countries of the Amazon region. The Federal Minister for Science and Technology of Brazil was present at the 2003 seminar. The seminars were jointly organized within the framework of the South-South Co-operation Programme by UNESCO/MAB, UNU and the university of Para, Belem. They were also part of a collaboration between MAB and UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme. The chapters of this monograph deal with many interrelated topics associated with freshwater in ecosystems with abundant water resource. There are sections about the water cycle in the Amazon, pollution, fluvial transport, energy issues, geopolitics, institutional framework, water resource management, and international co-operation.
Rights, resources and rural development : community-based natural resource management in Southern Africa
    Fabricius, Christo | Koch, Eddie | Magome, Hector | Turner, Stephen D.

This text examines the flaws in community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) and proposes remedies for many locations and circumstances; shows how CBNRM can be central to sustainable development and the conservation of biodiversity; and presents a wealth of case studies from southern Africa – the crucible of CBNRM development Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) refers to rural people managing and using natural resources to enhance their livelihoods. It is widely recognized that much of the Earth's biodiversity is managed in this way, and that local communities can, and must, contribute to conserving biodiversity without sacrificing their access to natural resources. Observers and practitioners have focused on how CBNRM can be employed in sustainable development programs as a means to overcome poverty in various parts of the globe. Recently, however, the CBNRM concept has been criticized because many of these programs have not yet had major positive impacts on improved rural livelihoods or conservation of biodiversity. This book identifies and analyzes the flaws, which are often swept under the carpet by those involved in CBNRM initiatives, and proposes remedies for a variety of circumstances based on lessons learned in southern Africa over the past decade.
Human dimensions of wildlife : IUCN special issue
   

Contains articles on human-wildlife conflict written by presenters and participants of the workshop "Creating coexistence between humans and wildlife: global perspectives on local efforts to address human-wildlife conflict" at the 5th (fifth) IUCN World Parks Congress.
Biodiversity in German development cooperation
National parks of Korea
Swiss federal act on international private law of December 18, 1987
Building the next ark : how NGOs work to protect biodiversity
Site management and productivity in tropical plantation forests : proceedings of Workshops in Congo July 2001 and China February 2003
Technology environment and human values : a metaphysical approach to sustainable development
Mountains in the sea : Table Mountain to Cape Point. An interpretive guide to the Table Mountain national park
Desarrollo del ecoturismo : un manual para los profesionales de la conservación. Vol. 2 : desarrollo y manejo del ecotourismo
Ecotourism development : a manual for conservation planners and managers. Vol.2 : The business of ecotourism development and management
Tracking ocean wanderers : the global distribution of albatrosses and petrels
Institutionalizing international environmental law
A review of the conservation status of the Asian elephant in Vietnam
Fishing for answers : making sense of the global fish crisis
Governance for sustainable development : the challenge of adapting form to function
Inheriting the world : the atlas of children's health and the environment
Africa invaded : the growing danger of invasive alien species
Tropical Asia invaded : the growing danger of invasive alien species
Plant evolution in Mediterranean climate zones
Land change science : observing, monitoring and understanding trajectories of change on the Earth's surface
Plant resources of tropical Africa 2. Vegetables
Doing business with the poor : a field guide
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