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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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Agroecology versus ecoagriculture : balancing food production and biodiversity conservation in the mids of social inequity
Sharing power : learning-by-doing in co-management of natural resources throughout of the world
    Borrini, Grazia | Farvar, M. Taghi | Kothari, Ashish | Pimbert, Michel | Renard, Yves

At the heart of ‘co-management’ of natural resources is a process of collective understanding and action by local communities and other social actors. The process brings about negotiated agreements on management roles, rights, and responsibilities, making explicit the conditions and institutions of sound decentralised governance. De facto, co-management is about sharing power. The publication is designed to support those who wish to better understand collaborative management processes and to develop and enhance them in practice. The experience of social actors learning by doing and improving their management practices on an on-going basis has informed this book, as have the complex and inspiring ways by which socio-political conditions can be improved through participatory democracy.
Aplicación del enfoque ecosistémico a la gestión de corredores en América del Sur : memorias taller regional
    Cracco, Marina | Guerrero, Eduardo

En el taller se presentó una diversa gama de proyectos e iniciativas que involucran a la mayoría de países de la región. Así, se intercambiaron experiencias y lecciones aprendidas sobre la aplicación del enfoque ecosistémico (EE) en el diseño y gestión de corredores biológicos y de conservación en América del Sur. Las memorias del taller incluyen el resumen de las presentaciones, de los trabajos en grupo; así como las conclusiones y recomendaciones generales, además de la presentación de los objetivos y la metodología.
Red data book of the mammals of South Africa : a conservation assessment
    Daly, Brenda | Friedmann, Yolan

Over 30 organisations collaborated to produce this publication. It covers 295 terrestrial and marine species and subspecies of mammals, which were assessed within South African borders, excluding Swaziland and Lesotho. It brings up to date the current scientific knowledge of, and level of threat facing the mammals of South Africa, makes recommendations for strategic conservation and management of threatened mammals and their habitats and is intended to improve the effectiveness and synergy of existing conservation efforts.
Environmental law in developing countries : selected issues vol.II
    Burhenne-Guilmin, Françoise | Cedeño, Marianela | Fernández Fernández, Edgar | Jemaiel, Sondes | Mwebaza, Rose | Zhandeyeva, Dana

This book contains a selection of papers on various legal issues of interest to developing countries which have been prepared by Fellows from InWent who came to Germany between 2002 and 2004 from Africa, Asia, and Latin America to research and write about subjects of their choice at the IUCN Environmental Law Centre
Framing the picture : an assessment of ramin trade in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
Shark product trade in Hong Kong and mainland China and implementation of the CITES shark listings
Communicating protected areas
    Hamú, Denise | Auchincloss, Elisabeth | Goldstein, Wendy

Protected areas operate within complex ecological and social systems, presenting challenges that cannot be resolved by technical solution alone. Achieving the management objectives of protected areas requires a social approach in which strategic communication is a key instrument. This publication explores the often underestimated potential of communication, sharing valuable experiences from protected areas across the world, drawing on papers presented at the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress, 2003 and others.
Achieving environmental objectives : the role and value of communication, education, participation and awareness (CEPA) in conventions and agreements in Europe
    Martin-Mehers, Gillian | Calvo, Susana | Auchincloss, Elisabeth | Goldstein, Wendy

CEPA tools have been identified as one of the keys to achieving better outcomes in a broad range of environmental projects – increased community engagement, higher levels of collaboration among stakeholders, better targeted public awareness materials and increased sustainability of results. This book aims to bring more understanding to communicators, educators and policy makers working in environmental issues, in Europe and globally, about the powerful use of these tools for positive change.
Engaging people in sustainability
    Tilbury, Daniella | Wortman, David

Presents a guide to assist educators who are wrestling with educating for sustainability, by reflecting on the theory and practice of how to engage people in sustainable development and a framework of good practice (theory). It is intended to inspire actions for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-14) by illustrating innovation and practice in education with case studies, examples and interviews. Innovation and experiences in education for sustainable development are highlighted from a broad range of contexts, formal, non-formal and informal sectors.
Unveiling differences, finding a balance : social gender analysis for designing projects on community-based management of natural resources
    Espinosa, M. Cristina

Equitable distribution of the costs and benefits associated with conservation is a key issue in natural resource management. Addressing the underlying social, economic and cultural factors shaping social differentiation within and among communities will help reverse social inequities and will also promote more sustainable conservation. This book tries to respond to the need of project managers to understand how gender, poverty and ethnicity relate to each other and how they affect results of conservation projects. It offers guidance and practical tools to respond, in an integrated way, to the different issues related to gender, poverty alleviation and indigenous peoples – key aspects of addressing equity in conservation. It encourages conservation practitioners to use social and gender analysis as a methodology for promoting equitable sharing of the costs and benefits of natural resource management. While it focuses on the design phase of a project, it acknowledges that a similar approach is needed all along the project cycle.
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
    Price, Martin F. | Steiner, Achim

Mountain areas cover 24% of the Earth's land and 26% of the global population lives in or around these areas. At the global scale, perhaps their greatest value is as 'water towers', providing water for over half of humankind. As global centres of biological and cultural diversity, they are among the world's major tourist destinations. For urban citizens, mountains provide diverse opportunities for recreation; they have also long been vital for spiritual recreation, including sacred sites for all major religions. Yet mountain regions, and many of their people, are faced by increasing challenges linked to the globalisation of their economies and social structures, and the threats of climate change. This illustrated brochure introduces these and other issues relating to conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas through case studies of projects undertaken around the world by IUCN and partner organisations which are members of IUCN's Mountains Initiative Taskforce.
High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems : options for international action
    Gianni, Matthew

The deep ocean is increasingly recognized as a major global reservoir of the Earth's biodiversity, although but a small fraction of the oceans' ecosystems found at depths below 200 meters have been studied. This report presents findings on the current extent, location and value of high seas bottom trawl fisheries worldwide and the countries involved. It reviews the current governance of high seas bottom trawl fishing, including the standards and obligations established in several relevant instruments. It further highlights significant gaps in knowledge and ocean governance in relation to high seas bottom trawl fisheries. The report concludes that urgent action, specifically a UN General Assembly moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, is essential to protect these biodiversity hotspots.
The Mediterranean deep-sea ecosystems : an overview of their diversity, structure, functioning and anthropogenic impacts, with a proposal for their conservation
    Tudela, Sergi | Simard, François

Joint initiative between IUCN and WWF for addressing the need to protect the highly valuable deep sea ecosystems in the Mediterranean. Is included for the first time a comprehensive proposal for conservation firmly based in virtually all scientific information currently available.
Assessing the economic value of ecosystem conservation
How much is an ecosystem worth? Assessing the economic value of conservation
The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management : an issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners
    Cooney, Rosie

The precautionary principle, or precautionary approach, is now widely accepted in environmental law and policy at international and, increasingly, national level. However, the principle remains highly controversial, its meaning contested, its acceptance and implementation inconsistent across sectors and contexts and its impacts unclear. This paper aims to inform and assist IUCN and its members in developing greater shared understanding of the meaning and implementation of the principle in the context of biodiversity conservation and natural resource management, respecting priorities of both conservation and sustainable development. It examines the meaning of the precautionary principle and its incorporation into biodiversity and resource management law and policy, and discusses a series of issues raised by its implementation in this sector for biodiversity conservation and for livelihoods and poverty alleviation.
La gouvernance de l'eau en Afrique de l'Ouest : aspects juridiques et institutionnels. Compte rendu de l'atelier de l'UICN "Gouvernance de l'eau : aspects juridiques et institutionnels de la gestion des ressources naturelles en Afrique de l'Ouest"
    Niasse, Madiodio | Iza, Alejandro | Garané, Amidou | Varis, Olli

The workshop was organised to improve the understanding of the dialectic between water-related infrastructures and institutional frameworks in West Africa. Papers address a multiplicity of issues on water governance: water, wetlands and international environmental agreements; legal aspects of transboundary water resources; water resources management at the local level: customary and modern institutions; Integrated Water Resources Management, environment, economy, and equity in national water policies; and river basin organisations in West Africa.
Les requins et autres poissons cartilagineux : écologie et conservation
    Bräutigam, Amie | Camhi, Merry | Fordham, Sonja V. | Fowler, Sarah | Musick, John

Sharks and their relatives, the rays and chimaeras, are the diverse group of cartilaginous fishes that have evolved over 400 million years. Historically considered of low economic value to large-scale fisheries, today many of these fishes have become the target of directed commercial and recreational fisheries around the world, and they are increasingly taken in the by-catch of fisheries targeting other species. This report emphasizes the widely-acknowledged need to improve shark fishery monitoring, expand biological research and take management action. It serves as an introduction to the ecology, status and conservation of the sharks and their relatives for a general audience. Shark fisheries can only be managed sustainably, and shark populations remain viable, with the introduction of new conservation and management initiatives.
Guías para la planificación y el manejo de las áreas protegidas de montaña
    Hamilton, Lawrence S. | McMillan, Linda | Sarmiento, Elena V.

Mountains are special places. For many they are sacred; to most they bring an uplifting of the spirit and refreshment; to all they bring water, and rich biodiversity. Many of them have received legislative recognition by designation as parks or reserves of various kinds, and it is for the planners and managers of this estate that this book has been written. Contained within are guidelines and recommendations, which hopefully will be the foundation for more specific guidelines to be developed at national and then protected area levels.
Changing realities : ecosystem approaches and sustainable forest management
Organismos genéticamente modificados y bioseguridad : un documento de antecedentes destinado a responsables de la toma de decisiones y otros interesados para ayudarles en la consideración de los asuntos relativos a los OGM
Speaking a common language : the uses and performances of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
    Bishop, Kevin | Dudley, Nigel | Phillips, Adrian | Stolton, Sue

The system of protected area management categories lies at the centre of IUCN's work and its mission; their effective use is of fundamental concern to the Union and its members. This project has looked at the successes, failures, strengths and weaknesses of the categories after a decade of use, with the intention of giving guidance on steps needed to improve their future effectiveness in response to changing needs and conditions.
Use of genetically improved and alien species for aquaculture and conservation of aquatic biodiversity in Africa
Can protected areas contribute to poverty reduction? Opportunities and limitations
    Blockhus, Jill M. | Franks, Phil | McNeely, Jeffrey A. | McShane, Thomas | Scherl, Lea M. | Wild, Robert | Wilson, Alison

Poverty has become the central concern for development agencies, and because many of the areas that are most important for conserving biodiversity are occupied by poor people, or have poor people living around them, the relationship between poverty and protected areas can no longer be ignored. The relationship between poverty and protected areas is a complex one, but this book presents a balanced perspective on how protected areas relate to poverty, in both positive and negative ways. On the one hand, protected areas deliver multiple benefits to the people living around them, ranging from tourism to pollination. On the other hand, protected areas may prevent some forms of resource use, and harbour animals that may damage crops in adjacent lands. But by carefully addressing these potential conflicts in an open and inclusive manner, protected area authorities can forge a productive partnership with the rural poor. The issues certainly will require further discussion, but this book provides a useful beginning that is built on a broad consensus of leading organisations working in conservation and development.
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