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An explanatory guide to the Cartagena protocol on biosafety
    Ascencio, Alfonso | Burhenne-Guilmin, Françoise | Kinderlerer, Julian | Kummer, Katharina | La Viña, Antonio | Mackenzie, Ruth | Tapper, Richard | Werksman, Jacob D.

This guide has been prepared by the IUCN Environmental Law Programme and the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD), in cooperation with the World Resources Institute (WRI). The main goal of the guide is to facilitate the understanding of the obligations of Parties to the Protocol, by providing an information base on the content and origin of the Protocol provisions, accessible to the non-specialist and useful for those who will be involved in the development and implementation of national safety frameworks.
Dolphins, whales and porpoises : 2002-2010 conservation action plan for the world's cetaceans
    Crespo, Enrique A. | Notarbartolo di Sciara, Giuseppe | Reeves, Randall R. | Smith, Brian D.

Consistent evaluation and new recommendations for action are required of protective measures to address threats that were unrecognised or non-existent until recently. Global warming, noise pollution and reduced availability of prey are now of great concern. The all too familiar threats of accidental killing in fishing gear and exposure to toxic chemicals remain almost intractable. This Action Plan reviews threats and offers possible solutions. It also contains a thorough review of the status of species and a list of 57 recommended research projects and education initiatives
Herramientas para la valoración y manejo forestal sostenible de los bosques sudamericanos
Achieving sustainable fisheries : implementing the new international legal regime
    De Fontaubert, Charlotte | Deere, Carolyn | Downes, David R. | Lutchman, Indrani
All indicators point to a worsening state of global fisheries. According to the latest figures of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, 70% of fish stocks worldwide are fished at full capacity, overfished, or recovering. This publication aims to demystify the mosaic of new international instruments and measures, and to interpret them in a set of clear rights and obligations which, if implemented in earnest, will address this crisis. It reviews all the new instruments that have been negotiated, highlights their relevance and scope of application, and suggests means to facilitate their implementation. It is now up to the nation States who have adopted them to follow through by implementing them in earnest.
2nd pan-African symposium on the sustainable use of natural resources in Africa
    Bihini Won wa Musiti

This bilingual publication results from a four-day symposium aimed at capturing the general directions and analytical issues that characterize approaches to sustainable use in Africa. The papers included in this work are organized under four major headings: modes of use, devolution, scale issues and external issues. Authors explore these themes through the use of case studies and the description of specific regional experiences. External issues are further explored in a series of commissioned policy papers which have also been included.
Assessment of the economic value of Muthurajawela wetland
    Emerton, L. (Lucy) | Kekulandala, L. D. C. B.

The Muthurajawela Marsh is part of an integrated coastal wetland system of high biodiversity and ecological significance. Yet it is subject to intense and growing pressures from urban, residential, recreational and industrial development. The short-term economic gains that have influenced land and resource use decisions have neglected to take into consideration the economic value of wetland goods and services. Number 4 in the series of Occasional Papers of IUCN Sri Lanka, this publication attempts to contribute to an understanding of the economic benefits of wetland conservation and the economic costs of wetland degradation and loss in Muthurajawela.
Change : adaptation of water resources management to climate change
    Bergkamp, Ger | Burton, Ian | Orlando, Brett

Climate change is here and will be with us for the long term. The challenge facing water professionals is how to make decisions in the face of this new uncertainty. This book outlines a new management approach that moves beyond technical quick fixes towards a more adaptive style that is inclusive and innovative. Only by thinking, working and learning together can we tackle the impacts on water resources and uncertainties induced by climate change.
Future fires : perpetuating problems of the past
Alien invasive species in Africa's wetlands : some threats and solutions
    Howard, Geoffrey W. | Matindi, Susan

Wetlands in Africa are increasingly being recognised as ecosystems of extreme importance to man and biodiversity. However, the management of these wetlands has been impacted by alien invasive species that specialize on aquatic (and semi-aquatic) systems. This booklet introduces alien wetland invaders by describing seven of the worst species already introduced to Africa and mentions several others that are potential threats. It is hoped that this publication will raise the awareness of those concerned and provide them with sources for information and technical assistance.
EIA avanza en Centroamérica : Comité técnico de evaluación de impacto ambiental de Centroamérica
    Aguilar Rojas, Grethel | Hernández, Gabriela

Centroamérica ha abrazado con fuerza el tema de las evaluaciones de impacto ambiental (EIA) y el Comité Técnico de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental de Centroamérica está liderando la armonización y modernización de los sistemas de EIA en la región. Esta publicación presenta los avances logrados hasta finales del 2002 en los distintos países y a nivel regional. Nuevos reglamentaos de EIA en unos países, modernizaciones de las oficinas encargadas de EIA en otros y adelantos para un Manual Regional de EIA, son algunas muestras del trabajo tesonero que está realizando la región en este campo.
Evaluación de impacto ambiental para Centroamérica, tomo 3 : evaluación ambiental estragégica
    Aguilar Rojas, Grethel | Hernández, Gabriela

La Evaluación Ambiental Estratégica (EAE) es un instrumento que ayuda a asegurar una evaluación apropiada en todas las decisiones estratégicas relevantes de los países y en Centroamérica puede constituirse en un mecanismo útil para el alivio de la pobreza. Le tercero tomo de esta seria es una de las primeras respuestas a la necesidad general de información especializada sobre la EAE.
Señalando el camino : reconsiderando la participación social desde un enfoque de equidad de género en la evaluación de impacto ambiental en Centroamérica
    Acuña Sossa, Kathia | Rodríguez, Guiselle | Siles Calvo, Jackeline | Aguilar Rojas, Grethel

La incorporación del enfoque de equidad de género es fundamental en la comprensión integral del ambiente. El gran reto es lograr de la EIA mejore la calidad de vida de las poblaciones y éstas puedan participar activamente en todas las gestiones necesarias para su desarrollo. Este documento busca ser el primero de un proceso que permita la publicación de nuevos módulos con recomendaciones más concretas que puedan ser aplicadas a las necesidades de los países centroamericanos.
Wild soundscapes
A marine rapid assessment of the Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Province, Indonesia
Biodiversidad y conocimiento tradicional
A field guide to the larger mammals of Oman
Conserving bird biodiversity : general principles and their application
National and regional approaches in Asia and the Pacific
Analyses des propositions d'amendement aux Annexes de la CITES : soumises à la Douzième session de la Conférence des Parties
Análisis de las propuestas de enmienda a los Apéndices de CITES : sometarget_ido a la consideración de la Duodécimo Reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes
Analyses of proposals to amend the CITES appendices : submitted to the Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
The state of the nation's ecosystems
   

We all rely on a familiar set of indicators - interest rates, unemployment, inflation, the Dow Jones index, and GDP, for example - to gauge the performance of national economies. No such measures are currently available to describe the environment. This book lays out a blueprint for periodic reporting on the condition and use of ecosystems in the United States. Developed by experts from businesses, environmental organizations, universities, and federal, state, and local government agencies, it is designed to provide policymakers and the general public with a succinct and comprehensive - yet scientifically sound and non-partisan - view of 'how we are doing'. This book should prove invaluable for decision makers in natural resource management and environmental policy in government and environmental organizations, businesses, and trade associations; academics with a research or teaching interest in environmental issues; and the general public interested in the continued well-being of American ecosystems.
Inter-linkages between the ozone and climate change conventions
Inter-linkages in financing sustainable development
    Velasquez, Jerry | Malabed, Jong | Park, Jacob | Dodds, Shona

This policy brief examines how the inter-linkages approach to sustainable development governance can be used to help make sustainable development financing more effective and efficient. It provides an outline of the key processes and trends that serve to shape the current financing environment and provides concrete, practical, examples of how the interlinkages approach can, or has been, applied to the issue of financing in order to use the above trends to the advantage of sustainable development goals.
Intellectual property rights and Bangladesh
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