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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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Biodiversity in German development cooperation
Australian terrestrial biodiversity assessment 2002
New perspectives in primate evolution and behaviour
The Earth is faster now : indigenous observations of Arctic environmental change
    Jolly, Dyanna | Krupnik, Igor

The Earth is faster now is a collection of ten papers describing contemporary efforts to document indigenous knowledge of environmental change in the Arctic. It reviews major individual studies on indigenous knowledge and climate change undertaken during the past few years, primarily in North America. The text is accompanied by local observations, quotations from interviews, personal observations, illustrations, and photographs. Contributors include well- known academic researchers and Native people from Canada, Finland, and the United States. The publication is designed to be useful to both researchers and communities as a tool for networking and communication.
The Convention on Biological Diversity : ensuring gender-sensitive implementation
Grand Cayman blue iguana
    Burton, Frederic J.

The critically endangered Blue Iguana is globally unique to Grand Cayman. Urgent wide ranging conservation measures are vital if this Caymanian flagship animal is to be saved from extinction. This document is a detailed plan for such measures, developed by the IUCN Iguana Specialist Group in consultation with the Cayman Islands Government and the National Trust for the Cayman Islands. It covers the period 2001 to 2006, and will be implemented by the National Trust in collaboration with local and international partners.
Practising and promoting sound environmental management in refugee/returnee operations
   

This volume is a consolidated collection of selected papers presented by participants in the thematic working groups of a four-day workshop in Geneva entitled "Practising and Promoting Sound Environmental Management in Refugee/Returnee Operations" organised by the Environment Unit in UNHCR's Engineering and Environmental Services Section (EESS). The objectives of this workshop were to share and collate experiences of environmental work in refugee situations; determine new lessons learned, both positive and negative; develop specific, achievable recommendations for future action; and provide guidance on where gaps exist in current tools and guidelines. 
Wild flowering plants of the United Arab Emirates
    Karim, Fawzi M.

This book is intended as a simple guide to the identification of about 100 common and rare wild plant species in the UAE. These plants are illustrated in color and described in detail in order to help the naturalist or expert make positive identifications in the field. 
Large marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic
    Sherman, Kenneth | Skjoldal, Hein Rune

This is the first book to provide assessments of multarget_idecadal changes in resources and environments of the Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) of the North Atlantic. Using the case study method, researchers examine the forces driving the changes and actions underway aimed at turning the corner from declining trends in biomass yields, toward recovery of depleted species populations and improvements in ecosystem integrity. This volume is drawn from a symposium sponsored by the World Conservation Union (IUCN); the Institute of Marine Science, Bergen, Norway; U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
The drama of the commons
   

The "tragedy of the commons" is a central concept in human ecology and the study of the environment. It has had tremendous value for stimulating research, but it only describes the reality of human-environment interactions in special situations. Research over the past thirty years has helped clarify how human motivations, rules governing access to resources, the structure of social organizations, and the resource systems themselves interact to determine whether or not the many dramas of the commons end happily. In this book, leaders in the field review the evidence from several disciplines and many lines of research and present a state-of-the-art assessment. They summarize lessons learned and identify the major challenges facing any system of governance for resource management. They also highlight the major challenges for the next decade: making knowledge development more systematic; understanding institutions dynamically; considering a broader range of resources (such as global and technological commons); and taking into account the effects of social and historical context. This book will be a valuable and accessible introduction to the field for students and a resource for advanced researchers.
Ecological restoration in the Czech Republic
    Jongepier, Jan Willem | Jongepierová, Ivana | Pešout, Pavel | Prach, Karel

For more than half a century, many natural habitats in the Czech Republic have been affected by destructive human activities or conversely, by abandonment, decreasing their quantity (area) as well as their quality (biodiversity). In response, many attempts have been made to restore some of the deteriorated sites, and studies have been made of the best ways to do so. This publication demonstrates how ecological restoration can help improve or recover ecosystem functioning and ecological services. It includes overviews of restoration efforts for woodlands, grasslands, wetlands, mining sites, military training areas, and landscapes as a whole, and presents dozens of case studies. 
The Gulf of Guinea large marine ecosystem
    Cury, Philippe | Hardman-Mountford, Nicholas J. | Koranteng, Kwame A. | McGlade, J. M.

This volume combines the latest research on the Gulf of Guinea from scientists working primarily in the region and from Europe. It covers the dynamics of the oceanic and coastal waters of the region, the major biological resources, pollution in the marine environment and the socio-economics and governance of marine fisheries. 
Organizational assessment : a framework for improving performance
    Adrien, Marie-Hélène | Anderson, Gary | Carden, Fred | Lusthaus, Charles | Plinio Montalván, George
The inability of development agencies to understand and improve the performance of the organizations they support continues to impede progress in the developing world, even after a decade of reforms. Strengthening the institutions that receive those grants and loans — including government ministries and executing agencies as well as nongovernmental organizations — has become the key to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of development assistance. This book offers a clear-cut methodology to diagnose institutional strengths and weakness at the onset of development activities. The authors examine all aspects of organizational performance, including the enabling environment, institutional capacity, management, financial viability, and staff motivation. They also review the methodological issues involved in carrying out an assessment.
Whose resources? Whose common good? towards a new paradigm of environmental justice and the national interest in Indonesia
Problématique de la forêt méditerranéenne
Making forest policy work
Africa forests under threat
Sustainable development in mountain areas : the need for adequate policies and instruments
Success stories in the struggle against desertification : a holistic and integrated approach to environmental conservation and sustainable livelihoods
Climate change and agricultural vulnerability
Global agro-ecological assessment for agriculture in the 21st century : methodology and results
Ancient roots, new shoots : endogenous development in practice
Megacities : the European Space Agency contribution to a better understanding of a global challenge
Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Guías de la UICN para la disposición de animales confiscados
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