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Women and wool in Dehesas : Gender overview of the wool supply chain in Spain
    Torres Herrero, Marta

This document explores the gender dimensions of cultural practices in the Dehesa region of Spain. Specifically, the report examines the roles, responsibilities, constraints, and opportunities for women pastoralists and women involved in the wool industry.
Value chains in Lebanon's Shouf Biosphere Reserve
    Sleem, Khaled | Redwan, Zaher | Bou Assi, Marwa

This report explores the status of six crops in Lebanon’s Shouf Biosphere Reserve and further provides opportunities and recommendations to grow the value chains of these crops.
Lemnos Island, Greece : Socio-economic sustainability of cultural practices
    Kotoulas, Alexis | Tsimberis, Dimitris

This document highlights the commercial prospects of several food products in the Greek island of Lemnos. The document further highlights challenges and opportunities related to the market for these products. The executive summary is in English, while the longer document is in Greek.
The role of women in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon
    Succar Slaiby, Caroline

This report explores the role of gender in the division of labour and cultural practices in Lebanon’s Shouf region. The document includes a review of women’s economic and household contributions, obstacles women face in accessing economic opportunities, and recommendations for strengthening women’s roles in the local economy.
Gender, culture, and sustainability in the Mediterranean
    Sabater, L.

This document provides a review of existing literature around women’s roles in local economies, cultural preservation and environmental conservation in the Mediterranean Basin. The paper further identifies data gaps and economic opportunities to support cultural practices in the region’s cultural landscapes.
Conservation biology
    van Dyke, Fred | Lamb, Rachel L.

This book provides a thorough, up-to-date examination of conservation biology and the many supporting disciplines that comprise conservation science. In this, the Third Edition of the highly successful Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications, the authors address their interdisciplinary topic as it must now be practiced and perceived in the modern world. 
Kosciuszko : a great national park
    Slattery, Deirdre | Worboys, Graeme L.

This book tells the story of one of Australia’s natural wonders, Kosciuszko National Park. A National Heritage–listed treasure, the park is the home of the mainland’s highest mountains, past glaciation sites, limestone caves, fields of summer wildflowers and alpine animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth. It traces the aspirations of adventurers, settlers, scientists, graziers, miners, timber cutters, dam constructors, conservation groups, recreationists and tourism operators. This book celebrates 75 years of park management at Kosciuszko; it recognises many individuals who made a difference to its conservation and reflects on opportunities for improved management for the future.
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0
   

Ecosystems are critically important components of Earth’s biological diversity and as the natural capital that sustains human life and well-being. Yet all of the world’s ecosystems show hallmarks of human influence, and many are under acute risks of collapse, with consequences for habitats of species, genetic diversity, ecosystem services, sustainable development and human well-being. The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology is a hierarchical classification system that, in its upper levels, defines ecosystems by their convergent ecological functions and, in its lower levels, distinguishes ecosystems with contrasting assemblages of species engaged in those functions. This report describes the three upper levels of the hierarchy, which provide a framework for understanding and comparing the key ecological traits of functionally different ecosystems and their drivers. An understanding of these traits and drivers is essential to support ecosystem management.
Pro-poor analysis of REDD+ activities in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
    Balderas Torres, Arturo | Skutsch, Margaret | de los Ríos Ibarra, Emilio

REDD+ refers to the implementation of activities under the UNFCCC in developing tropical countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and to promote the sustainable management of forests and the enhancement and conservation of forest carbon stocks. REDD+ will provide financing based on performance to countries reducing their greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. A great deal of concern has been raised by civil society about REDD+ regarding questions of equity and whether the benefits of this policy will be ‘pro-poor’. The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential for pro-poor REDD+ benefit sharing in the region known as Yucatan Peninsula (comprising the states of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatan), considering the prevalent drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and the possible alternatives to address them, and assessing the impacts of each of these strategies on different local social groups. The analyses presented here consider the identification of local poorer groups and their prototypical involvement in the main drivers of emissions and potential engagement in REDD+ activities. The information can be used as “cross-reference” tools for the analysis and the design of pro-poor interventions that can be replicated and adapted to specific condition.
Acuíferos : gestión sostenible de las aguas subterráneas
   

La importancia de las aguas subterráneas en el desarrollo social y económico suele ser ignorada debido a que es un recurso oculto. Decisores de los gobiernos, inversionistas o productores locales on frecuencia subestiman el valor de las aguas subterráneas en la economía y para el desarrollo económico, ya que asumen que los manantiales y pozos, de los cuales dependen, continuarán abasteciéndolos con agua dulce de alta calidad para siempre. De seguir con estos supuestos, se perderán los beneficios del agua subterránea para el desarrollo. Cuando la gestión de las aguas subterráneas es sostenible, sus contribuciones se reflejan en múltiples dimensiones del desarrollo sostenible. La gestión sostenible de las aguas subterráneas puede asegurar el abastecimiento de agua resiliente al clima para ayudar a cumplir las metas de seguridad alimentaria, desarrollo energético y acceso al agua potable. Puede abastecer de agua a las ciudades sostenibles y la industria. La gestión sostenible de acuíferos es clave para la conservación de ecosistemas dependientes de las aguas subterráneas en áreas de descarga.
Liens entre la violence basée sur le genre et l’environnement : la violence des inégalités
    Castañeda Carney, I. | Sabater, L. | Owren, C. | Boyer, A. E.

Enracinée dans des normes et lois discriminatoires à l’égard des femmes et protégée par l’impunité, la violence basée sur le genre (VBG) est présente dans toutes les sociétés comme un moyen de contrôle, d’assujettissement et d’exploitation renforçant encore les inégalités entre genres. Cette publication établit que ces modèles de VBG sont observés dans tous les contextes environnementaux, affectant la sécurité et le bien-être des nations, des communautés et des individus, et compromettant la réalisation des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD). Bien que les liens entre VBG et questions environnementales soient complexes et se produisent à de multiples échelles, ces menaces aux droits humains et à la santé des écosystèmes ne sont pas insurmontables. Cette analyse révèle la nature complexe et interconnectée de la VBG dans les trois contextes principaux explorés dans cette étude : l’accès aux ressources naturelles et leur contrôle, les pressions et menaces environnementales, et l’action environnementale visant à défendre et à conserver les écosystèmes et leurs ressources.
Lignes directrices pour la conservation de la connectivité par le biais de réseaux et de corridors écologiques
    Hilty, Jodi | Worboys, Graeme L. | Keeley, Annika | Woodley, Stephen | Lausche, Barbara J. | Locke, Harvey | Carr, Mark | Pulsford, Ian | Pittock, Jamie | White, J. Wilson | Theobald, David M. | Levine, Jessica | Reuling, Melly | Watson, James E.M. | Ament, Rob | Tabor, Gary M.

La connectivité écologique est le mouvement sans entrave des espèces et le flux des processus naturels qui soutiennent la vie sur Terre. Il est impérieux que les pays du monde entier s’orientent vers une approche globale et cohérente de la conservation de la connectivité écologique, et qu’ils entreprennent de mesurer et de contrôler l’efficacité des efforts déployés en ce sens pour ainsi établir des réseaux écologiques fonctionnels. Pour favoriser l’atteinte de ces objectifs, les présentes lignes directrices présentent les corridors écologiques comme des moyens de recenser, de préserver, d’améliorer et de restaurer la connectivité; synthétisant un volume important de données scientifiques connexes; et formulent des recommandations concernant les moyens d’officialiser les corridors et les réseaux écologiques. 
Catalysing State and non-State actors for nature
    Curet, Florence | Puydarrieux, Philippe

In recent decades, partnerships and cooperative initiatives of state and non-state actors have been increasingly called upon by the United Nations to contribute transformative solutions to the challenges of sustainable development. Many of such initiatives strive to end hunger, mitigate climate change or build sustainable cities, and are most deeply connected to natural resources and land use to achieve their objectives. The present mapping draws a comprehensive landscape of 208 global coalitions undertaken by states and/or non-state actors, whose different missions drive direct and indirect impacts on biodiversity, harmful or restorative. Recommendations aim to inspire coalitions with new or enhanced commitments for biodiversity, adapted to their initial awareness and commitments, and highlight a set of best practices for coalitions and their members to accelerate biodiversity mainstreaming.
Registro global de competencias para los gestores de áreas protegidas
    Appleton, Michael R.

A medida que la cobertura global de las áreas protegidas se acerca al 20% de la superficie ter estre y al 10% de la superficie del ma , cada vez más personas, agencias y comunidades son responsables de salvaguardar el patrimonio natural y el cultural asociado en el planeta. El registro global de competencias para gestores de áreas protegidas define todas las habilidades, conocimientos y cualidades personales posibles requeridos por las personas que trabajan en áreas protegidas en todo el mundo. Es una referencia ideal, además de punto de partarget_ida para gestores y profesionales de recursos humanos para planificar y gestionar la dotación de personal de á eas protegidas, para que los educadores identifiquen y atiendan las necesidades de capacidad y para que las personas evalúen y desarrollen sus propias habilidades.
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3
    Osipova, Elena | Emslie-Smith, Matthew | Osti, Matea | Murai, Mizuki | Åberg, Ulrika | Shadie, Peter

IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3 builds on three cycles of Conservation Outlook Assessments undertaken since 2014. It presents the main results for 2020, but also some longer-term trends based on a comparison of three data sets now available. As such, it can ser ve as an indicator of the effectiveness of protected and conserved areas at a time when the international community seeks to measure progress  towards global biodiversity targets and defines the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Focusing on the natural values for which sites are inscribed, threats to these values, and the effectiveness of actions to protect them, the IUCN World Heritage Outlook assesses the conservation prospects of all natural World Heritage sites. These sites are globally recognised as the most significant natural areas on Earth and their conservation must meet the high standards of the World Heritage Convention. Our ability to conserve these sites is thus a litmus test for the broader success of conservation worldwide. Securing a positive outlook for these sites is a priority, as expressed in the Promise of Sydney carried by IUCN’s World Parks Congress in 2014.
State of protected and conserved areas in Eastern and Southern Africa
   

State of protected and conserved areas in Eastern and Southern Africa is the first report that brings together information on protected and conserved areas for the whole Eastern and Southern Africa region. The Eastern and Southern Africa region covers 24 countries from South Africa in the south to Sudan in the north and four of the six Western Indian Ocean island nations. The region is culturally diverse and extremely rich in biodiversity, with an abundance of spectacular wildlife, and many endemic species of flora and fauna. Considerable efforts are being made to conserve the biodiversity of the region, but growing human populations, land use conflict, overexploitation of resources, unsustainable recreational activities, deforestation and illegal trade are threatening protected areas, species and ecosystems. This report includes a global overview of conservation and the related policies and programmes, as well as a regional analysis. The report emphasizes the underlying rationale for implementing effective systems of protected and conserved areas. It contains numerous case studies from Eastern and Southern Africa.
Guidelines for geoconservation in protected and conserved areas
    Crofts, Roger | Gordon, J. E. (John E.) | Brilha, José | Gray, Murray | Gunn, John | Larwood, Jonathan | Santucci, Vincent L. | Tormey, Daniel | Worboys, Graeme L.

These Guidelines are intended to help improve the conservation and management of geoheritage and geodiversity in protected and conserved areas and recognition of the interrelationships and interactions with biological features and processes. They are not a textbook on geoconservation management practice, but rather set out the essential background, context and principles. The use of best practice examples from around the world will hopefully give users renewed confidence in looking after geoheritage and in connecting geoconservation with biodiversity conservation.
Guidelines for using A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas : version 1.1
   

Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites that contribute significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity. The purpose of the Guidelines for using A Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas is to ensure that KBA identification is based on consistent, scientifically rigorous yet practical methods. These KBA Guidelines provide an overview of the steps for identifying and delineating KBAs, together with explanation of how the KBA criteria, thresholds and delineation procedures should be applied in practice. The KBA Guidelines should be used hand-in-hand with the KBA Standard.
IUCN guidelines for gathering of fishers’ knowledge for policy development and applied use
    Cowie, Winston | Al Dhaheri, Shaikha | Al Hashmi, Ahmed | Solis-Rivera, Vivienne | Baigún, Claudio | Chang, Kevin | Cooney, Rosie | Kamaka‘ala, Shaelene | Lindeman, Ken | Louwa, Christiana | Roe, Dilys | Walker-Painemilla, Kristen | Al Baharna, Reem | Al Ameri, Mohsin | Al Hameli, Shamsa | Al Jaberi, Kholood | Alzahlawi, Nessrine | Binkulaib, Rajeyah | Al Kharusi, Yassir

Small-scale fisheries provide food security, livelihoods and income to millions of people but their management still presents a challenge to managers and other stakeholders due to problems in gathering suitable information and its incorporation in fisheries policy. Fishers are a key source of knowledge for assessment of both extractive capacity and value in small-scale fisheries, in addition to providing a broad array of cultural knowledge. The increasing recognition of the value of incorporating traditional fishing knowledge in freshwater, riverine, lacustrine and coastal and marine fisheries management is now evident in international conventions and published literature. The purpose of these guidelines is to make it easier for users to recognise and include fishers’ knowledge as an important data stream in resource management. The report includes details on the breadth of knowledge that can be gathered, how it can be gathered, and how this information can be applied to support sustainable fisheries policy and broader applications in society. It contains case studies from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and the Pacific.
Il primo corso di educazione ambientale in Italia
    Pedrotti, Franco

Nell’anno scolastico 1950-51 la Sezione trentina del Movimento Italiano per la Protezione della Natura (M.I.P.N.) ha organizzato a Trento un Corso di protezione della natura per studenti delle scuole secondarie, che è stato il primo corso di educazione ambientale organizzato in Italia. Al corso aveva partecipato anche Francesco Borzaga, che in seguito divenne il principale protagonista della difesa dell’ambiente in Trentino Ideatore del corso è stato il prof. Renzo Videsott, Segretario generale del Movimento Italiano per la Protezione della Natura e componente del primo e del secondo (1948-1950; 1950-1952) Consiglio esecutivo dell’Union Internationale pour la Protection de la Natura (U.I.P.N.).
Sports and urban biodiversity
    Wheeler, M. | Grossinger, R. | Ndayishimiye, E. | Spotswood, E. | Galt, R. | Carbone, Giulia

Investing in nature and Nature-based Solutions is an important pathway to address the current ecological crisis. The loss of biodiversity, with around one million animal and plant species threatened with extinction, is putting at risk our economies, livelihoods, food security, health, and quality of life worldwide. Diverse and innovative measures are needed to reverse this decline and to restore healthy ecosystems. The magnitude of the challenge calls for the collaboration and contribution of all actors, including non-state actors, such as businesses, local authorities, civil society organisations, and individual citizens. Sports and urban biodiversity identifies the opportunities for sports federations and sport venue owners and operators to develop the seven elements essential for supporting nature in cities. Case studies from Europe, North America, Australia and South Africa capture the biodiversity actions taken by a variety of sports, from Olympic city planning to local projects at stadiums and practice facilities. These examples also reveal ways in which improvements to urban biodiversity elements can offer a better sporting experience for event participants and spectators.
Reconnaissance et signalement des autres mesures de conservation efficaces par zone
   

En novembre 2018, les Parties à la CDB ont adopté, à l’occasion de la 14e Conférence des Parties, une définition du terme « autre mesure de 
conservation efficace par zone » (AMCE), ainsi que des principes directeurs, des caractéristiques communes et des critères de recensement d’AMCE (CBD/COP/DEC/14/8). Les AMCE peuvent être gérées pour de nombreux objectifs différents, mais elles doivent aboutir à une conservation efficace. Elles peuvent être gérées en prenant la conservation comme objectif primaire ou secondaire, ou bien la conservation à long terme peut être simplement le résultat dérivé des activités de gestion. Les AMCE peuvent contribuer à des réseaux de conservation écologiquement représentatifs et bien reliés, intégrés dans l’ensemble du paysage terrestre et marin, et ce faisant, générer de multiples résultats positifs pour la conservation. Le Groupe de travail sur les AMCE de la CMAP a produit ce Rapport technique pour aider les Parties à interpréter et à rendre opérationnelle la Décision 14/8, et pour commencer à élaborer un ensemble de bonnes pratiques en matière de reconnaissance des AMCE et d’établissement de rapports à leur sujet. Il a été conçu pour une application à diverses échelles, par exemple pour comprendre si une zone individuelle est une AMCE, ou pour établir des rapports statistiques sur les AMCE au niveau national et mondial afin d’évaluer les progrès enregistrés pour atteindre les objectifs de conservation.

 
The Mediterranean : Mare Plasticum
UICN 2019 : Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza informe anual 2019
UICN 2019 : Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature rapport annuel 2019
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