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    Pizarro, Francisco | Gómez, Claudia | Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío

Presenta una síntesis, con lenguaje sencillo y accesible a todo tipo de público, de cada uno de los proyectos ejecutados por el Area temática de humedales y zonas costeras para Mesoamérica de la Oficina regional para Mesoamérica de UICN.

    Hernández, Juan F. | Dix, Margareth

Este documento es la primera edición del inventario nacional de los humedales de Guatemala y constituye el inicio de un proceso dinámico en el conocimiento de los humedales guatemaltecos, su localización, tamaño, principales características y funciones. Esta información permite clasificarlos, darles valores de importancia y priorizar aquellos que requieran mayores esfuerzos de conservación y manejo.

   

Esta compilación reune trabajos e investigaciones tendentes a apoyar en el proceso de desarrollo de la Estrategia Nacional y Plan de Acción sobre diversidad biológica peruana. Estos trabajos han sido desarrollados en el marco del proyecto "Fortalecimiento de las Capacidades Nacionales en América del Sur para la Conservación y Uso Sostenible de la Biodiversidad" liberado por la Oficina Regional de UICN.

    Fleming, Elizabeth H.

This report presents an overview of the exploitation, trade, and management of marine turtles in 11 countries and territories in the northern Caribbean. The study also presents a number of country and/or territory specific recommendations.

    Metera, Dorota | Bednarek, Andrzej

In the European Union methods of farm production in accordance with the demands of environmental protection and conservation of landscape are regulated by the European Council. Several Polish regional and national programs are planned, regarding mainly the protection of biodiversity on farmlands, promotion of organic agriculture, soil erosion prevention and counteraction, as well as the depopulation of agricultural regions. The development of organic agriculture in Poland depends on the possibilities for the sale of its products. The organization of farmers into marketing groups helps strengthen their market position

    Emerton, L. (Lucy)

Economic forces underlie and explain much biodiversity degradation and loss, and economic instruments provide a useful set of tools for strengthening biodiversity conservation, sustainable use and equitable benefit sharing. If National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans are to be effective they must be justifiable in economic terms. This document reports on a project reviewing the use of economic measures in NBSAPs. It brings together the component activities of the economics review, and summarises and synthesises this information to provide guidance on experiences, lessons learned and ways forward in the use of economic measures.

    Bacon, Philip

This report assesses the influence of agricultural policy and regional development on the biodiversity of three selected countries: Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, and proposes directions for change. It aims at influencing policy-making in selected issues related to the agriculture sector to better conserve biodiversity in agricultural landscapes in Europe. The policy areas were world and inter-European trade; vertical integration – “from seed to shelf”; and the integration of biodiversity into the rural development programmes in Central Europe.

   

This set of 20 4-page briefs aims to raise awareness about biodiversity issues within EC development cooperation. The briefs are broken down into three types, including policy, sector and background biodiversity briefs. The first two indicate important issues to be considered by policy makers and technical advisers at policy, programme and project levels, and the third category summarizes topics and legal responsibilities for a general audience.