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Wildlife trade in Laos : the end of the game
    Nooren, Hanneke | Claridge, Gordon

A comprehensive account of the wildlife trade in Laos, this book is the result of two years' work by the authors, with assistance from two local field researchers and input from a wide range of Lao and foreigners (including Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai informants) with first-hand knowledge of the situation. The authors embarked on the work because they recognised that the wildlife trade is likely to remove many of the key species in Laos while conservation efforts are focussing on forest conservation and management. They found that many programme designers and decision-makers were relying on a handful of reports from the period 1990-93, even though the situation has changed dramatically since them. Most of the information in this publication is from the period 1996-2000.
Challenge for visitor centres : linking local people, visitors and protected areas
Global strategy on invasive alien species
    McNeely, Jeffrey A. | Mooney, Harold A. | Neville, Laurie E. | Schei, Peter Johan | Waage, Jeffrey K.

The spread of invasive alien species (IAS) is creating complex and far-reaching challenges that threaten both the natural biological riches of the earth and the well being of its citizens. Summarising key findings of the Phase I Synthesis Conference held in September 2000 in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, this publication presents ten strategic responses that address how to mitigate the threats of IAS. Directed toward the decision-makers whose policies and practices are affecting the movement of species around the world, this strategy strives to provide a resource to increase awareness and provide policy advice.
South Asian strategic environment assessment workshop for senior planners
Regional workshop on community involvement in forest management in eastern and southern Africa
Land, people and forests in eastern and southern Africa at the beginning of the 21st century : the impact of land relations on the role of communities in forest future
    Alden Wily, Liz | Mbaya, Sue

The way in which forest land is owned directly influences the status of the forest, its condition and the way in which it is managed. The greater the security of local forest tenure, the stronger the interest and will of the community towards its security. One of four papers commissioned by IUCN towards building a comprehensive profile on the subject of community involvement in forest management in eastern and southern Africa, this publication addresses the function of property relations and State-people relations in matters of governance and management. The study is comparative in nature, with a continuing examination of commonality and difference in the handling of property rights in respect of rural communities.
Microchiropteran bats : global status survey and conservation action plan
    Hutson, Anthony M. | Mickleburgh, Simon P. | Racey, Paul A.

Bats make up a quarter of all mammals, and almost half of the species can be considered threatened or near threatened at a global level. This publication offers the results of the first comprehensive review to identify the conservation priorities for the 834 species of Microchiroptera. Rather than give an account of each of these species, this volume aims to be used as a basis for the development of more local or regional action plans, or actions for particular groups of bat species, by taxon or by habitat.
Résolutions et recommandations : Congrès mondial de la nature, Amman, Jordanie, 4-11 octobre 2000
Resolutions and recommendations : World conservation congress, Amman, Jordan, 4-11 October 2000
Resoluciones y recomendaciones : Congreso mundial de la naturaleza, Amman, Jordania, 4-11 de octubre de 2000
Hagamos uso de la leyes ! Todos los seres humanos tenemos derecho a un ambiente sano
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
    De Fontaubert, Charlotte

This publication deals in two distinct parts with the status of our natural resources on the high-seas (approximately 50 per cent of the Earth's surface) which contain open-access common resources. Part 1 identifies and reviews a certain number of relatively discrete or localised geographic features/habitats/biological communities that have particular scientific, societal or economic interest. The report assesses the existing or potential threats to them, and proceeds to qualify their potential value as High-Seas Marine Protected Areas. Part 2 explores some of the legal, political and institutional issues relevant to the possible establishment of Marine Protected Areas.
World directory of environmental organizations : a handbook of national and international organizations and programs - governmental and non-governmental - concerned with protecting the earth's resources
The TRIPS agreement, sustainable development and the public interest : discussion paper
    Walker, Simon

This paper addresses the environmental and developmental impacts of patent protection by specifically focusing on the global agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). While the TRIPS agreement serves as an important step in harmonizing international intellectual property systems, the author contends that it currently fails to properly balance public and private interests, especially in the gap between rich and poor. This thoughtful paper can serve as a base from which to debate a serious issue and suggest proposals for reform.
The role of law in tropical deforestation : people and forests in central India
How to implement the otter action plan? Proceedings workshop IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group
The great reshuffling : human dimensions of invasive alien species
    McNeely, Jeffrey A.

While the issue of invasive alien species (IAS) has important biological components, the human dimensions deserve much greater attention. Humans, with all their diversity of quirks, strengths, and weaknesses, are at the heart of the problem of IAS and, paradoxically, also at the heart of the solution. This compilation of papers delivered during a workshop on the human dimensions of the IAS problem, held in Cape Town, South Africa on 15-17 September 2000, covers some of the many causes, consequences and responses to this problem.
Hai Thuy, mô hình làng sinh thái trên vùng cát
Improving women's participation in CBNRM in Botswana
Checklist of CITES species : a reference to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
   

This checklist provides alphabetical lists of the species of fauna and flora included in Appendices I, II and III of CITES in order to help management and scientific authorities, customs officials, and all others involved in implementing and enforcing the Convention. This list provides not only the scientific names but also the common names in English, Spanish and French.
China's World Heritage
Aamozish-e-Mahol
    Saleem, Shakira

This publication is a manual for environmental education.
Community forest management : a casebook from India
    Human, Joe | Pattanaik, Manoj

Forests throughout India, and the local communities whose livelihoods depend on them, are under great threat from large commerical enterprises. This casebooks follows the development of a community-based forest-protection movement in the State of Orissa, as it grew from spontaneous local protests in the mid-1970s into a network of forest-management organisations with respected enterprise and widespread influence. Community forest management analyses the achievements of the movement - known as 'Friends of Trees and Living Beings' - and considers its significance within the context of national legal and policy frameworks.
Analyses of proposals to amend the CITES appendices : submitted to the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
People, plants, and justice : the politics of nature conservation
    Zerner, Charles

In an era of market triumphalism, this book probes the social and environmental consequences of market-linked nature conservation schemes. Charles Zerner and colleagues assert that there is no universal entity, "the market." Analysis and remedies must be based on broader considerations of history, culture, and geography in order to establish meaningful and lasting changes in policy and practice. Original case studies from Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the South Pacific focus on topics as diverse as ecotourism, bioprospecting, oil extraction, cyanide fishing, timber extraction, and property rights. The cases position concerns about biodiversity conservation and resource management within social justice and legal perspectives, providing new insights for students, scholars, policy professionals and donor/foundations engaged in international conservation and social justice.
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