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Communities and forest management in South Asia
    Poffenberger, Mark

Second in the series, this Regional Profile focuses on five South Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This Profile seeks to explain why and how some of the earth’s poorest people have been able to establish effective management systems over millions of hectares of nationalized forestlands, facilitating their rapid regeneration. While daunting challenges confront the forest-dependent communities of South Asia, in many parts of the region grassroots environmental movements are gaining momentum and political support. If present trends prevail, in coming decades much of the region’s forestland will be transferred to the custodianship of rural people. South Asia’s experience therefore carries important lessons for other regions of the world.
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
    Shine, Clare | Williams, Nattley | Gündling, Lothar

This guide seeks to help by providing national law and policy makers with practical information and guidance for developing of strengthening legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species, consistent with Article 8(h) of the CBD, as well as pertinent obligations under other international instruments. It provides a structured framework for dealing with alien invasive species issues and contains illustrations and practical examples to assist in understanding their impact
Liability for environmental damage and the World Bank's Chad-Cameroon oil and pipeline project : selected papers of the NC-IUCN symposium
   

Legal research papers review a project for which a loan is being asked from the World Bank. With a view to potential environmental damage, the publication examines the deficiencies of the existing legal framework with regard to the (lack of) obligations, responsibility and liability of all parties involved, under national law as well as under international law. It sets out recommendations for improving the legal framework and strengthening the rule of law
Ecosystem management : lessons from around the world. A guide for development and conservation practitioners
    Pirot, Jean-Yves | Meynell, Peter-John | Elder, Danny

The future of much of the biosphere will depend on managing large areas using an integrated approach that recognizes human populations have a keen interest in ensuring the continuing productivity of the ecosystems within which they live. Such an approach will have to meet local needs, maintain or restore ecosystem integrity and conserve biodiversity. The guide presents the principles of the ecosystem approach and demonstrates how the concept can be introduced into policies, procedures, practices and investment support. The current state of knowledge of ecosystem management is included and the editors draw together the key lessons learned in the past 10 years from a number of major field projects. The guide integrates theory with these lessons from experience and translates them into practical operational guidance for development and conservation practitioners
2000 IUCN red list of threatened species
    Hilton-Taylor, Craig | Brackett, David
The 2000 Red List combines animals and plants into a single list containing assessments of more that 18,000 taxa. A large number of species has been reassessed and there has been a significant increase in the number of species assessments. Documentation on each species has been improved.
Wildlife in Lao PDR 1999 status report
    Duckworth, William | Salter, Richard E. (Richard Edward) | Khounboline, Khamkhoun

Compiles recent data and reviews past information to provide annotated species lists of all amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of Lao People's Democratic Republic. Each species account considers seasonal status, distribution in the country, altitude range, and habitats used. Species of national conservation concern are identified and the account is expanded to a synthesis of recent and historical status information. The issues are summarised for taxa considered under several names in recent sources. The introduction covers information sources, geography and biogeography, human use of wildlife in the country, current conservation initiatives and recommendations for future activities
Unveiling gender : basic conceptual elements for understanding gender
Sharing secrets : systematization from a gender perspective
Practicing what we preach : management and decision-making processes with equity
Eyes that see... hearts that feel : equity indicators
In unity there is power : processes of participation and empowerment
Taking the pulse of gender : gender-sensitive systems for monitoring and evaluation
IUCN 2000
Forest rehabilitation policy and practice in Viet Nam : proceedings of a national workshop
Global review of forest fires
    Moore, Peter F. | Rowell, Andy

Fires are a natural phenomenon. However, over 90% of all wildland fires today are due to human action causing significant forest loss between 6-14 million hectares of forest per annum. This leads to enormous economic losses, damage to environmental, recreational and amenity values, and loss of life. There is strong recognition that action is needed to catalyse a strategic international response to forest fires. This report by WWF and IUCN reviews the global situation following the 1997-98 fires and suggests recommendations for action.
Second NGO Conference on the environment : report of conference proceedings
Organisations and their approaches in community based natural resources management in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe
    Gujadhur, Tara

This publication records the methods, lessons and experiences of organizations involved in CBNRM programmes in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, to enable organizations and communities to discover and learn from the implementation experiences of counterparts in neighbouring areas. The focus is on practical approaches, with a brief overview of the national CBNRM programmes and enabling legislation. The report is organized by country, and contains "Observations" from each implementing organization. There is much well-known literature on problem issues but the attempt here is not to describe the dilemmas faced, but the practical solutions devised. The report is straightforward and simple, extracting useful lessons from CBNRM experiences in the four countries. Due to the brevity of the fieldwork in the study countries, there was no time for field trips to the communities. Thus, in this sense, the report contains a bias towards the agendas and perspectives of implementing organizations.
National conference on community based natural resource management in Botswana : report of conference proceedings
   

This report is on the first national conference on CBNRM that was a culmination of a series of three workshops on key topics in CBNRM, namely: community mobilization, enterprise development and natural resource monitoring and management. The objectives of the conference were to reflect on the progress made so far in implementing CBNRM activities, to consider the recommendations from the workshops and to deliberate the way forward. These proceedings provide a good overview of the achievements of CBNRM to date.
Sobre marinos, marinas, mares y mareas : perspectiva de género en zonas marino-costeras
Diagnóstico sobre el ordenamiento jurídico e institucional de la biodiversidad en Panamá
Stratyegiya sokhranyeniya dalnyevostochnogo aista v Rossii : proyekt = Strategy for the oriental white stork conservation in Russia : draft
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development
   

In the mid-1980s, the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law, in consultation with leading experts from around the world, began to respond to a need later identified by Agenda 21 : the preparation of an integrated framework for international environmental law. It did so by elaborating a draft legally-binding global agreement on environmental conservation and sustainable development, in which both codification of existing rules as well as progressive development of the law play important roles. The result is this draft covenant. Published along with a comprehensive legal commentary, this document is intended to be a starting point for debate and consideration, by providing expert opinion on the possible content of such an instrument.
Cooperation in the European mountains, 3 : the sustainable management of climbing areas in Europe
    Hanemann, Brigitte

Rock climbing is a continent-wide phenomenon. Any ban on climbing in one country invevitably leads to increased pressure on sites in other countries. Thus, regional if not continent-wide approaches are essential to identify sites where restrictions on climbing may be necessary, and to justify, negotiate, and publicise these restrictions (which are often temporary or seasonal). This report examines the history of climbing and its social and economic significance. It describes the typical flora and fauna of the rock biotope. It presents the results of a survey carried out in 21 European countries, includes a number of case studies and puts forward a series of recommmendations for sustainable management of climbing in Europe
Dalnyevostochniy aist v Rossii
Marine and coastal protected areas : a guide for planners and managers
    Clark, John R. | Salm, Rodney V. | Siirila, Erkki

This is a new editon of the classic textbook on marine protected area (MPA) management in the tropics, originally produced as an output of the Bali World Parks Congress in 1982. Approaches to planning and managing MPAs have evolved considerably. Major advances include innovative financing mechanisms, partnerships with the private sector and NGOs, and collaborative management between government and coastal communities. These advances have brought new approaches for MPA establishment and management that are more participatory, involving communities through interaction and collaboration rather than prescription. With new case studies and ilustrations, the guide comes in a water-resistant cover for field use. It is intended for those who plan individual and/or national MPA systems and gives philosophical context for MPAs along with some basic principles and approaches
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