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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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Heritage dammed
   

The first part of this report presents a general review and collection of case-studies on the impacts of water infrastructure on World Heritage areas world-wide. Analysing case studies from all continents, the report comes to the conclusion that the values of river ecosystems, although widely recognized by science and indigenous cultures alike, so far have not been adequately taken into account during implementation of the World Heritage Convention. The last section of this volume contains our recommendations how to protect natural and cultural values of freshwater ecosystems in the context of the World Heritage Convention and beyond.
A landscape for everyone
   

Within a landscape of overlapping ecological, social and economic priorities, there exists a fundamental need to balance the land use dynamics of natural resource management with environmental and livelihood considerations. However, in striving to reach such a balance, people and local institutions are often excluded or forgotten. Many landscapes are not governed equitably and those within the landscape may not know their rights, how to exercise them, or lack legal tenure over their land. We have found that the integration of rights-based and landscape scale approaches to conservation and sustainable natural resource management leads to better landscape governance. This publication provides the opportunity to understand landscape approaches in specific contexts, and more clearly understand rights-based approaches through a series of case studies and applications. It brings to light a number of the challenges and opportunities that people, organisations and institutions confront when integrating these approaches into more balanced landscape governance.
UICN 70 ans : Afrique Centrale et Occidentale Bureau Régional rapport annuel 2018
IUCN 70 years : West and Central Africa Regional Office annual report 2018
Resúmenes de los análisis de las propuestas de enmienda a los apéndices de CITES de UICN/TRAFFIC para la 18o reunión de la conferencia de las partes
   

CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) was opened for signature in Washington DC on 3rd March 1973, and to date has 182 Parties from across the world. If CITES is to remain a credible instrument for conserving species affected by trade, the decisions of the Parties must be based on the best available scientific and technical information. Recognizing this, IUCN and TRAFFIC have undertaken technical reviews of the proposals to amend the CITES Appendices. The Analyses - as these technical reviews are known - aim to provide as objective an assessment as possible of each amendment proposal against the requirements of the Convention as laid out in the listing criteria elaborated in Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP16) and other relevant Resolutions and Decisions. 
Résumés des analyses UICN/TRAFFIC des propositions d'amendement aux annexes de la CITES pour la 18ème session de la Conférence des Parties
   

CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) was opened for signature in Washington DC on 3rd March 1973, and to date has 182 Parties from across the world. If CITES is to remain a credible instrument for conserving species affected by trade, the decisions of the Parties must be based on the best available scientific and technical information. Recognizing this, IUCN and TRAFFIC have undertaken technical reviews of the proposals to amend the CITES Appendices. The Analyses - as these technical reviews are known - aim to provide as objective an assessment as possible of each amendment proposal against the requirements of the Convention as laid out in the listing criteria elaborated in Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP16) and other relevant Resolutions and Decisions. 
Summaries of the IUCN and TRAFFIC analyses of the proposals to amend the CITES appendices at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties
   

CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) was opened for signature in Washington DC on 3rd March 1973, and to date has 182 Parties from across the world. If CITES is to remain a credible instrument for conserving species affected by trade, the decisions of the Parties must be based on the best available scientific and technical information. Recognizing this, IUCN and TRAFFIC have undertaken technical reviews of the proposals to amend the CITES Appendices. The Analyses - as these technical reviews are known - aim to provide as objective an assessment as possible of each amendment proposal against the requirements of the Convention as laid out in the listing criteria elaborated in Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP16) and other relevant Resolutions and Decisions. 
IUCN and TRAFFIC analyses of the proposals to amend the CITES appendices at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties
   

CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) was opened for signature in Washington DC on 3rd March 1973, and to date has 182 Parties from across the world. If CITES is to remain a credible instrument for conserving species affected by trade, the decisions of the Parties must be based on the best available scientific and technical information. Recognizing this, IUCN and TRAFFIC have undertaken technical reviews of the proposals to amend the CITES Appendices. The Analyses - as these technical reviews are known - aim to provide as objective an assessment as possible of each amendment proposal against the requirements of the Convention as laid out in the listing criteria elaborated in Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP16) and other relevant Resolutions and Decisions. 
Measuring, understanding and adapting to nexus trade-offs in the Sekong, Sesan and Srepok transboundary river basins
European soy monitor
   

In this report, we provide insights on the use of responsible and deforestation-free soy in the EU-28 member states, Norway and Switzerland (EU+). As the second largest importer of soy, Europe has a responsibility to solve the sustainability issues connected to its soy consumption.
Wild plants for a sustainable future
Setting the biodiversity bar for palm oil certification
   

This report provides an overview of palm oil sustainability standards' measures to stop biodiversity loss and restore habitat for biodiversity conservation. It highlights critical areas that need to be improved and recommends specific actions for palm oil buyers and investors. 
Plan de acción género y cambio climático : República Dominicana
   

Con el plan de acción de género y cambio climático de la República Dominicana (PAGCC-RD), el país tiene una herramienta poderosa para alcanzar los objetivos deseados en materia de cambio climático y género, y a la vez estará siendo coherente con los compromisos asumidos en el Acuerdo de París y en la Contribución Nacional Determinada ante la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático (CMNUCC). De igual forma, los planteamientos que se recogen en este documento responden a las aspiraciones de la Agenda 2030 y a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) que se adoptaron en 2015 en el seno de la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas.
World Heritage volcanoes
    Casadevall, Thomas J. | Tormey, Daniel | Roberts, Jessica

Volcanoes are true wonders of the planet; they are central to the formation, evolution and sustenance of biological systems; they form some of our deepest and most significant cultural attachments to the land; and they attract large numbers of visitors for their aesthetic appeal. Although the primary focus of the analysis in this Study is on volcanic sites that are inscribed on the World Heritage List under criterion (viii), these defining features of volcanoes mean that States Parties may also consider protection of the volcanic heritage value by listing them under other criteria. This Study also provides advice to States Parties on the application of criterion (viii) specifically to volcanic sites. The advice includes the use of the classification system and features identified in this Study to strengthen the nomination of volcanic sites under criterion (viii). The scope of the study is the World Heritage List, but the analysis in this Volcano Thematic Study also includes properties listed in the UNESCO Global Geoparks Programme and sites listed in the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (Biosphere Reserves).
IUCN 70 years : European region annual report 2018
Second Bonn Challenge progress report
    Dave, Radhika | Saint-Laurent, Carole | Murray, Lara | Antunes Daldegan, Gabriel | Brouwer, Rens | de Mattos Scaramuzza, Carlos Alberto | Raes, Leander | Simonit, Silvio | Catapan, Marisete | García Contreras, Gerardo | Ndoli, Alain | Karangwa, C. | Perera, Naalin | Hingorani, Swati | Pearson, Tim

In 2011, the government of Germany and IUCN together launched the Bonn Challenge as a global commitment to bring under restoration 150 million hectares (Mha) of land by 2020.  IUCN has developed the Bonn Challenge Barometer: a progress-tracking framework and tool to support pledgers in meeting the critical need to assess and report on the implementation of national and subnational forest landscape restoration (FLR) pledges made under the Bonn Challenge. The Barometer protocol was launched in 2017 and further refined with in-depth application in five countries – Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, Rwanda and the United States – in 2018. Additionally, in-depth application has begun in Sri Lanka. A rapid application of the protocol was undertaken in 13 additional countries to provide a broad snapshot of progress. Altogether, these 19 countries have collectively pledged a total of 97 Mha, representing 57 % of current commitments. The Barometer is now available as an online tool for data visualisation and reporting by pledgers. This report includes key messages from the results of the 2018 application, and several lessons and challenges that were identified. 
La patrouille de Poséidon recontre les Cavaliers du récif corallien
The Poseidon patrol meets the reef riders
European Red List of terrestrial molluscs: snails, slugs, and semi-slugs
European Red List of selected endemic shrubs
The Mulu land grab
   

This report details multiple legal breaches by Malaysian palm oil producer Radiant Lagoon near the UNESCO-protected Gunung Mulu National Park, one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
Governance of the Ganges River Basin
    Siddiqui, Shawahiq | Chohan, Shilpa | Sinha, Vishwa

The Ganges River Basin is shared by four countries – Bangladesh, China, India and Nepal – and though it lacks a regional basin-level cooperation agreement to facilitate its joint management and address common challenges such as floods and climate change, there are four bilateral agreements on the Ganges River and its tributaries. A number of studies appraising the provisions and implementation of these bilateral agreements are available online, but none assess the degree to which international water law principles have already been integrated into the existing agreements. This paper uses the 1997 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (UNWC) as a reference point to provide qualitative arguments and insight on the degree to which international water law principles have been mainstreamed. It is envisaged that this paper will help strengthen the existing legal framework for cooperation in the Ganges Basin through improved understanding of international water law principles among stakeholders, and by highlighting gaps and opportunities to mainstream international water law into existing agreements in the Ganges Basin.
UICN 70 ans: Centre de Coopération pour la Méditerranée rapport annuel 2018
UICN 70 años : Centro de Cooperación del Mediterráneo informe anual 2018
Technical review of the environmental impact assessment for the Rufiji hydropower project in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
   

This rapid technical review assesses the “Updated Environmental Impact Assessment Report for 2100 MW Power Generation from the Rufiji Hydropower Project in Selous Game Reserve, Pwani and Morogoro regions, Tanzania” of 18 October 2018 that relates to a planned hydropower project to be built at Stiegler’s Gorge in the north of Selous Game Reserve. The project will involve construction of a 130m high dam on the Rufiji river, creation of a 100km long, c.914km2 reservoir plus a power plant, a transmission line, workers camps and access roads. The c. 50,000km2 Selous Game Reserve (SGR) is an IUCN category IV protected area. It has been a natural World Heritage Site since 1982 but has been on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 2014 due to intensive poaching. In 2018, the threat from the Project was added to the justification for the continued inclusion of SGR on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The review assesses the degree of alignment of the EIA with 1) IUCN guidance on impact assessment in World Heritage sites, and 2) international good practice, as set out in the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards and associated technical guidance.
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