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Climate, biodiversity, and forests : issues and opportunities emerging from the Kyoto protocol
    Brown, Paige

Over past decades, two global environmental issues "biodiversity loss and climate change" have often moved in wholly unconnected domains, with no link being made between the fate of unknown species in the Amazon rainforest and emissions of carbon dioxide from power plants in industrialized countries. However, results now show that climate change is a major threat to efforts to conserve biodiversity. This report is a result of collaboration between WRI and IUCN examining why the role of forests and land-use change under the Kyoto Protocol remains controversial, and attempts to clarify and separate the issues. It concludes with recommendations that will help ensure that decision taken by the Conference of the Parties lead to the best possible environmental outcome.
Regional stakeholders workshop on environmental impact assessment : capacity enhancement for the sub-Saharan Africa region, held at UNEP headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya, 8th-10th July 1998 : proceedings of the workshop
Report of the Western Indian Ocean Turtle Excluder Device [TED] training workshop, Bandari College, Mombasa, Kenya, 27-31 January 1997
Trawling in lake Victoria : its history, status and effects
Imagine tomorrow's world : perspectives, past, present, future
Towards sustainable tourism in the Everest region of Nepal
Linking economic development and environmental policy in Nepal : an overview of government fiscal policies and environmental implications, and measures for environmental policy integration in Nepal
    Adhikari, Ambika P. | Pyakuryal, Bishwambher | Tiwari, Dirgha N.

Government policies on agriculture, forestry, water, energy and industry have tacitly encouraged over-use of the country's natural resources. The consequent exploitation of natural resources has had a negative impact on productivity by raising production and maintenance costs and aggravating the problem of biodiversity conservation. The high degree of conversion of existing natural resources, such as forest into land, has necessitated a proper investigation of the trade-off between the cost and benefits of such conversion. The study addresses selected government policies and their implications for the environment and suggests measures for integrating economic and environmental poliy in Nepal. A general analysis of the status of environmental economics in Nepal is given. Also discussed is the economic valuation of natural resources and environmental services with the help of physical linkages and the behavioral approach
EIA guidelines for industry sector 1995
   

Industry plays a vital role in the economic growth of a country. The industrialisation process is essential for modernisation, income generation, employment opportunites, industrial development and the production of other necessary facilities. Recognising the importance of environmental considerations in industrial development, HMGN endorsed the guidelines on 24 July 1995 and published it in the Gazette on 6 November 1995 (vol.45, no.29, 1995). This publication is an unofficial translation of these guidelines
Wildlife trade : a handbook for enforcement staff
Convenio sobre la diversidad biológica : un texto para todos
Attitudes of Hong Kong Chinese towards wildlife conservation and the use of wildlife as medicine and food
The feasibility of using canines to detect wildlife contraband
IUCN south and southeast Asia : a regional perspective
Deer : status survey and conservation action plan
    Blouch, Raleigh | McCarthy, Andrew | Moore, Donald | Wemmer, Christen M.

Deer are a unique group of mammals recognised for their grace and beauty. Some are also prime examples of flagship species, whose continued survival sustains the complex interplay of flora and fauna. Today many species are under threat of extinction. This action plan, aimed at range country biologists, academics and students, state and federal employees of wildlife, protected area and environmental agencies as well as non-governmental conservation organisations has three main objectives: to identify the status and distribution of threatened species of deer and propose action for their conservation; outline scientific methods for obtaining information about the status of poorly known populations; and list conservation priorities for deer in each of the range countries
North American rodents : status survey and conservation action plan
    Hafner, David J. | Kirkland, Gordon L. | Yensen, Eric

The first comprehensive treatment of North American rodents of conservation concern. This action plan summarises the rodent fauna of North America and provides available information on every rodent taxon that has been considered to be of conservation concern by state, provincial and private conservation agencies and regional experts. It is hoped that the survey provided in this action plan will serve as a common ground for all these parties in drawing up conservation strategies for rodents
A guide to undertaking biodiversity legal and institutional profiles
    Glowka, Lyle | Shine, Clare | Rey Santos, Orlando | Farooque, Mohiuddin | Gündling, Lothar

Biodiversity-related laws and institutions will be key mechanisms for attaining the objectives of the Convention on biological diversity. As part of the national biodiversty planning process, legal and institutional profiles should be undertaken to ascertain which laws apply to and affect biodiversity and which institutions oversee legislation and portfolios which intersect with biodiversity conservation, sustainable use and benefit-sharing of genetic resources. Drawing on lessons learned in Bangladesh, Cuba and the Gambia, this will provide legal practitioners with background information and a suggested analytical road map for reviewing their country's particular legal and institutional situation
Sharks and their relatives : ecology and conservation
    Bräutigam, Amie | Camhi, Merry | Fordham, Sonja V. | Fowler, Sarah | Musick, John

Sharks and their relatives, the rays and chimaeras, are the diverse group of cartilaginous fishes that have evolved over 400 million years. Historically considered of low economic value to large-scale fisheries, today many of these fishes have become the target of directed commercial and recreational fisheries around the world, and they are increasingly taken in the by-catch of fisheries targeting other species. This report emphasizes the widely-acknowledged need to improve shark fishery monitoring, expand biological research and take management action. It serves as an introduction to the ecology, status and conservation of the sharks and their relatives for a general audience. Shark fisheries can only be managed sustainably, and shark populations remain viable, with the introduction of new conservation and management initiatives.
Bioregion common property resource management studies
Membership directory : IUCN-The World Conservation Union
Imagine tomorrow's world symposium : keynote presentations
Proceedings : international conference "The conservation of the North Atlantic shores "views of experts""
Parks for life 97 : proceedings of the IUCN/WCPA European regional working session on protecting Europe's natural heritage
   

In 1994, IUCN launched Parks for life: Action for Protected Areas in Europe - a plan devised by IUCN with 200 partners to ensure an adequate, effective and well-managed network of protected areas in Europe. In November 1997, some 150 protected area experts from 34 countries met to review progress and chart a course for future work. Containing 11 papers and 6 workshop reports, emphasis is on the implementation of 5 priority projects : upgrading the management of Category II sites, identifying potential World Heritage sites, building cooperation in transboundary protected areas, restoring wetlands in protected areas and conserving land used by the military
A directory of impact assessment guidelines
Creating a sea change : the WWF/IUCN marine policy
    Hinrichsen, Don | Wells, Sue

WWF and IUCN have joined forces to outline a policy that will address the complexity of the oceans and coasts as well as our dependency on them. The challenge of protecting and sustainably managing marine natural resources, the last great source of wild-caught food on this planet, is a daunting one. The document sets out the goals to be attained and the guiding principles by which these objectives can be achieved
Human use of World Heritage natural sites : a global overview
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