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Priorities for conserving global species richness and endemism
    Caldecott, Julian Oliver | Groombridge, Brian | Jenkins, Martin | Johnson, Timothy H. (Timothy Hugh)

This report reviews current knowledge of global biodiversity, discusses priorities, assesses policies required, and suggests where efforts of the Convention and its financial mechanisms should be focused.
The biodiversity information clearing house : concept and challenges
    Crain, Ian K.

Prepared as an input to the discussions on the establishment, under the auspices of the Convention, of a clearing house to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation in the field of conservation and sustainabile use of biological diversity.
Coordinating research and management to enhance protected areas
   

Based on the premise that all research done in protected areas can enhance their management, these guidelines, which originated in a parks Congress workshop, provide a source of ready-to-adapt ideas suggesting ways that researchers and managers can work more effectively with each other and with the public at large. Of use to protected area professionals and those with an interest in resource management and research planning.
Zones humides du Burkina Faso : compte rendu d'un séminaire sur les zones humides du Burkina Faso
    Sally, L. (Liqa) | Kouda, Michel | Beaumond, N.

Burkina Faso boasts both varied natural and artificially created wetlands, the latter resulting from some 1100 dams or embankments. These wetlands, however, have not been seen as distinct ecosystem units and responsibility for wetland issues has been fragmented. At the initiative of IUCN in Ouagadougou, an informal network of experts was set up during 1992 to provide a forum for debate on wetland issues in Burkina Faso. Activities culminated in a workshop which set out to establish a National Wetland Working Group in charge of implementing the National Action Plan for wetlands of Burkina Faso.
Manuel de formation à la gestion des zones humides tropicales
    Skinner, Jamie | Beaumond, N. | Pirot, Jean-Yves

This well-illustrated traininig manual for wetland managers summarises the ecology of freshwater and coastal wetlands in West Africa. It provides an overview of the main tools for ensuring that their values and functions are adequately maintained for the benefit of local communities and wildlife. The technical appendices offer detailed guidance on designing and implementing management plans and monitoring programmes for protected wetlands.
Strategies for national sustainable development : a handbook for their planning and implementation
    Carew-Reid, Jeremy | Prescott-Allen, Robert | Bass, Stephen | Dalal-Clayton, D. B. (D. Barry)

Both Agenda 21 and "Caring for the earth : a strategy for sustainable living" recommend that every country should undertake a National Sustainable Development Strategy in order to mobilize and focus society's efforts to achieve sustainability. This book shows how the task can be approached, drawing on a wide range of national Conservation Strategies, Green Plans, Environmental Action Plans, sectoral plans such as Forestry Action Plans and comparable exercises throughout the world. It shows how such strategies need to be a participatory process of planning and action if economic, ecological and social objectives are to be achieved in a balanced and integrated fashion. The result is an invaluable guide for governments, their agencies and NGOs in setting about this crucial step.
Documents in international environmental law
Conserving Europe's natural heritage towards a European ecological network : proceedings of the international conference held in Maastricht, 9-12 November 1993
Protecting nature : regional reviews of protected areas
   

This volume describes the major issues facing protected areas, both terrestrial and marine, and discusses the approaches needed to address these issues. An additional section, drawing upon the expertise of CNPPA's vice-chair, marine, and members of 14 task forces, specifically addresses protected area issues in the coastal marine environment.
State of the environment in Southern Africa
The red panda, olingos, coatis, raccoons, and their relatives : status survey and conservation action plan for procyonids and ailurids
    Glatston, A. R.

This work draws attention to the conservation problems confronting these species. The general lack of knowledge about this group has meant that they are afforded little protection.
Impacts of climate change on ecosystems and species : marine and coastal ecosystems
Parks for Life : action for protected areas in Europe
   

This plan sets out the policies and actions needed to ensure an adequate, effective and well-managed network of protected areas in Europe. It outlines how potential areas should be integrated with other sectors, such as agriculture, forestry and tourism; sets out priorities at European, sub-regional and national level; proposes actions to strengthen the legal framework, planning and management of Europe's protected areas, and explains how to create the public support necessary for success. Over 200 individuals and institutions have contributed to what has become IUCN's largest-ever exercise in regional collaboration between government agencies, NGOs and the individual staff of protected areas.
Hard times for hardwood : indigenous timber and the timber trade in Kenya
The Ramsar Convention manual : a guide to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as waterfowl habitat
Proceedings : 19th session of the General Assembly of IUCN - the World Conservation Union, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17 - 26 January 1994
Dolphins, porpoises and whales : 1994-1998 action plan for the conservation of cetaceans
An inventory of Brazilian wetlands
    Diegues, Antônio Carlos Sant’Ana
The first overall study of wetlands in Brazil, this inventory provides data for assessment of the ecological and economic value of these areas. Intended for researchers, students, professionals and environmentalists as well as social groups interested in the preservation, conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
Mangroves of the Sundarbans. Volume one : India
    Chaudhuri, Amal B. | Choudhury, Amalesh

This book deals with the different types of soil and the soil characteristics of mangrove swamps, the flora and invertebrate fauna as well as with the vertebrate fauna. Furthermore the book informs about the settlement and development of mangroves as well as with the management and utilization of forest resources. Also topics like fishery and agriculture and conservation of biological resources are shown in detail.
A guide to the Convention on Biological Diversity
    Glowka, Lyle | Burhenne-Guilmin, Françoise | Synge, Hugh | McNeely, Jeffrey A. | Gündling, Lothar

The Convention on biological diversity is an historic committment by the world's nations to conserve biological diversity, to use biological resources sustainably and to share equitably the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. It is the first global legal instrument to comprehensivly address all aspects of biological diversity. The guide illustrates the scientific, technical and legal issues which the Convention raises. Designed as a reference document, the guide's table of contents, pagination, index and commentary cross-references give the reader easy access to the book's comprehensive rendering of what could be involved in fulfilling the obligations of the Convention. There is also a detailed bibliography. The introduction provides a concise general overview of the Convention's character, its origin and history and major issues covered. The Convention's provisions are then explained article by article, 23 boxes include background information on such topics as the importance of biological diversity; national biodivesity strategies; biotechnology; environmental impact assessment; technology transfer; and intellectual property rights. It suggests options for implementing the Convention, in many instances drawing on existing environmental policy documents and action plans including the World Conservation Strategy, Caring for the earth, the Global Biodiversity Strategy and Agenda 21. Written in an objective, easily understandable and accessible style, the guide is indipensable reading for anyone desiring information on the Convention on biological diversity and possible steps for its implementation.
National Conservation Strategy : Transitional Government of Ethiopia
A preliminary inventory of coastal wetlands of Côte d'Ivoire
An environmental and ecological study of the marshlands of Mesopotamia
The 1991 Gulf War : environmental assessments of IUCN and collaborators
    Downing, N. | Fowler, S. W. | Hardy, J. T. | Le Tissier, M. | Mathews, C. P. | McGlade, J. M. | Medley, P. A. H. | Oregioni, B. | Price, Andrew | Readman, J. W. | Roberts, Callum | Wrathall, T. J.

This book summarizes the results of survey under-taken by IUCN and collaborators of the immediate and mid-term environmental damage arising from the Gulf War, in particular the massive oil spillage.
Wetlands ecology and priorities for conservation in Zimbabwe : proceedings of a Seminar on Wetlands of Zimbabwe held in Harare, Zimbabwe, 13-15 January 1992
    Crafter, S. A. | Matiza, T.
Zimbabwe’s wetlands are small, diverse and unique in nature but, until recently, in planning and development the components of these ecosystems have been treated as separate entities. These 18 papers highlight most forcefully the problems and issues.
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