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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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    Aguilar Revelo, Lorena | Granat, Margaux | Owren, Cate

This new publication is a valuable tool to help increase the capacity of policy and decision makers to develop gender-responsive climate change policies and strategies that ensure women are engaged at all levels of the decision-making process. This publication is intended as a full update and overhaul to the 2008 training manual.

   

Despite being internationally recognised as being of "Outstanding Universal Value" and protected under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, some of the world's most dazzling areas are under increasing threat from the extractives sector, in particular from commercial mining and oil and gas exploration companies. 

   

This technical paper comprises a series of reviews and case studies from Latin American countries regarding fishers’ knowledge (FK) and its application to fisheries management under the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF). These papers were compiled by an interdisciplinary group of experts to convey the types of knowledge that fishers possess, the context in which that knowledge is created and used, where and how FK can contribute to data requirements within the EAF, and potential methods and institutional approaches to integrate FK into fisheries science and management. This publication responds to the pressing need for theoretical frameworks, practical examples and guidance on what FK encompasses and how this knowledge and experience can be integrated into management of fisheries resources under the EAF. The papers highlight underlying principles for working with FK, good practices and lessons learned in knowledge exchange with fishers, and the role of government and legal frameworks in the context of both marine and inland fisheries.

   

The report provides a global overview of the challenges facing indigenous peoples, and presents five case studies from Australia, Cambodia, Guinea, India and Suriname. The case studies reveal that indigenous communities are affected by primary production activities, such as mining and associated infrastructure (Australia, India, Guinea, Suriname), and by secondary processes such as smelting and energy production used to sustain operations (India, Suriname). The publication is intended to inform the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s new voluntary industry standard, which includes requiring certified companies to adhere to key principles concerning the rights of indigenous peoples, including obtaining Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).

   

This field guide aims at giving comprehensive information about the key species endangered, vulnerable or critically endangered in Lebanese and Jordanian protected areas of the MEET project.

   

The case studies from Brazil, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, the Philippines and Viet Nam highlight how forest landscape restoration (FLR) interventions enhance food security. They illustrate the ‘win-win’ solutions that can enhance land functionality and productivity, develop resilient food systems and explore the long-term potential outputs and enabling conditions for FLR interventions. A greater emphasis on the impacts of degradation and deforestation and other indicators are exemplified throughout these case studies in order to better understand the results from FLR interventions and their relationship to land productivity.

   

In this publication, several case studies from the African continent illustrate the "nature-based solutions" approach and offer hope that effective solutions to the climate change dilemma can be addressed through local responses that also achieve mutual benefits for biodiversity conservation and community resilience.

    Alam, Mayesha | Bhatia, Rukmani | Mawby, Briana

Climate change is one of the greatest ecological and environmental challenges of our time, and the impacts of climate change disproportionately affect the world's 1.3 billion poor, the majority of whom are women. This report identifies many key challenges posed by climate change, examines their gender dimensions, and proposes timely recommendations for a broad base of stakeholders - international decision-makers, national ministries, the private sector, and local organizations. 

    Aalen, Frederick H. A. | Grainger, Matthew J. | Hibert, Fabrice | Hoffmann, Michael | Mallon, David P. | McGowan, Philip J. K. | Vliet, Nathalie van

La présente analyse de situation a été réalisée pour éclairer les réponses à plusieurs résolutions formulées lors du 5 Congrès mondial de la nature en 2012, concernant l'état critique des grands vertébrés d'Afrique centrale et de l'Ouest. Elle s'appuie sur un large éventail d'informations pour fournir des renseignements sur le statut de ces espèces, les sites importants, les pressions, la législation, l'efficacité des aires protégées, les mesures d'incitation communautaires en faveur de la conservation et les réponses institutionnelles. En conclusion, force est de constater que les espèces sauvages enregistrent un déclin spectaculaire et que les réponses sont inadaptées pour faire face tant aux pressions de longue date qu'aux nouvelles menaces apparues au course des dernières années et qui s'intensifient rapidement.

   

Building on the experience of Holcim Lebanon in rehabilitating one of its degraded quarries after excavation activities, this report will provide guidelines for rehabilitation practices in Lebanon and the Mediterranean. It will suggest milestones towards a successful rehabilitation process and discuss the challenges and constraints facing restoration initiatives while highlighting the main elements and lessons learned for future rehabilitation attempts in limestone quarries. 

   

This report was produced by the IUCN Secretariat in response to a direct and specific request from the IUCN Thailand National Committee. It is intended to provide an independent scientific assessment of possible impacts of the proposed Mae Wong Dam and associated mitigation measures.