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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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Twenty-two stories of conservation in Africa : key elements for effective and well-governed protected areas
Los ecosistemas saludables mejoran la resiliencia ante los desastres
Des ecosystèmes sains améliorent la résilience aux catastrophes
Healthy ecosystems enhances resilience to disasters
Protected areas as tools for disaster risk reduction : a handbook for practitioners
    Buyck, Camille | Dudley, Nigel | Furuta, Naoya | Pedrot, Claire | Renaud, Fabrice G. | Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen

Globally, disasters due to natural hazards takes an enormous toll in terms of human lives, destruction to crops and livelihoods, and economic losses. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has therefore become a critical part of sustainable development strategies. Over the past decades, the role of healthy ecosystems in providing cheap, reliable protection against natural hazards has been increasingly recognized. However, DRR strategies based on ecosystem services are failing in many places because natural ecosystems are being degraded and destroyed. As a result, protected areas are being increasingly recognized as potential tools for their role in facilitating DRR. The following handbook provides practical guidance on the effective use of protected areas as tools to reduce the likelihood and impacts of disasters, drawing on case studies. It is aimed at DRR specialists and protected area system administrators and managers. 
Les zones clés pour la biodiversité d'eau douce dans le hotspot du bassin méditerranéen
    Darwall, W.R.T. | Carrizo, S. | Numa, Catherine | Barrios, Violeta | Freyhof, Jörg | Smith, K.

Le hotspot  (point chaud) de la biodiversité du bassin méditerranéen est bien connu pour l'importance que sa biodiversité revêt à l'échelle mondiale, mais l'importance de la biodiversité d'eau douce n'était pas reconnue précédemment. Dans le cadre de ce projet, les ZCB d'eau douce ont maintenant été identifées, cartographiées et validées dans une grande partie du hotspot méditerranéen. à présent, il est important de faire prendre conscience de leur statut en tant que ZCB d'eau douce validées, et de mettre en place des programmes d'actions de conservation adaptées sur ces sites.
Economic growth and sustainability : systems thinking for a complex world
    Higgins, Karen L.

How to sustain our world for future generations has perplexed us for centuries. This book uses systems thinking to understand the dominant forces that are shaping our hope for sustainability. It first describes a mental model - the bubble that holds our beliefs - that emerges from preponderant world views and explains current global trends. The model emphasizes economic growth and drives behavior toward short-term and self-motivated outcomes that thwart sustainability. The book then weaves statistical trends into a system diagram and shows how the economic, environmental, and societal contributors of sustainability interact. From this holistic perspective, it finds leverage points where actions can be most effective and combines eight areas of intervention into an integrated plan. By emphasizing both individual and collective actions, it addresses the conundrum of how to blend human nature with sustainability. Finally, it identifies primary three lessons we can learn by applying systems thinking to sustainability. Its metaphor-rich and accessible style makes the complex topic approachable and allows the reader to appreciate the intricate balance required to sustain life on Earth.
Employee surveys that work
    Levenson, Alec

Poorly designed employee surveys frustrate participants, analysts, and executives and can end up doing more harm than good. Alec Levenson offers sensible, practical ways to make them more useful and accurate and counters a number of unhelpful but common practices. He provides specific advice for ensuring that the purpose and desired outcomes of surveys are clear, the questions are designed to provide the most relevant and accurate data, and the results are actionable. He also looks at a wealth of specific issues, such as the best benchmarking practices, the benefits of multivariate modeling for analyzing results, the linking of survey data with performance data, the best ways to measure employee engagement, the pros and cons of respondent anonymity, and much more.
Land solutions for climate displacement
   

The threat of climate displacement looms large over a growing number of countries. Based on the more than six years of work by Displacement Solutions in ten climate-affected countries, academic work on displacement and climate adaptation, and the country-level efforts of civil society groups in several frontline countries, this report explores the key contention that land will be at the core of any major strategy aimed at preventing and resolving climate displacement.
Regional strategic program for forest ecosystem management (Perfor)
Comité Español de UICN: Tres décadas en defensa del patrimonio natural y la biodiversidad = Spanish Committee of the IUCN : Three decades defending natural heritage and biodiversity
Parques nacionales de España
Gallery of peatland in Kampar Peninsula and beyond = Kumpulan foto lahan gambut di semenanjung Kampar dan sekitarnya
Action tiger, 3rd edition
Extracted : how the quest for mineral wealth is plundering our planet
    Bardi, Ugo

Ugo Bardi delivers a sweeping history of the mining industry, starting with its humble beginning when our early ancestors started digging underground to find the stones they needed for their tools. He traces the links between mineral riches and empires, wars, and civilizations, and shows how mining in its various forms came to be one of the largest global industries. He also illustrates how the gigantic mining machine is now starting to show signs of difficulties. The easy mineral resources, the least expensive to extract and process, have been mostly exploited and depleted. There are plenty of minerals left to extract, but at higher costs and with increasing difficulties. The effects of depletion take different forms and one may be the economic crisis that is gripping the world system. And depletion is not the only problem. Mining has a dark side—pollution—that takes many forms and delivers many consequences, including climate change.
Contesting hidden waters : conflict resolution for groundwater and aquifers
    Jarvis, W. Todd

The world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population. The utilization of aquifer systems also extends beyond freshwater supply to include other resources such as heat extraction and the storage and disposal of substances. This volume is unique in focusing exclusively on conflicts over groundwater and aquifers. The book describes the various issues surrounding the governance and management of these resources and the various parties involved in conflicts and negotiations over them.
محمية الشوف المحيط الحيوي أرز وناس = Shouf Biosphere Reserve : cedars and faces = La Réserve de Biosphère-Shouf : les cèdres et les gens
   

This guidebook features the natural and cultural wealth of the Shouf Biosphere Reserve. Inspiring photographs take us on a memorable journey to discover the stunning beauty of the Reserve's fauna and flora. The guide promotes the conservation of our natural, historical, and cultural heritage, and suggests activities that visitors can enjoy within the Reserve and in surrounding villages. 

Ce guide est un ouvrage qui présente la richesse naturelle et culturelle de la Réserve de Biosphère-Shouf. Des photographies magiques, un texte à la fois pédagogique et onirique constituent ce livre. Un voyage à travers l'univers féerique de la faune et de la flore qui peuplent ce lieu préservé dans un environnement protégé. Ecotourisme, tourisme durable, protection de la terre, tels sont les idéaux des guides et défenseurs de la plus importante réserve naturelle du Liban. Cet ouvrage est un guide conscient, activiste, dédié entièrement à la sauvegarde d'un milieu naturel et d'espèces endèmiques.
Shouf Biosphere Reserve : field guide and information booklet
   

The Shouf Biosphere Reserve is the largest nature reserve in Lebanon. This field guide provides visitors with a broad introduction to the reserve and serves as a guide for hikers, bikers, nature lovers, students, and people escaping the crowded life of big cities. It sheds light on the remarkable biodiversity, beauty, and cultural heritage of the reserve and introduces the visitor to a more responsible and sustainable form of ecotourism.
Restoration plan : Mediterranean Mosaic Project, Shouf Biosphere Reserve (SBR)
Panorama des services écologiques fournis par les milieux naturels en France, vol. 2.3 : les écosystèmes urbains
   

Suite au 1er volume « contexte et enjeux » des services écologiques, le Comité français de l’UICN publie 6 brochures présentant les services écologiques fournis par 6 grands types d’écosystèmes français (métropole et outre-mer) présentés selon les 4 catégories définies dans le Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (support, approvisionnement, régulation et culturel).
Panorama des services écologiques fournis par les milieux naturels en France, vol. 2.2 : les écosystèmes marins et côtiers
   

Suite au 1er volume « contexte et enjeux » des services écologiques, le Comité français de l’UICN publie 6 brochures présentant les services écologiques fournis par 6 grands types d’écosystèmes français (métropole et outre-mer) présentés selon les 4 catégories définies dans le Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (support, approvisionnement, régulation et culturel).
Panorama des services écologiques fournis par les milieux naturels en France, vol. 2.1 : les écosystèmes forestiers
   

Suite au 1er volume « contexte et enjeux » des services écologiques, le Comité français de l’UICN publie 6 brochures présentant les services écologiques fournis par 6 grands types d’écosystèmes français (métropole et outre-mer) présentés selon les 4 catégories définies dans le Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (support, approvisionnement, régulation et culturel).
That glorious forest
    Prance, Ghillean T.

After nearly fifty years since his first journey to the tropics exploring for plants, and a total of thirty-nine expeditions to the Amazon, Professor Sir Ghillean Prance has gathered in this volume a fascinating and diverse collection of accounts from these experiences, along with his thoughts on a lifetime of work surveying the Amazon flora. 
Global peatland restoration : demonstrating success
Crau plain grasshopper : a strategy for its conservation 2015-2020
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