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Prévoir le chemin vers l'atteinte d'un impact positif net sur la biodiversité pour Rio Tinto QMM
    Anstee, Stuart | Ekstrom, Jonathan M.M. | Pilgrim, John D. | Rabenantoandro, Johny | Ramanamanjato, Jean-Baptiste | Randriatafika, Faly | Temple, Helen J. | Vincelette, Manon

Cette presentation est destinee a fournir les donnees theoriques, pratiques et previsionnelles du resultat potentiel a long-terme d’un programme de conservation de la biodiversite mene sur un site minier. La mine d’ilmenite de Rio Tinto au sud-est de Madagascar, exploitee par QIT Madagascar Minerals (Rio Tinto QMM), a ete choisie comme site pilote pour tester les outils destines a atteindre et a quantifier l’impact positif net (IPN) sur la biodiversite. Aux fins de la presente etude, les pertes et les gains de biodiversite ont ete measures et des previsions ont ete faites pour la periode 2004–2065 (c’est-a-dire, depuis la date de l’engagement d’atteindre l’IPN jusqu’a la date prevue de fermeture de la mine), en vue de determiner si les activites d’attenuation actuelles et proposes de Rio Tinto QMM suffisent a atteindre l’IPN a la date de la fermeture.
Previsiones conducentes a un impacto neto positivo sobre la biodiversidad en las operaciones de Rio Tinto QMM
    Anstee, Stuart | Ekstrom, Jonathan M.M. | Pilgrim, John D. | Rabenantoandro, Johny | Ramanamanjato, Jean-Baptiste | Randriatafika, Faly | Temple, Helen J. | Vincelette, Manon

Esta publicacion tiene como objetivo proporcionar los datos, las teorias y las previsions para el posible resultado a largo plazo de un programa de conservacion de la biodiversidad en un sitio minero. La mina de ilmenita de Rio Tinto en el sudeste de Madagascar, operada por QIT Madagascar Minerals (Rio Tinto QMM), ha sido seleccionada como sitio piloto para comprobar las herramientas disenadas para lograr y cuantificar el impacto neto positivo (INP) sobre la biodiversidad. En el presente analisis, se midieron y estimaron las perdidas y ganancias de biodiversidad para el periodo 2004-2065 (es decir, desde la fecha del compromiso adquirido sobre el INP hasta la fecha prevista para el cierre de la mina), con el fin de determinar si las actividades de mitigacion actuales y propuestas de Rio Tinto QMM son adecuadas para lograr el INP al cierre.
Forecasting the path towards a net positive impact on biodiversity for Rio Tinto QMM
    Anstee, Stuart | Ekstrom, Jonathan M.M. | Pilgrim, John D. | Rabenantoandro, Johny | Ramanamanjato, Jean-Baptiste | Randriatafika, Faly | Temple, Helen J. | Vincelette, Manon

This publication aims to provide the data, theory, and predictions for the potential long-term outcome of a biodiversity conservation programme at a mining site. The Rio Tinto ilmenite mine in southeastern Madagascar, run by QIT Madagascar Minerals (Rio Tinto QMM), has been chosen as a pilot site to test the tools designed to achieve and quantify net positive impact (NPI) on biodiversity. In the present analysis, biodiversity losses and gains were measured and forecast for the period 2004–2065 (i.e. from the date of the NPI commitment to the anticipated date of mine closure), in order to determine whether the current and proposed mitigation activities of Rio Tinto QMM are sufficient to achieve NPI by closure.
Ecological restoration for protected areas : principles, guidelines and best practices
    Cairns, Stephanie | Dudley, Nigel | Hall, Carol | Keeneleyside, Karen | Stolton, Sue

This publication provides guidance for terrestrial, marine, and freshwater protected area managers at both system and site levels on the restoration of natural and associated values of protected areas. As this sometimes necessitates restoration beyond protected area borders (e.g., to address ecosystem fragmentation and maintain well-connected protected area systems), this guide uses the term ‘restoration for protected areas’ for activities within protected areas and for activities in connecting or surrounding lands and waters that influence protected area values. It provides information on principles and best practice, with examples, and advice on the process of restoration, but is not a comprehensive restoration manual and does not give detailed methodologies and techniques.
Application des catégories de gestion aux aires protégées : lignes directrices pour les aires marines
    Day, Jon | Dudley, Nigel | Hockings, Marc | Holmes, G. | Laffoley, D. | Stolton, Sue | Wells, Sue

Toutefois, le nombre d'aires marines protégées (AMPs) étant bien inférieur à celui des aires protégées terrestres, le manque d'expérience complexifie le processus d'application des catégories aux AMP. L'application des catégories aux AMP a souvent été inexacte et contradictoire. Ce supplément spécifique aux aires marines a donc pour but de s'assurer que les catégories de l'UICN puissent être efficacement appliqués à tout type d'AMP ainsi qu'à toute composante marine d'une aire protégée terrestre, à condition que le site réponde à la définition de l'UICN d'une aire protégée. Des incohérences dans l'application et la déclaration des catégories rendent le système et son utilisation moins efficaces en tant que système de classification global. Ce supplement aux lignes directrices devrait rendre à la fois l'assignation et la declaration plus précise et plus cohérente.
Directrices para la aplicación de las categorías de gestión de áreas protegidas de la UICN en áreas marinas protegidas
    Day, Jon | Dudley, Nigel | Hockings, Marc | Holmes, G. | Laffoley, D. | Stolton, Sue | Wells, Sue

Sin embargo, con el menor número de áreas protegidas marinas (AMPs) en comparación con las áreas protegidas terrestres, hay menos experiencia y comprensión de la aplicación de las categorías a las AMPs. La aplicación de las categorías a las AMPs ha sido a menudo imprecisa e inconsistente. En consecuencia, estas directrices suplementarias tienen la finalidad de asegurar que las categorías de la UICN sean aplicadas efectivamente a todos los tipos de AMPs, como también a cualquier component marino de áreas protegidas terrestres adjuntas, siempre y cuando un lugar cumpla con la definición de área protegida de la UICN. Las inconsistencias en la aplicación de y los reportes sobre las categorías reducen la eficacia y el uso del sistema como un esquema global de clasificación. Estas directrices suplementarias deberán aumentar la precisión y la consistencia tanto de la asignación como de los reportes.
Guidelines for applying the IUCN protected area management categories to marine protected areas
    Day, Jon | Dudley, Nigel | Hockings, Marc | Holmes, G. | Laffoley, D. | Stolton, Sue | Wells, Sue

With the smaller number of marine protected areas (MPAs) compared with terrestrial protected areas, there is less experience and understanding of applying the categories to MPAs. Application of the categories to MPAs has often been inaccurate and inconsistent. These supplementary marine guidelines are thus aimed at ensuring that the IUCN categories can be effectively applied to all types of MPAs as well as to any marine components of adjoining terrestrial protected areas, provided a site meets the IUCN definition of a protected area. Inconsistencies in the application of, and reporting on, the categories reduce the efficacy and use of the system as a global classification scheme. These supplementary guidelines should increase the accuracy and consistency of both assignment and reporting.
Guide to some invasive plants affecting Lake Tanganyika
    Abonyo, Esther | Howard, Geoffrey W.

This booklet describes some of the plants present in and around Lake Tanganyika that can affect its environment and biodiversity. There are many such plants and there will be more, but this small volume is a starting handbook to invasive plant recognition, understanding and management. It contains a selection of species that can are known to be invasive in other situations and some that have already begun to show that tendency in Lake Tanganyika and/or its catchment. Each species is described (with minimal technical terms) and illustrated so that it can be recognised and distinguished from other plants. Each species has a small section on its likely impacts on the lake and its contents (often derived from experiences in other lakes and wetlands), its means of spreading (which helps us to control it) and some ways of managing it if the species becomes invasive or is seen as likely to do so.
An appraisal of challenges in the sustainable management of the micro-target_idal barrier-built estuaries and lagoons in Sri Lanka
    Samarakoon, Jayampathy | Samarawickrama, Saman
This study, based on a colloquium, field assessments of development activities and technical analyses pertaining to barrier-built estuaries and lagoons, was inspired by the positive response to a preceding report captioned ‘An Appraisal of Mangrove Management in Micro-target_idal Estuaries and Lagoons in Sri Lanka’. The colloquium on mangroves gave IUCN an opportunity to recognize the complexity of outcomes that are associated with planting and/ or restoration of the vegetation in the dynamic setting of micro-target_idal estuaries and lagoons. It also exposed the gap in information and knowledge that would result in the event that the even more complex parents ecosystems in which mangroves exist, the barrier-built estuaries and lagoons, are left inadequately understood. This report based on the findings of a colloquium held in February, 2011 with participation of responsible government agencies, community representatives, scientists and conservation organizations contributes toward building the knowledge base for sustainable management.
The conservation status of North American, Central American, and Caribbean chondrichthyans
    Kyne, Peter M. | Carlson, John K. (John Keith) | Ebert, David A. | Fordham, Sonja V. | Bizzarro, Joseph J. | Graham, Rachel T. | Kulka, David W. | Tewes, Emily E. | Harrison, Lucy R. | Dulvy, Nicholas K.
This report from the IUCN Shark Specialist Group includes the first compilation of conservation status assessments for the 282 chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, and chimaeras) recorded from North American, Central American, and Caribbean waters. The status and needs of those species assessed against the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species criteria as threatened (Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable) are highlighted. An overview of regional issues and a discussion of current and future management measures are also presented. A primary aim of the report is to inform the development of chondrichthyan research, conservation, and management priorities for the North American, Central American, and Caribbean region.
Les herbiers de Magnoliophytes marines de Méditerranée : résilience et contribution à l’atténuation des changements climatiques
    Bazairi, Hocein | Bianchi, Carlo Nike | Boudouresque, Charles-François | Buia, Maria Cristina | Clabaut, Philippe | Harmelin-Vivien, M. L. (Mireille L.) | Mateo, Miguel Angel | Montefalcone, Monica | Morri, Carla | Orfanidis, Sotiris | Pergent, Gérard | Pergent-Martini, Christine | Semroud, Rachid | Serrano, Oscar | Verlaque, Marc

Ce document est un rapport technique relatif à l’état de la question dans le bassin méditerranéen. Il décrit les spécificités de la mer Méditerranée et le phénomène du changement climatique observé à l’échelle de cette région. Il présente ensuite les caractéristiques des cinq espèces de magnoliophytes présentes dans ses eaux. Dans un second temps, il décrit l’impact du changement climatique sur les herbiers méditerranéens, d’abord en ce qui concerne les pressions qu’il y exerce et leur résilience à ces pressions, et ensuite en ce qui concerne les communautés qui leur sont associées. La dernière partie du document est consacrée au rôle joué par les herbiers dans l’atténuation des conséquences du changement climatique, en prenant en compte les évènements climatiques extrêmes et la fixation ou la séquestration du carbone bleu.
Fishing and tourism in the Vanuatu economy
    Verdone, Michael | Seidl, Andrew

This report focuses on the role and importance of the fishing and tourism industries in Vanuatu’s economy. The report begins by presenting an overview of the country, its economy, and the fishing and tourism industries. It proceeds by discussing the importance of each industry to the urban and rural economies. The report concludes by summarizing the evidence presented and discussing possible future growth paths for each industry.
Fishing and tourism in the Fijian economy
    Verdone, Michael | Seidl, Andrew

This report presents an overview of the economy of Fiji with an emphasis on the fishing and tourism industries and their contributions to the broader economy. This study highlights the important role natural resources fulfill not only in the tourism and fishing industries, but in the broader economy, in order to inform local policy making and improve the focus and policy relevance of subsequent environmental economic research in the country.
Assessment of the socio-economic value of freshwater species for the northern African region
    Darwall, W.R.T. | Juffe-Bignoli, Diego

This project aims to assess the socioeconomic value of freshwater species across the northern African region within the context of the threats to those species as previously determined and documented by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The aim here is to link IUCN Red List data on the extinction risk for 877 species across northern Africa with information on these freshwater species’ socioeconomic value, and to evaluate levels of dependence on wetland services in conjunction with the known threats faced by the species underpinning these services. The results of this project have enabled us to identify species of high socio-economic importance and the threats to their long-term survival and sustainable use. Actions needed to ensure the future sustainable use of these resources are discussed.
IUCN situation analysis on East and Southeast Asian intertarget_idal habitats, with particular reference to the Yellow Sea (including the Bohai Sea)
    MacKinnon, John Ramsay | Murray, Nicholas | Verkuil, Yvonne I.

The IUCN Species Survival Commission and IUCN Asia Regional Office commissioned this independent report to assess the state and condition of intertarget_idal habitats along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), in response to growing concerns expressed by IUCN members over observed declines in biodiversity, the loss of ecological services, and an increase in ecological disasters. This report is a situation analysis, and it seeks to gather in one place the relevant data and analyses, and to present as clear a picture of the status of the intertarget_idal zone in the EAAF as the data allow. By intention, this report makes no recommendations, but it should serve as a resource for those stakeholders empowered to make or influence decisions and policies in the region.
Managing natural World Heritage
   

This Resource Manual has a specific purpose: helping to manage natural values within World Heritage properties. As such it is aimed at natural and mixed World Heritage properties as well as cultural landscapes (inscribed under cultural criteria). The intention is to help managers understand and incorporate World Heritage concepts and processes into natural site management. It is hoped that all natural World Heritage managers and staff will find useful guidance here and will be inspired to explore the many resources highlighted. Many of the management principles described will apply to any type of protected area, but here special emphasis is given to those management considerations most relevant to World Heritage status.
In search of sustainability : some outputs of the implementation of the 2009-2012 Programme
   

The period 2009-2012 has a double meaning for the West and Central Africa Programme (PACO), one of the eight regional offices of IUCN worldwide. Firstly, it is more or less the first steps of PACO, since it was established in mid 2008, from the regional offices for Central Africa (BRAC) and West Africa (BRAO) at the time. Secondly it represents the period of implementation of the four-year programme adopted in 2008 in Barcelona by the IUCN Congress. This outcome is thus, a look at progress made in the construction of PACO. It particularly takes stock of progress made in terms of achieving the set ambitions of the 2009-2012 programme, development of partnership; structuring relations between the Secretariat, IUCN Members and Commissions, and technical outputs.
En quête de durabilité : quelques résultats de la mise en oeuvre du Programme 2009-2012
   

La période 2009-2012 a une double signification pour le Programme Afrique Centrale et Occidentale (PACO), un des huit bureaux régionaux de l'UICN au niveau mondial. D'abord elle correspond à peu près aux premiers pas du PACO, puisque celui-ci a été mis en place en mi 2008, à partir des acquis des bureaux régionaux d'Afrique Centrale (BRAC) et d'Afrique de l'Ouest (BRAO) d'alors ; ensuite elle représente la période de mise en oeuvre du programme quadriennal adopté en 2008 à Barcelone par le Congrès de l'UICN. Ce bilan représente ainsi un regard sur les progrès accomplis dans la construction du PACO. Il fait notamment le point du chemin parcouru en termes de réalisation des ambitions affichées dans le programme 2009- 2012, en matière de développement du partenariat, de structuration des relations entre le secrétariat, les Membres et les Commissions de l'UICN et de résultats techniques.
Sacred species and sites : advances in biocultural conservation
   

This book provides new insights into biocultural diversity conservation. It explores sacred landscapes, sites, plants and animals from around the world to demonstrate the links between nature conservation and spiritual beliefs and traditions. Key conceptual topics are connected to case studies, as well as modern and ancient spiritual insights, guiding the reader through the various issues from fundamental theory and beliefs to pratical applications.
Rights, resources and rewards : lessons learned on rehabilitating landscapes for livelihoods in the Benet landscape, Uganda
    Awadh, Chemangei | Kelleher, Stephen | Nakangu, Barbara

This paper focuses on interventions in the Benet landscape of Uganda which sought to improve the income opportunities for inhabitants through efforts to rehabilitate the degraded landscape.
Réflexions méditerranéennes : rapport d’'activitiés 2011
Reflexiones Mediterráneas : informe de actividades 2011
Mediterranean reflections : activity report 2011
A framework for corporate action on biodiversity and ecosystem services
   

The overarching objective of this framework is to contribute to the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) into business activities and to firmly position BES conservation among the private sector by engaging the top management of companies in the development, implementation and disclosure of BES policies and practices, in order to reduce risks, manage related impacts and seize opportunities. The framework aims to assist the top leadership of companies in understanding the BES challenge and to prompt the formulation and structuring of BES policies and practices, as part of corporate sustainability strategies that will contribute to achieving long-term profitability, as well as broader sustainability goals - including implementation of UN core environmental principles and related objectives.
Mediterranean submarine canyons : ecology and governance
    Würtz, Maurizio

Although there is a common agreement on the importance of conservation of Mediterranean submarine canyons amongst international organizations, their governance is complex: the canyons' extension covers waters and seabeds under various types of jurisdictions (territorial waters, Fisheries Protection Zone, Ecological Protection Zone, including delimitation issues). Conservation of deep-sea features, such as canyons, requires improving our understanding of the biological and ecological role of these ecosystems, threats and conservation issues, limits and chances of national and international jurisdictions. This report has been written with the intention of meeting this need by reviewing interdisciplinary contributions of experts from various Mediterranean countries.
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