IUCN

This Resource Manual represents IUCN’s advice to States Parties which are considering nominating a natural or mixed property for World Heritage status. Preparing a World Heritage nomination is not a simple task and interested parties are encouraged to carefully analyse the situation, taking the time needed to ensure a sound process that is closely linked to ensuring effective management of the property and cooperation with communities and stakeholders.

In this report, highlights of CEC activities in 2010 are presented. The Commission engaged in initiatives supporting the IUCN One Programme, with an emphasis on communicating biodiversity. CEC pursued partnership activities with IUCN members, the Secretariat, other Commissions and key external partners — extending the theme of partnership across generations to engage young professionals.

The purpose of this study is to advise State Parties to the World Heritage Committee on nonpolar deserts as potential World Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value with a focus on geomorphological aspects. It also discusses some of the issues relating to the integrity and management of these areas and the need to conserve them.

This book addresses the economic component of ecologically sustainable development in the Pacific. It is primarily concerned with the role that conventional economic issues plays in the viability of natural resource and environmental projects in the Pacific. Key economic concepts, principles and topics covered in this book reflect issues that project managers are likely to encounter during the life cycle of a project.

As part of a comprehensive strategy to highlight and help prioritize urgently needed conservation action for the most critically endangered turtles and tortoises in the world, the Turtle Conservation Coalition have highlighted the Top 25 most endangered species every four years since 2003. In this third installment, more than 25 species are covered and the information presented was provided by the coalition rather than solely by one or two organizations.

Cette publication présentée dans le contexte du Programme Régional pour la Conservation Marine et Côtière d’Afrique de l’Ouest (PRCM) succède au volume de 2005 intitulé Gestion environnementale de l’exploitation pétrolière offshore et du transport maritime de pétrole.