IUCN

It has become clear during recent global deliberations on biodiversity conservation that achieving Protected Area (PA) financial sustainability will require major changes in the way that PA funding is conceptualized, captured and used.

Lake Naivasha is a rare example of a designated Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) where the mandate to manage the site resides with the local community. Community members led the effort to seek designation for the site and develop a management plan. A voluntary association of concerned residents and commercial, agricultural, administrative and municipal interests meets regularly to discuss progress and matters arising in the implementation of the management plan.

This is a unique publication relating to legal frameworks of natural resources management. Following the “Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Sustainable Soils” (EPLP 45), this publication contributes to the revision of existing, and drafting of new, legislation relating to soils. It highlights the need for national soil policy, and sets out a soil management plan.

The Comprehensive Options Assessment for Electricity Sector in Nepal analyzes the demand and supply scenario of electricity, water resources policies, environmental concerns of funding agencies, and the comprehensive options assessment in relation to different guidelines. The report argues that not all suggestions made by the World Commission on Dams can be implemented by Nepal at once but they should be taken positively and included gradually in the system.

Reflexiones sobre el estado de la política forestal a nivel regional y nacional. Contiene además una serie de propuestas y acciones prácticas para trabajar en el gran desafío de asegurar la sostenibilidad ambiental en los países centroamericanos.

Constituye una recopilación preliminar de información sobre los recursos hídricos de la zona Sur de Ahuachapán: registros históricos y recientes sobre las características de las cuencas y drenajes, calidad de agua, usuarios de agua para riego y consumo humano.

Ofrece información detallada sobre los usos del agua, sus principales interesados y cómo inciden en la calidad y cantarget_idad de este recurso. Señala además, las razones de conflictos por el uso de este recurso y quiénes pueden incidir para orientar un uso eficiente y sostenible del agua.