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An explanatory guide to the Cartagena protocol on biosafety

2003 Ascencio, Alfonso | Burhenne-Guilmin, Françoise | Kinderlerer, Julian | Kummer, Katharina | La Viña, Antonio | Mackenzie, Ruth | Tapper, Richard | Werksman, Jacob D. |

This guide has been prepared by the IUCN Environmental Law Programme and the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD), in cooperation with the World Resources Institute (WRI).

Dolphins, whales and porpoises : 2002-2010 conservation action plan for the world's cetaceans

2003 Crespo, Enrique A. | Notarbartolo di Sciara, Giuseppe | Reeves, Randall R. | Smith, Brian D. |

Consistent evaluation and new recommendations for action are required of protective measures to address threats that were unrecognised or non-existent until recently. Global warming, noise pollution and reduced availability of prey are now of great concern. The all too familiar threats of accidental killing in fishing gear and exposure to toxic chemicals remain almost intractable. This Action Plan reviews threats and offers possible solutions.

Achieving sustainable fisheries : implementing the new international legal regime

2003 De Fontaubert, Charlotte | Deere, Carolyn | Downes, David R. | Lutchman, Indrani |
All indicators point to a worsening state of global fisheries. According to the latest figures of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, 70% of fish stocks worldwide are fished at full capacity, overfished, or recovering. This publication aims to demystify the mosaic of new international instruments and measures, and to interpret them in a set of clear rights and obligations which, if implemented in earnest, will address this crisis.

An assessment of the status of biodiversity in the Muthurajawela Wetland sanctuary

2002 Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B. | Ekanayake, S. P. | Kekulandala, L. D. C. B. | Samarawickrama, V. A. P. | Ratnayake, N. D. | Fernando, R. H. S. S. |

Towards sustainable development : fisheries resource in Bangladesh

1991 Ali, M. Youssouf |

Non-timber forest products and local livelihoods in Ritigala, Sri Lanka

2002 Blockhus, Jill M. | Wickramasinghe, Anoja | Nurse, Mike | Ruiz Pérez, Manuel |

2nd pan-African symposium on the sustainable use of natural resources in Africa

2003 Bihini Won wa Musiti |

This bilingual publication results from a four-day symposium aimed at capturing the general directions and analytical issues that characterize approaches to sustainable use in Africa. The papers included in this work are organized under four major headings: modes of use, devolution, scale issues and external issues. Authors explore these themes through the use of case studies and the description of specific regional experiences.
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