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The Hol Chan Marine Reserve Management Plan serves as a working document for the sustainable use and management of the marine resources in the area. This plan prescribes a zoning scheme that provides opportunities for the protection of specific natural features; for the maintenance of environmental services; and for tourism and fishing. It also prescribes a financial sustainability plan that could support the capital and operational expenses of the reserve.

En août 1994, à la suite de diverses études, de judicieuses ouvertures faites dans la digue latérale du barrage de Maga ont permis d’alimenter à nouveau le Logomatya et de réamorcer ainsi l’inondation de la plaine de Waza Logone. Dans ce livre les pasteurs, les pêcheurs, les gens rencontrés au détour des pistes ou des chenaux en période de crues rétablies, racontent la vie revenue vingt ans après la mise en place du barrage.

The third volume of this series examines the importance of Adaptive Management in promoting sustainable use. A wide variety of papers selected from two major conferences on Adaptive Management are presented. With examples from real-life situations as well as scholarly contributions, this volume is essential for gaining a detailed understanding of the real-life and academic issues surrounding Adaptive Management and Sustainable Use.

Un gran número de especies exóticas están invadiendo distintos sitios del planeta, y no se trata de seres de otro mundo… sino de terrícolas! En esta publicación son resumidos los principales estudios de caso que se presentaron durante el Taller Regional sobre Especies Invasoras en Mesoamérica y el Caribe que tuvo lugar en Costa Rica en Junio 2001.

The Ministry of Education and Sports of His Majesty's Government of Nepal places high importance on the need for imparting environmental education to all school children. This publication describes a three-year pilot study undertaken to compare the level of knowledge that students have before and after taking a course in population and environmental concerns. It is hoped that the positive results of this study will promote future endeavours in this area.