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GloBallast Monograph Series

IUCN Grey Literature

Orientaciones sobre los reconocimientos biológicos portuarios de referencia

Esta publicación ha sido preparada por las Asociaciones GloBallast, la IOI, el CSIR-NIO y la UICN para que sirva de orientación a quienes tienen previsto hacer un reconocimiento biológico portuario de referencia, en especial en relación con la gestión del agua de lastre. 

Author(s):

  • Abdulla, Ameer
  • Anil, Arga Chandrashekar
  • Awad, A.
  • Haag, F.

Organization(s):

  • IUCN
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • UNDP
Publication Year: 
2014
IUCN Publication

Guidance on port biological baseline surveys (PBBS)

This publication has been prepared by GBP, IOI, CSIR-NIO and IUCN in order to serve as guidance to those who are planning to carry out a port biological baseline survey, in particular in the context of Ballast Water Management.

Author(s):

  • Abdulla, Ameer
  • Anil, Arga Chandrashekar
  • Awad, A.
  • Haag, F.

Organization(s):

  • IUCN
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • UNDP
Publication Year: 
2014
Non IUCN Publication

Phytoplankton identification catalogue : Saldanha Bay, South Africa, April 2001

Author(s):

  • Botes, Lizeth

Organization(s):

  • Global Ballast Management Programme
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • Marine and Coastal Management, ZA
  • University of Cape Town, ZA
Publication Year: 
2003
Non IUCN Publication

GloBallast legislation review 2002 : final report

Author(s):

  • McConnell, Moira L.

Organization(s):

  • Global Ballast Management Programme
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
Publication Year: 
2003
Non IUCN Publication

1st East Asia regional workshop on ballast water control and management, Beijing, China, 31 Oct - 2 Nov 2002 : workshop report

Author(s):

  • Raaymakers, Steve
  • Gregory, Christine

Organization(s):

  • Global Ballast Management Programme
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • China, Maritime Safety Administration
Publication Year: 
2003
Non IUCN Publication

1st Black Sea conference on ballast water control and management, Odessa, Ukraine, 10-12 Oct 2001 : conference report

Author(s):

  • Bashtannyy, Roman
  • Raaymakers, Steve
  • Webster, Leonard

Organization(s):

  • Global Ballast Management Programme
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Ukraine, Ministry of Transport
  • UNDP
Publication Year: 
2002
Non IUCN Publication

Baltic regional workshop on ballast water management, Tallinn, Estonia, 22-24 Oct 2001 : workshop report

Author(s):

  • Raaymakers, Steve

Organization(s):

  • Global Ballast Management Programme
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • Estonia, Ministry of the Environment
Publication Year: 
2002
Non IUCN Publication

Guidelines for national ballast water status : assessments (Arabic version)

These guidelines are designed to help national administrations walk through the process of evaluating and increasing their preparedness for implementation of ballast water management measures in accordance with the International Maritime Organization Ballast Water Convention of 2004.

Organization(s):

  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • International Oceanographic Institute (IOI)
  • UNDP
Publication Year: 
2009
Non IUCN Publication

Guidelines for national ballast water status : assessments (Russian version)

These guidelines are designed to help national administrations walk through the process of evaluating and increasing their preparedness for implementation of ballast water management measures in accordance with the International Maritime Organization Ballast Water Convention of 2004.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • International Oceanographic Institute (IOI)
Publication Year: 
2009
IUCN Publication

Directrices para la evaluación de la condición jurídica y social nacional del agua de lastre

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • International Oceanographic Institute (IOI)
Publication Year: 
2009
Non IUCN Publication

Guidelines for national ballast water status : assessments

These guidelines are designed to help national administrations walk through the process of evaluating and increasing their preparedness for implementation of ballast water management measures in accordance with the International Maritime Organization Ballast Water Convention of 2004.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • International Oceanographic Institute (IOI)
Publication Year: 
2009
IUCN Publication

Guidelines for development of a national ballast water management strategy (Arabic version)

This manual is the product of countries’ requests for assistance in strengthening and developing national regulatory frameworks related to marine Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in particular with respect to the transfer of potentially harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in ships’ ballast water

Author(s):

  • Tamelander, Jerker
  • Riddering, Laura
  • Haag, F.
  • Matheickal, J.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • IUCN
Publication Year: 
2010
IUCN Publication

Economic assessment for ballast water management : a guideline (Arabic version)

The aim of this guideline is to aid maritime administrators, or other lead agencies working with ballast water management, to assess and quantify (as appropriate and possible) the potential economic consequences of unintended marine species introductions.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • IUCN
Publication Year: 
2010
IUCN Publication

Economic assessment for ballast water management : a guideline (Russian version)

The aim of this guideline is to aid maritime administrators, or other lead agencies working with ballast water management, to assess and quantify (as appropriate and possible) the potential economic consequences of unintended marine species introductions.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • IUCN
Publication Year: 
2010
IUCN Publication

Évaluation économique de la gestion des eaux de ballast : une directive

Le but de cette directive est d’assister les administrateurs maritimes ou d’autres agences de direction travaillant sur la gestion des eaux de ballast à évaluer et quantifier autant que possible les conséquences économiques potentielles d’introductions involontaires d’espèces marines.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • IUCN
Publication Year: 
2010
IUCN Publication

Guidelines for development of a national ballast water management strategy (Russian version)

This manual is the product of countries’ requests for assistance in strengthening and developing national regulatory frameworks related to marine Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in particular with respect to the transfer of potentially harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in ships’ ballast water

Author(s):

  • Tamelander, Jerker
  • Riddering, Laura
  • Haag, F.
  • Matheickal, J.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • IUCN
Publication Year: 
2010
IUCN Publication

Directives pour l’élaboration d’une stratégie nationale de gestion des eaux de ballast

Ce manuel répond à des demandes émanant de pays d’aide au renforcement et au développement de structures cadres de régulation liée aux Espèces Exotiques Envahissantes (EEE), en particulier en lien avec le transfert d’organismes aquatiques nuisibles et d’agents pathogènes par le biais des eaux de

Author(s):

  • Tamelander, Jerker
  • Riddering, Laura
  • Haag, F.
  • Matheickal, J.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • IUCN
Publication Year: 
2010
IUCN Publication

Procedimientos para el desarrollo de la estrategia nacional de control y gestión del agua de lastre y sedimentos de los buques

Este manual es la respuesta a las peticiones de los países para una estrecha colaboración y desarrollo nacional del marco regulatorio relacionado con las Especies Exótica Invasoras (EEIs) en particular en lo que se refiere a la posible transferencia de organismos potencialmente nocivos y patógeno

Author(s):

  • Tamelander, Jerker
  • Riddering, Laura
  • Haag, F.
  • Matheickal, J.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • IUCN
Publication Year: 
2010
IUCN Publication

Economic assessment for ballast water management : a guideline

The aim of this guideline is to aid maritime administrators, or other lead agencies working with ballast water management, to assess and quantify (as appropriate and possible) the potential economic consequences of unintended marine species introductions.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • IUCN
Publication Year: 
2010
IUCN Publication

Guidelines for development of a national ballast water management strategy

This manual is the product of countries’ requests for assistance in strengthening and developing national regulatory frameworks related to marine Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in particular with respect to the transfer of potentially harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in ships’ ballast water

Author(s):

  • Tamelander, Jerker
  • Riddering, Laura
  • Haag, F.
  • Matheickal, J.

Organization(s):

  • GloBallast Partnerships
  • IMO (International Maritime Organization)
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • UNDP
  • IUCN
Publication Year: 
2010
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