Sustainable development

Rising poverty in Abbottabad along with rapid resource depletion, dwindling opportunities and over-grown population are compelling realities which demand a serious look at our approach to development. Abbottabad Integrated Development Vision (IDV) is an effort to focus on these issues. The Overview presents summary of the Abbottabad IDV

This volume, the proceedings of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law 2004 Nairobi Colloquium, surveys global experience in implementing land use policies along the sustainable development continuum. Some chapters discuss the challenges of implementing sustainable land use policies in different regions, revealing problems common to all jurisdictions and highlighting other more unique obstacles to sustainability.

Aquaculture currently faces a significant challenge: how to fulfill the expectation of alleviating the pressure that fishing fleets exercise on fish populations without leading to environmental problems. It is particularly expected to develop widely in the near future in the Mediterranean's European, Southern and Eastern countries.

The Iron Curtain, running from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea, divided Europe for almost 40 years and no activity was allowed in this "forbidden" zone. When it fell in 1989, it left a strip of land that runs the entire length of Europe and that has remained comparatively undisturbed – a green belt. The Green Belt initiative aims to integrate this entire strip of land with its key habitats and ecological areas as part of an international network of valuable ecosystems.

Guía de apoyo para la realización de nuevas experiencias de desarrollo equitativo, sostenido y participativo, que faciliten la incorporación del enfoque de género en todos los niveles. Se complementa con acciones de capacitación y estudios de caso.

Ponencias y discusiones del Taller Género y Desarrollo Sostenible. Ofrece información general sobre los temas de género, desarrollo sostenible, ética, ambiente y agricultura