Building and operating biodiversity-friendly hotels
2012
Sustainable use
Siting and design of hotels and resorts : principles and case studies for biodiversity conservation
2012
Integrating biodiversity considerations into siting and design decisions for hotel and resort developments is important not only for the continued viability and conservation of the ecosystems, but also for the long-term financial success of the hotels and resorts.
Biodiversidad : mi hotel en acción : guía para el uso sostenible de los recursos biológicos en el Caribe
2012
La biodiversidad juega un papel importante en la vida diaria de un hotel. Desde la comida del restaurante a la madera de los muebles y acabados, a las comodidades del spa, los productos de la biodiversidad se encuentran en cada rincón de los hoteles.
Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands
2011
Bain, C. G. |
Bonn, A. |
Stoneman, R. |
Chapman, S. |
Coupar, A. |
Evans, M. |
Gearey, B. |
Howat, M. |
Joosten, H. |
Keenleyside, C. |
Labadz, J. |
Lindsay, R. |
Littlewood, N. |
Lunt, P. |
Miller, C. J. |
Moxey, A. |
Orr, H. |
Reed, M. |
Smith, P. |
Swales, V. |
Thompson, D. B. A. |
Thompson, P. S. |
van de Noort, Robert |
Wilson, Jeremy D. |
Worrall, F. |
This IUCN UK Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands presents one of the most extensive assessments of peatlands undertaken in the UK to date. It identifies the state and value of peatland ecosystems and develops ways to safeguard and restore their natural capital.
Toward recovery and sustainability of the world's large marine ecosystems during climate change
2011
Sherman, Kenneth |
McGovern, G. |
Visualizing sustainable landscapes : understanding and negotiating conservation and development trade-offs using visual techniques
2012
Boedhihartono, Agni |
The aim of this manual is to strengthen the community of practitioners who are using an innovative range of visual techniques in dealing with conservation and development situations. Visualization techniques are used to compare visions of stakeholders and to negotiate trade-offs through comparing these visions. Different visualization techniques are already widely used and several of these are discussed in this manual.
Impacts de l'activité des enterprises chinoises dans la filière bois gabonaise
2011
Le présent rapport fait le point du niveau de contribution des sociétés asiatiques en particulier les entreprises chinoises dans la filière bois gabonaise notamment par segment dactivité (exploitation et aménagement forestier, transformation du bois et exportation et la commercialisation des grumes et des produits dérivés) ainsi que le degré de leur implication dans la mise en oeuvre des textes et règlements (code forestier, code du travail et code de lenvironnement) en vigueur au Gabon.
CITES and CBNRM : proceedings of an international symposium on "The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries"
2011
Abensperg-Traun, Max |
Roe, Dilys |
O'Criodain, Colman |
A symposium on community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) for the conservation of CITES-listed species was organized by the Austrian Ministry of the Environment and the European Commission in Vienna, Austria, in May 2010. Its aim was to provide the necessary knowledge base for a broad policy discussion within the European Union on the relevance of local conservation programmes for CITES to achieve the goals as set out in its current Strategic Vision 2008-2013 (Res. Conf. 14.2).