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Advancing action on nature through business platforms

Engaging with business is vital for moving towards a more sustainable future. This paper examines nine different business and biodiversity platforms from across the IUCN network. This study aims to explore the benefits and challenges associated with these initiatives, so others undertaking this journey can be inspired and learn from these experiences.

Author(s)
Marre, Hélène
Moey, Ann
McCormick, Nadine

Le patrimoine mondial naturel en Afrique

Ce rapport offre une synthèse des principales informations sur la mise en oeuvre de la Convention sur le patrimoine mondial en Afrique, ainsi que des orientations sur la façon dont la Convention peut contribuer aux efforts mondiaux en faveur de la conservation et au développement durable à l’avenir.

Author(s)
Howard, Peter C.
Bertzky, Bastian

Natural World Heritage in Africa

This report provides a synthesis of key information on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Africa, and some guidance on how it might contribute to global conservation efforts and sustainable development in the future. 

Author(s)
Howard, Peter C.
Bertzky, Bastian

Un voyage en Afrique

Le récit du voyage en Afrique du légendaire basketteur chinois Yao Ming pour défendre les éléphants et les rhinocéros contre les trafiqueants d'ivoire.

Author(s)
Yao, Ming
Knights, Peter

Africa's lakes : atlas of our changing environment

Gorillas : the gentle giants

Gorillas, the largest of the Great Apes, are the second closest relatives to humans after chimpanzees and bonobos and, while once regarded as ferocious beasts, are now considered by those who have studied them to be gentle giants. Because of its limited range, the Mountain Gorilla was the first to become the subject of considerable research study by field biologists and later by wildlife photographers and writers. Only in more recent times have their cousins, the Lowland Gorillas, received such attention, their dense forest homes having kept them much less accessible to the outside world.

Author(s)
Harvey, Martin
Farris-Toussaint, Letitia

World atlas of great apes and their conservation

Despite the dedicated efforts of many individuals and organizations, the great apes—our closest living relatives—are on the very edge of extinction. This sweeping atlas provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about all six species of great apes—chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern gorilla, and western lowland gorilla.

Author(s)
Caldecott, Julian Oliver
Miles, Lera

Status of tropical forest management 2011

This report, two years in the making, provides a comprehensive assessment of progress being made towards SFM in each ITTO producer member country and identifies the challenges remaining. Key findings include that the area deemed to be under sustainable management has grown by 50% over the past 5 years but that several countries continue to struggle to make the transition to sustainability in their tropical forests.

Biogeography and conservation of marine turtles of the Atlantic coast of Africa = Biogéographie et conservation des tortues marines de la côte atlantique de l'Afrique

Author(s)
Fretey, Jacques
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