Indonesia

What's driving the wildlife trade? : a review of expert opinion on economic and social drivers of the wildlife trade and trade control efforts in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and Vietnam

2008

South-east Asia is both a centre for the consumption of wildlife products, and also a key supplier of wildlife products to the world. Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and Vietnam are among the south-east Asian countries that act as major sources of wildlife in trade, the trade involving a wide variety of native species, which, in many cases, are declining as a result of unsustainable, and often illegal, harvest.

The financial costs of REDD : Evidence from Brazil and Indonesia

2009 Bishop, Joshua | Olsen, Nathalie |

This study reviews the financial costs of abating greenhouse gas emissions through Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). It is written from the perspective of an institutional investor seeking cost-effective climate mitigation options. A review of empirical data from Brazil and Indonesia suggests that REDD may, in many areas, provide a cost-effective climate mitigation option, with estimated costs lying in a range of US$ 2-10 per ton of CO2e.

Towards sustainable fisheries law : a comparative analysis

2009 Winter, Gerd |

With the growing scarcity of fish resources, instruments of fisheries management become crucial. This publication suggests a legal approach to this isssue, and focuses on six case studies: Indonesia, Kenya, Namibia, Brazil, Mexico and the EU. The case studies are preceded by an analysis of the international law requirements concerning fisheries management, with a focus on fisheries in Exclusive Economic Zones.

Planification nationale de la biodiversité : principes directeurs basés sur l'expérience initiale des pays dans le monde

1995 Lanou, Steven M. | Miller, Kenton |

Biodiversity captured worldwide attention at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro when 150 nations signed the Convention on Biological Diversity. Although most countries by now have had some experience planning and implementing biodiversity-related measures, few have approached them in the comprehensive, integrated manner required by the Convention.

Conservación de la diversidad biológica en los bosques tropicales bajo régimen de ordenación : actas de un seminario celebrado durante la Asamblea general de la UICN, Perth, Australia

1995 Blockhus, Jill M. | Dillenbeck, Mark R. | Sayer, Jeffrey | Wegge, Per |

At the meeting of the International Tropical Timber Organization held in Bali in 1990, ITTO adopted the target of ensuring that all tropical timber marketed internationally should, by the year 2000, come from forests that are managed sustainably.

La conservation de la diversité biologique dans les forêts tropicales aménagées : comptes rendus d'un atelier organisé lors de l'Assemblée générale de l 'UICN à Perth, Australie

1995 Blockhus, Jill M. | Dillenbeck, Mark R. | Sayer, Jeffrey | Wegge, Per |

Status of coral reefs in tsunami affected countries : 2005

2006 Wilkinson, Clive R. | Souter, David | Goldberg, Jeremy |

The tsunamis of Sunday 26 December 2004 struck without apparent warning on a clear day. Not only was there a devastating loss of life, but coastal resources and infrastructure in the Indian Ocean suffered massive destruction as well. This book focuses on the impacts on the natural coastal resources, especially the coral reefs and associated ecosystems, and the responses by the international community.