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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… Development). Participants at the IUCN 4th World Conservation Congress workshop session Energy, Ecosystems and … Discussion groups focused on five key ecosystems: marine and coastal; islands; drylands; forests; and, … for biofuels also affects food security as land and water resources are diverted from food crops to crops for fuel …
High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action
… Summary Matthew Gianni Report prepared for IUCN/the World Conservation Union Natural Resources Defense Council WWF International Conservation … the threats and risks to vulnerable and threatened marine ecosystems and biodiversity in areas beyond national …
The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. A Global Species Assessment
… is essential in order to design and implement effective conservation strategies and to communicate the scope and … in the conservation status of both freshwater and marine species, but species from these systems are still … improving information at our disposal. That means more resources, and resources better applied. Summary of the main …
Monitoring and management of unselective, unsustainable and unmonitored (UUU) fisheries
… and unmonitored (UUU) fisheries RECOGNISING that marine biodiversity and ecosystems are essential for a … the importance of conserving the oceans, seas and marine resources and ensuring that all use is sustainable; NOTING … as well as undermining long-term food security; The World Conservation Congress, at its session in Hawai‘i, United …
Risks from Maritime Traffic to Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Identification of Issues and Possible Responses
… Cooperation is provided by: INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN-MED Parque Tecnológico de … International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Reproduction of this publication for educational … Pollution from Ships MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPA Marine Protected Area OPRC Oil Pollution Preparedness, …
Collaboration for resilience: How collaboration among business, government and NGOs could be the key to living with turbulence and change in the 21st century
… InternatIonal UnIon for ConservatIon of natUre Collaboration for Resilience How … diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,300 Member organisations … loss, climate change or atmospheric, freshwater or marine pollution – that undercut human welfare. It does not …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28 … International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and Med-INA Citation: Papayannis, T. and Mallarach, … science-based exercises for map- ping the coastal and marine environment which is also termed the ‘sea country’. …
Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue
… March 2014 1) Summary Sustainable use and trade of natural resources is at the interface of conservation and development, inextricably linked with the … are getting through. c) Case study: Cross-over crimes and marine fisheries There is no doubt that legal, sustainably …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… mail@iucn.org World Headquarters International Union for Conservation of Nature Simon Rietbergen, Tom Hammond, Chucri … diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. IUCN … climate variability, freshwater resources, coastal and marine resources, energy and tourism (UNGA, 1999). Issues …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… Exploitation of Natural Resources … African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources … for Cooperation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central … for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the East African Region …