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Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… years we have arrived at a critical turning point in our development. Scientific analyses of the global climate system … changing future. Ocean Warming12 Acknowledgements Development of this report has been a significant … structures essentially act as stepping stones to aid the spread of species responding to climate-driven …
Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes
… gestation, lengthy periods of immaturity and behavioural development, dependence on learning for acquisi- tion of … practi- tioners, primatologists specializing in development, behaviour and ecology, and veterinarians with … a Population and Habitat Viability Analysis (PHVA) may aid in identifying environmental and population variables and …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… fellow at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (Montreal, Canada) and car- ries out … with the International Institute for Environment and Development © 2011 FAO and Bioversity International All … working in interna- tional civil society, first addressing aid and development issues and then focusing on food, …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) FIELD is a London-based, international … Change and Energy; and Trade, Investment and Sustainable Development. IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental … the ICCP and the establishment of a roster of experts to aid capacity-building. � ICCP recommendation 3/5, Annex III …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) FIELD is a London-based, international … Change and Energy; and Trade, Investment and Sustainable Development. IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental … the ICCP and the establishment of a roster of experts to aid capacity-building. � ICCP recommendation 3/5, Annex III …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… implementation of existing instruments and the possible development of a multilateral agreement under the United … recalled the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in June 2012, and the conference … to bridge gap between scientific results and society to aid in formation of sustainable management strategies - …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… traditions. Nevertheless, growing populations, domestic development priorities and competing uses between States have … waters. As countries struggle to engage in sustainable development and lift their people out of poverty, climate … expertise in basin characteristics and management, and aid in developing a cadre of managers and experts who have a …
Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas
… pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN’s work focuses on valuing and … solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, manages field … ee (p ol icy an aly st o r sc ien tis t v er sio n) or p aid lic en se (a dv an ce d us er or c om m er cia l ve rs io …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… Dinaric Arc Initiative in 2004, numerous cooperation and development programmes, initiatives and site-specific … and strengthening transboundary cooperation. The Finnish Development Cooperation in the Western Balkans stands out as … to stimulate new thinking and, most importantly, the development of a community of practitioners who interact, …
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
… Report to Environment Australia and the Fisheries Research Development Corporation. FRDC Project 95/058 16) Creasy, S.S. … Marine Ecology 5(1): 57-74 21) Wilson, J.B. (1979). Patch development of the deep-water coral Lophelia pertusa (L.) on … Deep-Sea Research 28A(6): 631-636 24) Sasaki, T. (1986). Development and present status of Japanese trawl fisheries in …