World Conservation Union

North American Rodents

Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan

The first comprehensive treatment of North American rodents of conservation concern. This action plan summarizes the rodent fauna of North America and provides available information on every rodent taxon that has been considered to be of conservation concern by state, provincial and private conservation agencies and regional experts. It is hoped that the survey provided in this action plan will serve as a common ground for all these parties in drawing up conservation strategies for rodents.

Guidelines for Financing Protected Areas in East Asia

These guidelines address one of the most critical issues which protected area planners and managers face in the East Asia region: obtaining the funds needed to ensure the survival and success of protected areas. The publication explains how protected areas can generate more finance to help meet their needs, and contains brief case studies. It also includes a list of potential funding sources in the region.

The Global Environment Facility from Rio to New Delhi

A Guide For Ngos

This new and user-friendly edition provides key information for the international NGO community on general policy and advocacy issues related to the GEF. Given the complexity of the GEF, the guide gives a simple and concise overview of the GEF, areas for NGO involvement, and financial modalities. A co-publication of IUCN, Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET) and Climate Network, Europe.


Planning Education to Care for the Earth

Case studies and contributions from around the world, most of which were presented at the 1994 IUCN General Assembly. Part 1: covers some research and theoretical bases for planning communications and education programs. Part 2: reports case studies from NGOs which draw out elements for success in planning education programs. Part 3: presents case studies at the national level some by governments and others by NGOs to prepare and implement a national strategy for environmental communication and education.

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Arctic and Subarctic Onshore Regions

Guidelines For Environmental Protection

This publication, prepared in cooperation with the oil industry’s Exploration Production Forum, sets out the oil exploration process, describes the potential environmental consequences of exploration and recommends measures for the prevention or minimization of adverse impacts. The material is based on the experience of IUCN’s Environmental Assessment Service.

Guidelines for Public Use Measurement and Reporting at Parks and Protected Areas

Visitors to parks and protected areas impact at many levels: political, economic, social and ecological. To ensure effective park management for increasing visitor numbers, good quality global data on visitor use is necessary. This manual describes terms, approaches and techniques for gathering information about public use of parks and protected areas.

Addressing the Problems of Access

Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

Addressing the Problems of Access provides a systematic analysis of the requirements of access law, both the CBD requirements and the basic requirements of enforceable legislation. Often key legal issues that have a significant impact on enforceability of ABS agreements are not addressed in national legislation, therefore, this book addresses these issues with the aim to recognize and understand the nature of the legal impediments that must be addressed for the drafting of functional ABS legislation.

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