Jointly published | 2010
Economic assessment for ballast water management : a guideline
The aim of this guideline is to aid maritime administrators, or other lead agencies working with ballast water management, to assess and quantify (as appropriate and possible) the potential economic consequences of unintended marine species introductions. Such economic understanding is intended…
Publication
Marine News is the IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme e-newsletter. It includes news stories related to a diversity of marine-related topics such as climate change mitigation and adaptation; threatened marine species; energy and industry; marine protected areas; marine invasive species;…
Publication | 2009
Payments for ecosystem services : legal and institutional frameworks
Analysis and engagement with partners working on ecosystem services transactions, policies and laws over the past 10 years have demonstrated a clear need to better understand the legal and institutional frameworks that have the potential to promote or hinder the development of payments for…
Publication | 2009
Publication | 2006
An uncertain future : biodiversity and livelihoods along the Mekong river in Northern Lao PDR
The Lao People's Democratic Republic lies at the heart the Mekong River basin. It has an abundance of natural resources including water, wetlands, forests and biodiversity. Managing these rich resources in a sustainable manner is essential to the efforts to meet its development objectives of…
Publication | 2004
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils : a guide
This is a unique publication relating to legal frameworks of natural resources management. Following the Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Sustainable Soils (EPLP 45), this publication contributes to the revision of existing, and drafting of new, legislation relating to soils. It…
Publication | 2004
Publication | 2002
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils : a preliminary report
Publication | 2001
The great reshuffling : human dimensions of invasive alien species
While the issue of invasive alien species (IAS) has important biological components, the human dimensions deserve much greater attention. Humans, with all their diversity of quirks, strengths, and weaknesses, are at the heart of the problem of IAS and, paradoxically, also at the heart of the…
Publication | 1993
This publication, prepared in cooperation with the oil industrys 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…