Press release | 17 Sep, 2013
Action to tackle Southeast Asia’s Extinction Crisis
Southeast Asia hosts a high proportion of the world’s uniquely diverse fauna and flora, but key threats in the region such as habitat loss, hunting and trade continue to drive much of its wildlife towards extinction. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals a worrying concentration of…
Publication | 2010
Parks and reserves of Ghana : management effectiveness assessment of protected areas
Publication | 2006
Following the magnitude of the destruction that resulted from the December 2004 tsunami there was an urgent need to draw up emergency strategies and action plans, in order to contain, and wherever possible to reverse, the adverse impacts on the environment, while at the same time continuing…
Publication | 1993
Marine protected area needs in the South Asian seas region. Vol. 5 : Sri Lanka
This series provides extensive details on the various issues that need to be considered in the planning of a system of marine and coastal protected areas, from legislation and administrative frameworks to key habitats and species, resource use and environmental problems. Each report concludes…
Publication | 2000
Communities and forest management in South Asia
Second in the series, this Regional Profile focuses on five South Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This Profile seeks to explain why and how some of the earths poorest people have been able to establish effective management systems over millions of…
Jointly published | 1995
FROGGIE : Forest Reserves of Ghana : Graphical Information Exhibitor : manual for the program
An interactive database and dynamic map of plants and forests in Ghana accompanies this report.
Publication | 1995
Forest protection in Ghana with particular reference to vegetation and plant species
Forest management in Ghana is in a transition period. This report looks at the historical background and forest condition today, summarises a recent botanical survey, and offers recommendations for a new management regime given the seriously threatened state of many forest reserves.