Publication | 2008
Share : managing water across boundaries
This publication provides an overview of the worlds shared water resources and insights for managing these resources. Using case studies from around the world, it describes the benefits to be gained from cooperation and the challenges of constructing legal frameworks, institutions, management…
Publication | 2007
Grouse : status survey and conservation action plan 2006-2010
The grouse comprise a group of high profile species that are among the most well-known species in the countries where they occur; they are often considered the embodiment of the landscapes in which they live. Today, many of these species are under threat. The 20062010 Grouse Action Plan…
Publication | 2007
Current discussions over the Certificate of Origin, Source and Legal Provenance include the legal and practical implications associated with tracking the flow of genetic resources. Knowing what is where, how it got there, and whether conditions and restrictions were complied with, is a…
Publication | 2007
With the highest percentage of threatened sharks and rays in the world, the Mediterranean region is in need of regional planning and policy development for the conservation and sustainable management of chondrichthyan fishes. This third report in the series of Mediterranean Red List Assessments…
Publication | 2007
Beyond access : exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
Fewer than 11% of CBD Parties have adopted substantive ABS law, and nearly all of these are developing countries, focusing almost entirely on the access side of the equation. Most of the CBDs specific ABS obligations, however, relate to the other side of the equation benefit sharing. This…
Publication | 2007
Addressing the problems of access : protecting sources, while giving users certainty
This book 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,…
Publication | 2007
Amphibian conservation action plan : proceedings IUCN/SSC Amphibian Conservation Summit 2005
Amphibian populations are disappearing from habitats all around the world. The crisis caught us by surprise - and only now are we able to fully grasp the scope of the situation. Around a third of amphibian species are threatened with extinction - mass extinctions of this magnitude have not been…
Publication | 2007
Pangani river system : state of the basin report - 2007, Tanzania
This publication has been prepared as part of the Flow Assessment Component of the Pangani River Basin Management Project. Its aim is to collect and synthesize present knowledge on the Pangani River system and its users, and to help promote an integrated approach to future water-allocation…
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 | 1990
Antelopes : global survey and regional action plans. Part 3 : West and Central Africa
Part 3 of the Antelopes, Global Survey and Regional Action Plans completes the coverage of the Ethiopian Fauna Region. What distinguishes this portion of the earth from others is the wealth of the megafauna, of which antelopes constitute a dominant component. All major climatic-vegetation zones…