Publication | 2009
The need for rapid methodologies for measuring coral reef resilience and their application in assessing the effectiveness of coral reef conservation management measures is becoming increasingly acute, especially in the developing world. It is therefore crucial to develop monitoring and…
Publication | 2009
Le cadre juridique international du bassin de la Volta
Ce cadre juridique international comporte un cadre normatif intégrant les règles les plus importantes actuelles du droit des cours d'eau internationaux, un cadre institutionnel de gestion constitué par lAutorité du Bassin de la Volta (ABV) et un mécanisme de règlement des différends entre les…
Publication | 2009
An integrated wetland assessment toolkit : a guide to good practice
For billions of people throughout the world especially the poorest wetlands are critical for livelihoods. Wetlands are also home to an enormous diversity of wildlife, much of it unique to freshwater habitats. Traditional separate biodiversity and livelihood assessment and economic valuation…
Publication | 2009
Environmental guidance note for disaster risk reduction : healthy ecosystems for human security
Investment in sustainable ecosystem management can offer cost-effective solutions to reducing community vulnerability to disasters. Healthy ecosystems are beneficial to local populations for the many benefits and products they provide, whilst acting as natural buffers to hazard events for flood…
Publication | 2009
Siphandone : the Mekong under threat
Publication | 2009
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa
Biodiversity within inland water ecosystems in southern Africa is highly diverse and of great importance to livelihoods and economies, however, development activities are not always compatible with the conservation of this diversity and it is poorly represented in the development planning…
Publication | 2009
Rule : reforming water governance
Publication | 2008
Governance for sustainability : issues, challenges, successes
Governance for sustainability is defined as the set of written and unwritten rules that link ecological citizenship with institutions and norms of governance. It is a complex topic because it addresses the three issues of globalization, democracy and sustainability. No form of governance can…
Publication | 2008
All people, regardless of where they live, depend upon the existence of healthy marine ecosystems. While the role that Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can play in promoting the health of the oceans and seas has been widely acknowledged, progress on building a network of MPAs has been slow to date…
Publication | 2008
This Plan of Action has been developed by WCPA/Marine and partners around the world as a result of an extensive consultation process. It describes the added value that WCPA/Marine brings to the global community working on MPAs and identifies the renewed need for urgent action to protect oceans…