Grey literature | 2011
Komadugu Yobe Basin, upstream of Lake Chad, Nigeria
Inappropriate water management practices in the Komadugu Yobe Basin, upstream of Lake Chad in northern Nigeria, changed the seasonal river flow and caused widespread environmental degradation. Coupled with this was fragmented regulation and conflicting responsibilities among institutions, a lack…
Grey literature | 2012
A review of the impact of IUCN resolutions on international conservation efforts
This paper briefly highlights some of the major impacts and influences that these resolutions have had on conservation. It is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to focus attention on some of the most significant issues that the IUCN Membership has addressed, working together with IUCN's…
Publication | 2011
Global re-introduction perspectives : 2011 : more case studies from around the globe
This third edition of the Global Re-introduction Perspectives provides 50 case-studies covering invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and plants. The case-studies are presented in the same format as the previous two volumes and the case-studies are vividly illustrated with…
Publication | 2011
Andros iguana : conservation action plan, 2005-2011
The endangered Andros iguana, Cyclura cychlura cychlura, is the largest native terrestrial vertebrate, and the only iguana (of 3 species) in the Bahamas that is not confined presently to small cays. The Andros iguana is unique to Andros Island and despite the recent formation of a national park…
Publication | 2011
This study examines the costs of conservation and the value of benefits associated with biodiversity around the QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) project area, with a focus on the Tsitongambarika (TGK) forest complex. The aim is to quantify and value changes in ecosystem services resulting from…
Publication | 2009
Sustaining the world's large marine ecosystems