Publication | 2002
Management guidelines for IUCN category V protected areas : protected landscapes/seascapes
Protected Landscapes (IUCN Protected Area Category V) are lived-in working landscapes. In the past, there has been a tendency to see them as a rather Eurocentric approach to protected areas but increasingly the category is being designated in other parts of the world, including in a number of…
Publication | 2002
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils : a preliminary report
Jointly published | 2002
Sustainable tourism in protected areas : guidelines for planning and management
The link between protected areas and tourism is as old as the history of protected areas. Though the relationship is complex and sometimes adversarial, tourism is always a critical component to consider in the establishment and management of protected areas. These guidelines aim to build an…
Publication | 2002
Directory of protected areas in East Asia : people, organisations and places
Publication | 2001
Sowing the seeds for sustainability : agriculture, biodiversity, economics and society
Publication | 2001
Implementation of an exchange programme for protected areas in East Asia
The East Asia Action Plan (IUCN, 1996) recommended exchange programmes as a means of improving protected area management capacity in the East Asia region. The experience of exchange programmmes from around the world shows that they can bring great benefits when executed and managed effectively.…
Publication | 2001
Protected areas are vital for life on earth. They safeguard biological and cultural diversity, help to improve the livelihoods of local communities, provide the homelands for many indigenous peoples and bring countless benefits to society at large. It is now generally understood that…
Publication | 2001
Guidelines for tourism in parks and protected areas of East Asia
This publication provides a collection of material useful to planners and managers of parks and protected areas in East Asia. It has been designed to help them think about the influx of tourism to natural protected areas, and to urge them to consciously plan for management of the interactions of…
Publication | 2000
Indigenous and traditional peoples and protected areas
It is sometimes assumed that protected areas must be in conflict with the rights and traditions of indigenous and other traditional peoples on their domains. In reality, where indigenous peoples are interested in the conservation and traditional use of their lands, waters, territories and the…
Publication | 2000
Management of bleached and severely damaged coral reefs