Publication | 2004
Publication | 2004
Participatory conservation : paradigm shifts in international policy
There is increasing recognition of the value that local, indigenous and mobile communities can bring to the process of conserving biodiversity, and of the need for a range of conservation types from strict protection to multiple sustainable use. Such a paradigm shift is reflected in the outcomes…
Publication | 2004
This book describes the 12 years of Kibale and Semliki Conservation and Development Project, and how in the projects early days conservation and development activities tended to be separate and discrete activities. With lesson learning the project gradually became more integrated in terms of…
Publication | 2004
Guidelines for planning and managing mountain protected areas
Mountains are special places. For many they are sacred; to most they bring an uplifting of the spirit and refreshment; to all they bring water, and rich biodiversity. Many of them have received legislative recognition by designation as parks or reserves of various kinds, and it is for the…
Publication | 2004
Conservation on private lands : the Australian experience
Publication | 2004
IUCN, WWF and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have developed this guidebook to assist marine protected area (MPA) managers in assessing the performance of their MPA. Based on this assessment, it shows how necessary changes can be made to improve management measures…
Publication | 2004
International environmental governance : an international regime for protected areas
Publication | 2003
The rehabilitation of the delta of the Senegal river in Mauritania : fielding the ecosystem approach
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) advocates an ecosystem approach to environmental management, and spells out the principles in its Appendix 1. However, applying these principles can sometimes be less than straightforward. This book tells the story of an ecosystem approach to the…