Publication | 2004
The deep ocean is increasingly recognized as a major global reservoir of the Earth's biodiversity, although but a small fraction of the oceans' ecosystems found at depths below 200 meters have been studied. This report presents findings on the current extent, location and value of high seas…
Publication | 2004
The workshop was organised to improve the understanding of the dialectic between water-related infrastructures and institutional frameworks in West Africa. Papers address a multiplicity of issues on water governance: water, wetlands and international environmental agreements; legal aspects of…
Publication | 2004
Value : counting ecosystems as water infrastructure
Value is a practical guide that explains the most important steps and techniques for the valuation of ecosystem services, and the incorporation of its results in decision making. It explains, step by step, how to generate persuasive arguments for more sustainable and equitable development…
Publication | 2004
Publication | 2003
Pangani basin : a situation analysis
Publication | 2004
The return of the water : restoring the Waza Logone floodplain in Cameroon
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…
Publication | 2003
Wetlands of Ethiopia : proceedings of a seminar on the resources and status of Ethiopia's wetlands