Story | 03 Aug, 2008
Poverty Status of a Critical Wetland Area Hakaluki Haor
Khan, Monirul I.; Islam, M. Anisul; Nishat, Ainun, ed.; Khan, S.M. Munjurul Hannan, ed.; Ahmed, Rashiduzzaman, ed. In this report, focus has been given to a range of related themes. It examines the household situation with regard to accessing different types of food, and sheds light on…
Story | 24 Jul, 2008
Agricultural Ecosystems - Facts and Trends
Understanding agriculture’s dilemma between food security and conservation – new publication Agriculture is suffering from a growing dilemma: it needs to feed a fast growing world population, and conserve biodiversity and manage natural resources of an increasingly depleted planet. …
Press release | 23 Jul, 2008
Seagrass meadows in “hot water” – IUCN
Seagrass meadows are essential to commercial species such as prawns
Story | 21 Jul, 2008
Protected Landscapes and Agrobiodiversity Values
Amend, Thora, ed.; Brown, Jessica, ed.; Kothari, Ashish, ed.; Phillips, Adrian, ed.; Stolton, Sue, ed. IUCN; IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas; Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development; Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Series: Values of…
Story | 21 Jul, 2008
Baran, Eric; Tous, Philippe IUCN Guinea-Bissau This document reports on a project for the co-management and valorization of fisheries resources, carried out by IUCN Guinea-Bissau since 1991 (Rio Grande de Buba region). It aims to provide a summary analysis of the approach taken by the project…
Story | 21 Jul, 2008
Protected Landscapes and Agrobiodiversity Values
Amend, Thora, ed.; Brown, Jessica, ed.; Kothari, Ashish, ed.; Phillips, Adrian, ed.; Stolton, Sue, ed. IUCN; IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas; Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development; Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Series: Values of…
Story | 20 Jul, 2008
Let it Reign: The New Water Paradigm for Global Food Security
Lundqvist, Jan; Falkenmark, Malin; Berntell, Anders; Bergkamp, Ger; Molden, David; Rosegrant, Mark Stockholm International Water Institute, SE; International Food Policy Research Institute; IUCN; International Water Management Institute The report presents recommendations for policy and decision…
Story | 20 Jul, 2008
Securing Sustainable Livelihoods through Wise Use of Wetland Resources
Reflections on the experiences of the Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme (MWBP) Friend, Richard
Story | 20 Jul, 2008
Emerton, Lucy, ed.; Chong, Joanne IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative; IUCN, Ecosystems and Livelihoods Group Asia Wetlands are vital to the livelihoods of hundred of millions of people residing in the Lower Mekong region, and particularly to the food security of many of the rural poor. This…
Story | 20 Jul, 2008
The Development of the Lake Victoria Fishery: A Boon or Bane for Food Security?
Abila, Richard O. IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa