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Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2001)
The impacts of "human-induced" climate change are now being observed in every aspect of life, and it is the most significant and far-reaching current environmental threat. In the last few decades, natural scientists and ...
Carbon, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services: Exploring Co-benefits Tanzania
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2009)
When planning efforts to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, the benefits could be increased by taking account of the distribution not only of carbon, but of other ecosystem services such as ...
A global overview of protected areas on the World Heritage list of particular importance for biodiversity
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2000)
This working paper provides a global overview of the current coverage of existing World Heritage Sites of particular importance for the conservation of biodiversity, and suggests existing protected areas of significant ...
Review of the status and conservation actions for CMS concerted action species
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2004)
The present report provides rapid reviews of the conservation status and conservation actions undertaken for the 43 CMS Concerted Action Species (Res. Conf 7.1). Information has been chiefly compiled from sources integrated ...
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation: global mechanisms, conservation and livelihoods
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2004)
This review examines the impacts of reactive nitrogen on the environment, human health and economies from local to global scales. About 40% of the human population depends upon food production made possible by synthetic ...
Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in Ghana: conservation report
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2002)
A capacity building project was undertaken by six partner organisations, to support the long term conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in Ghana. A broad approach was followed, involving: development of ...