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Oil spill sensitivity of the western Indian Ocean islands: coastal data from the Comoros Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and the Seychelles
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2000)
The following pages are lists of endemic species for the five Indian Ocean countries. These lists contain some species which are not associated with coastal areas because the habitat use for species in the WCMC databases ...
Checklist of herpetofauna listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1999)
The intention of this work is to provide a combined list of amphibian and reptile species included in the Appendices to CITES, the Annexes of the European Community (EC) Regulation 338/97, and to list their IUCN (World ...
Biodiversity indicators for integrated environmental assessments at the regional and global level: feasibility study on data availability of six biodiversity indicators
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1996)
As a "Collaborating Centre for Integrated Environmental Reporting, Assessments and Forecasting" of UNEP, National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection (RIVM), is developing methodologies for integrated ...
A global overview of forest protected areas on the World Heritage List.
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1997)
This working paper provides a global overview of the current coverage of forest protected areas on the World Heritage List and suggests potential forest areas which may merit future nomination to this prestigious List. ...
Asia Protected Planet Report 2014: Tracking progress towards targets for protected areas in Asia
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2014)
This report assesses progress towards the achievement of elements of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 in 24 selected countries in East Asia, South Asia and South-east Asia. These are referred to as the “Asia Region” throughout ...
Protected Planet Report 2014: Tracking progress towards global targets for protected areas
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2014)
The Protected Planet Report 2014 follows the recommendation of the Protected Planet Report 2012 to provide a more complete overview of each of these elements of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11. Chapters summarise current ...
Industrial reliance on biodiversity. WCMC Biodiversity Series 7 (1997)
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1993)
While developed countries control most of the world's financial resources, it is the developing world that is home to most of its biological resources. This study provides an overview of the extent to which industry in the ...
GIS Assessment of the Status of Protected Areas in East Asia
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2005)
East Asia is comprised of eight countries and territories: People's Republic of China (China),Hong Kong, Japan, Democratic People's Republic (DPR) of Korea, Republic of Korea,Macau, Mongolia and Taiwan, with a combined ...
Crossroads of Life on Earth - Exploring means to meet the 2010 Biodiversity Target
(Secretariat of the Convention on Biological DiversityNetherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, 2007)
The aim of this assessment study was to explore policy options under current discussion in the global political arena that could have major positive or negative impacts on biodiversity. The central concern of the assessment ...
Checklist of mammals listed in the CITES appendices
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1995)
The purpose of this work is to provide a list of the species and subspecies included in Appendices I, II and III to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This document ...