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Peel Watershed, Yukon. International Significance from the perspective of Parks, Recreation and Conservation
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1994)
This study was commissioned by the Yukon Parks Branch of the Department of Environment, Government of Yukon. Its purpose is to assess the significance of the Peel Watershed, a wilderness region within the central Yukon ...
Status of the world's transfrontier protected areas
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1997)
Protected areas that adjoin across international boundaries, referred to in this paper as transfrontier protected areas, provide intriguing possibilities for promoting biodiversity conservation across politically-severed ...
Global Biodiversity: status of the Earth's living resources
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1992)
Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's living resources is the most comprehensive compendium of conservation information ever published. It provides the first systematic report on the status, distribution, management, ...
Conservation evaluation of some natural forests in Sri Lanka
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1993)
The recently created Environmental Management Division within the Forest Department is currently undertaking a National Conservation Review (NCR) of all remaining natural forest and related grasslands within Sri Lanka, as ...
Protected Areas of the World: a review of National Systems. Vol 1: Indomalaya, Oceania, Australia and Antarctic
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1992)
The book is organised into national (or occasionally sub-national) accounts, each comprising a description of the national protected areas system, accompanied by a summary list and map of protected areas. The book is divided ...
Designing an optimum protected areas system for Sri Lanka's natural forests. Volume 1
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1997)
Sri Lanka is a small but biologically diverse country that is recognized as a biodiversity hotspot of global importance for plants. Many plants and animals are endemic to the island, 26% in the case of flowering plants and ...
Financial indicators and targets for protected areas
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1997)
Drawing upon the results of a three year project at the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, this paper examines national investment in protected areas as a financial indicator for biodiversity conservation. An overview ...