Browsing Publications and Documents by Author "World Conservation Monitoring Centre"
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1993 United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas
(International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1994)The 1993 edition of the UN List includes sites in IUCN Management Categories! through V. It is intended that Category VI sites will be included in the next edition. Protected areas which are also designated Ramsar Sites, ... -
1997 United Nations List of Protected Areas
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), International Union for Conservation for the Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1997)The United Nations List of Protected Areas is an essential reference document for ail who want to understand the progress made in responding to the challenges of biodiversity loss and other environmental threats around the ... -
Carbon Pools and Multiple Benefits of Mangroves in Central Africa: Assessment for REDD+
(2014)This report presents the results of a study carried out to assess the carbon pools, ecosystem services and multiple benefits of the mangroves in the Central African countries of Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo (RoC) and ... -
Environment on the Edge 2006/07
(2008)The report looks at how political targets are set and whether and how they are met. It contains a league table of environmental performance that makes pretty uncomfortable reading for a number of countries, for there are ... -
Feasibility study for a harmonised information management infrastructure for biodiversity-related treaties (1998)
(UNEP, 1998)This Feasibility Study identified three programmes of work to improve information management: Development of a harmonised conventions information resource Streamlined national reporting to facilitate national reporting to, ... -
Mapping to Support Land-use Planning for REDD+ in Kenya: Securing Additional Benefits
(2016)Pressure to convert and degrade forests continues to be high in developing nations such as Kenya, resulting in substantial emissions of carbon dioxide. Through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ... -
Non-timber forest Products in Uganda: spatial tools supporting sustainable development
(UNEP, 2006)The importance of natural resources in supporting rural livelihoods is increasingly being recognized in national and international policy. Approaches to development are required that enable incomes to be derived from ... -
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World atlas of great apes and their conservation
(UNEP, 2005)This atlas provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about all six species of great apes - chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern gorilla, and western gorilla. It gives a ...
