Author : Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources. Re-introduction Specialist Group
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 30,82 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Wildlife reintroduction
ISBN : 9782831704470
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 37,54 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Wildlife conservation
ISBN :
Author : Daniel M. Brooks
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 39,67 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9782831704227
Descended from a long and ancient lineage, tapirs are important tropical forest seed dispersers. However, today, all species of tapirs are threatened to various degrees by habitat destruction and hunting. This action plan was written with wildlife biologists, ecologists, administrators, educators and local conservation officials in mind and is aimed at those countries with tapir populations. It provides a brief natural history of each species and its objective is to aid in their conservation by catalyzing conservation action. In addition, it is hoped that the contents of the plan will stimulate further research into this fascinating group of animals.
Author : John Mackinnon
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,63 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9782880328085
Author : Jordi Catalan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 17,12 MB
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3319559826
This book provides case studies and general views of the main processes involved in the ecosystem shifts occurring in the high mountains and analyses the implications for nature conservation. Case studies from the Pyrenees are preponderant, with a comprehensive set of mountain ranges surrounded by highly populated lowland areas also being considered. The introductory and closing chapters will summarise the main challenges that nature conservation may face in mountain areas under the environmental shifting conditions. Further chapters put forward approaches from environmental geography, functional ecology, biogeography, and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Organisms from microbes to large carnivores, and ecosystems from lakes to forest will be considered. This interdisciplinary book will appeal to researchers in mountain ecosystems, students and nature professionals. This book is open access under a CC BY license.
Author : Reintroduction and invasive species specialist groups' taskforce on moving plants and animals for conservation purposes
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 14,81 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Animal ecology
ISBN : 2831716098
"As the world's biodiversity faces the incessant threats of habitat loss, invasive species and climate change, there is an increasing need to consider more direct conservation interventions. Humans have moved organisms between sites for their own purposes for millennia, and this has yielded benefits for human kind, but in some cases has led to disastrous impacts. In response to this complex aspect of conservation management, the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Reintroduction Specialist Group (RSG) and Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) have revised and published the IUCN 'Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations'"--Website.
Author : Dennis Dalton
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 13,19 MB
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0231530390
Dennis Dalton's classic account of Gandhi's political and intellectual development focuses on the leader's two signal triumphs: the civil disobedience movement (or salt satyagraha) of 1930 and the Calcutta fast of 1947. Dalton clearly demonstrates how Gandhi's lifelong career in national politics gave him the opportunity to develop and refine his ideals. He then concludes with a comparison of Gandhi's methods and the strategies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, drawing a fascinating juxtaposition that enriches the biography of all three figures and asserts Gandhi's relevance to the study of race and political leadership in America. Dalton situates Gandhi within the "clash of civilizations" debate, identifying the implications of his work on continuing nonviolent protests. He also extensively reviews Gandhian studies and adds a detailed chronology of events in Gandhi's life.
Author : IUCN/SSC Orchid Specialist Group
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 26,48 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9782831703251
This action plan chronicles the threats faced by wild orchids, but more importantly to critical habitats that host extraordinarily high orchid diversity and endemicity. It explores and recommends specific ways that national and local government, legislators, scientists and orchid conservationists as well as growers can all help to reverse present trends. The facts and viewpoints presented in this comprehensive document update and supplement the information available to conservation organizations and agencies through the world so that they can lobby their appropriate government offices more effectively.
Author : Martin Holdgate
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 19,20 MB
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1134189370
This text is a history of the world's oldest global conservation body - the World Conservation Union, established in 1948 as a forum for governments, non-governmental organizations and individual conservationists. The author draws on unpublished archives to reveal the often turbulent story of the IUCN and its achievements in, and influence on, conservation and environmental policy worldwide - establishing national parks and protected areas and defending threatened species.
Author : Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :
The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.
