Wildlife management and conservation in Vietnam: From policy to practice
Author : Nguyễn Thị, V.A.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 10,50 MB
Release : 2021-12-20
Category :
ISBN :
Building more resilient food systems: Lessons and policy recommendations from the COVID-19 pandemic
Author : McDermott, John
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 44,45 MB
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Book Description
Two years in, the long-term health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to influence poverty, food systems, and food security. Drawing on CGIAR research on the COVID-19 pandemic thus far, this brief presents key lessons learned and policy recommendations to inform decision-making processes around managing risks, addressing structural vulnerabilities, and building resilient and sustainable food systems.
Forest Rehabilitation in Vietnam: Histories, Realities, and Future
Author : Wil de Jong
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 44,28 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Reforestation
ISBN : 9792446524
Book Description
This report assesses the experiences of forest rehabilitation in Vietnam and draws strategic lessons from these experiences to guide new forest rehabilitation projects. The report highlights lessons from Vietnam's experiences that will be helpful beyond the country border. This report has the following structure: the remainder of chpater one provides the conceptual clarification and theoritical underpinnings for the study and introduces the methodology. Chapter two provides background information and context for the outcomes of forest rehabilitation in Vietnam, including basic information on Vietnam, its forest cover, forestry sector and policies that are relevant to forestry and forest rehabilitation. Chapter three gives an overview of forest rehabilitation in Vietnam from its inception in the 1950s until today, as the country carries out its latest nationwide forest rehabilitation effort, the 5 million hectares reforestation project. Chapter four analyses in detail forest rehabilitation project that were analysed in the field study carried out as part of this study. Chapter five draws lessons from the report.
Towards a sustainable, participatory and inclusive wild meat sector
Author : Coad, L.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,91 MB
Release : 2019-01-30
Category :
ISBN : 602387083X
Book Description
The meat of wild species, referred to in this report as ‘wild meat’, is an essential source of protein and a generator of income for millions of forest-living communities in tropical and subtropical regions. However, unsustainable harvest rates currently
Conservation Research, Policy and Practice
Author : William J. Sutherland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 36,78 MB
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1108714587
Book Description
Discover how conservation can be made more effective through strengthening links between science research, policy and practice. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Nature in Fragments
Author : Elizabeth A. Johnson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 10,80 MB
Release : 2005-10-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0231502060
Book Description
This new collection focuses on the impact of sprawl on biodiversity and the measures that can be taken to alleviate it. Leading biological and social scientists, conservationists, and land-use professionals examine how sprawl affects species and alters natural communities, ecosystems, and natural processes. The contributors integrate biodiversity issues, concerns, and needs into the growing number of anti-sprawl initiatives, including the "smart growth" and "new urbanist" movements.
Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories
Author : Nigel Dudley
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 35,56 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 2831710863
Book Description
IUCN's Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording, and classifying protected areas. They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many national governments. As a result, they are increasingly being incorporated into government legislation. These guidelines provide as much clarity as possible regarding the meaning and application of the Categories. They describe the definition of the Categories and discuss application in particular biomes and management approaches.
The effectiveness of policies for addressing Covid-19 impacts on wildlife conservation in Vietnam
Author : Trịnh, T.M.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 44,83 MB
Release : 2021-12-03
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
The Forest Sector
Author :
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 48,67 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821319178
Book Description
Since 1978, when the World Bank published its policy paper on forestry, the world's understanding of and concern about the forest sector of the developing world has increased substantially. It has become clear that forests and woodlands play an even more important economic and ecological role than had earlier been recognized. In particular, the importance of tropical moist forests in protecting biological diversity has become more fully appreciated, as has their role in the carbon cycle and in global climatic change. The nature of the challenge; Deforestation and forest degradation; The growing demand for forests and trees for basic needs; Strategies for forest development; The role of the world bank; Challenges for the forest sector; Strategies for forest development; The role of the world bank.
Problem-Solving in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management
Author : James P. Gibbs
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 17,61 MB
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 1444359819
Book Description
This set of exercises has been created expressly for students and teachers of conservation biology and wildlife management who want to have an impact beyond the classroom. The book presents a set of 32 exercises that are primarily new and greatly revised versions from the book's successful first edition. These exercises span a wide range of conservation issues: genetic analysis, population biology and management, taxonomy, ecosystem management, land use planning, the public policy process and more. All exercises discuss how to take what has been learned and apply it to practical, real-world issues. Accompanied by a detailed instructor’s manual and a student website with software and support materials, the book is ideal for use in the field, lab, or classroom. Also available: Fundamentals of Conservation Biology, 3rd edition (2007) by Malcolm L Hunter Jr and James Gibbs, ISBN 9781405135450 Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional (2007) by Malcolm L Hunter Jr, David B Lindenmayer and Aram JK Calhoun, ISBN 9781405167611
