Guidance for CITES Scientific Authorities

Guidance for CITES Scientific Authorities
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Publisher : IUCN
Total Pages : 12
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ISBN-10 : 9782831706849
ISBN-13 : 283170684X
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Guidance for CITES Scientific Authorities by :

Use of and trade in wildlife is a fact of life for human society around the globe. Article IV of the CITES Convention requires that exporting countries restrict trade in Appendix II species to levels that are not detrimental either to species? survival, or to their role within the ecosystems in which they occur (known as the ?non-detriment finding?). Based on two workshops convened by IUCN to develop some pragmatic assistance for Scientific Authorities, this publication presents the background to the development of the non-detriment finding checklist and explains how the checklist itself is designed to work, in the hope that Scientific Authority staff will take and develop the parts of the approach that they find useful.

Assessing the International Forest Regime

Assessing the International Forest Regime
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Publisher : IUCN
Total Pages : 172
Release :
ISBN-10 : 2831704723
ISBN-13 : 9782831704722
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Assessing the International Forest Regime by : Richard Tarasofsky

Provides an assessment of the international forest regime, in reponse to calls from many quarters, including the UN Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF) and the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development, as well as several NGOs. The focus is mainly on action taken by countries at the global level, in the framework of legally binding instruments and institutions. It builds on previous analyses of the international forest regime by looking beyond the legal mandates to begin exploring the actual performance of the components against their mandates. With the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF) Proposals for Action as the point for departure, the effectiveness and impact of individual legal instruments and global instutions are analyzed, as is the potential for synergy between them.

Environment and Trade

Environment and Trade
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Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Total Pages : 96
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781895536218
ISBN-13 : 1895536219
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Environment and Trade by : International Institute for Sustainable Development

Reference tool to facilitate broader understanding and awareness of relationship between environment and trade which can then become the basis on which fair and environmentally sustainable policies and trade flows are built.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 653
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781108486996
ISBN-13 : 1108486991
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Sustainable Development Goals by : Pia Katila

A global assessment of potential and anticipated impacts of efforts to achieve the SDGs on forests and related socio-economic systems. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.

State of the World's Forests 2007

State of the World's Forests 2007
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Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages : 160
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9251055866
ISBN-13 : 9789251055861
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis State of the World's Forests 2007 by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

This is the 7th edition of the FAO's biennial report on the state of global forest resources, recent developments and emerging issues in the forest sector. This edition focuses on progress towards sustainable forest management at the regional and global levels, with each regional report structured according to seven thematic elements: the extent of forest resources; biological diversity; forest health and vitality; productive functions of forest resources; protective functions of forest resources; socio-economic functions; and legal, policy and institutional frameworks. These summaries are based on the most current information available, including new data from the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA 2005). The report goes on to consider 18 key issues in the forest sector, including: climate change, forest landscape restoration, forest tenure, invasive species, wildlife management and wood energy. The overall conclusion is that whilst progress is being made, it is very uneven with those regions with developing economies and tropical ecosystems continuing to lose forest area whilst lacking adequate institutions to reverse this trend. The biggest limitation for evaluating progress is weak data, with many countries lacking the financial resources to undertake national forest assessments.

World Conservation Strategy

World Conservation Strategy
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Publisher : Gland, Switzerland : IUCN
Total Pages : 150
Release :
ISBN-10 : MINN:31951P004590206
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis World Conservation Strategy by : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Cut and Run

Cut and Run
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Publisher : IDRC
Total Pages : 133
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781552500538
ISBN-13 : 1552500535
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Cut and Run by : Rob Glastra

Illegal logging and trade in timber is a major cause of forest degradation in the world today. Not only does it threaten biodiversity-rich old growth forests, it also endangers the livelihoods of the traditional communities that are dependent upon them. But controlling this global problem is not a simple matter of enacting new laws and enforcing new regulations OCo the rules already exist. If countries are to manage their forest sustainably they must implement existing laws effectively, and they must do so now! Cut and Run offers readers valuable insight on how this might be done."

Illegal Logging and Related Trade

Illegal Logging and Related Trade
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Publisher : Chatham House Publishers
Total Pages : 132
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1862032351
ISBN-13 : 9781862032354
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Illegal Logging and Related Trade by : Sam Lawson

The Environmental Crime Crisis

The Environmental Crime Crisis
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Publisher : UN
Total Pages : 108
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ISBN-10 : UCBK:C084044224
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Environmental Crime Crisis by : C. Nellemann

Wildlife trafficking -- Forest crime -- Role of wood and illegal wildlife trade for threat finance.