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IUCN SSC Snake and Lizard Red List Authority
IUCN SSC Snake and Lizard Red List Authority is to undertake and support IUCN Red List assessments for reptile groups not covered by other Specialist Groups, including most snakes and lizards and the ...
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Invasive alien species and sustainable development
Alien or non-native species are animals, plants or other organisms introduced by humans, either intentionally or accidentally, into areas outside their natural range. Some of these species become ...
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Marine Biodiversity and Blue Economy
With 21 riparian countries, the Mediterranean Sea covers about 2.5 million km2, of which about 25% are under the full jurisdiction of the countries, the remaining part being potentially their ...
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IUCN SSC Hippo Specialist Group
Promotes and supports scientifically - based action for the conservation of common and pygmy hippos. My area of research focuses on common hippo foraging behavior and population dynamics in response ...
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IUCN CEC Nature Education for Sustainability Specialist Group
Integrate nature education as part of the formal, non formal, and informal education systems. Share your expertise! Luis Alberto Camargo is the founder and Director of the Organization for ...
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IUCN CEM Fisheries Expert Group Task Force
The Task Force's mission is to foster the sustainable development of fisheries and to promote the conservation of the related marine ecosystems, to inform fisheries policy and related conservation ...
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Genetically modified organisms and biosafety : a background paper for decision-makers and others to assist in consideration of GMO issues
Biosafety and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are amongst the most complex of biodiversity issues: from species conservation, to sustainable livelihoods, to socio-cultural policy. The greatest ...
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Vision for water and nature : a world strategy for conservation and sustainable management of water resources in the 21st century
The Vision for Water and Nature is the "environment and ecosystems" component of the World Water Vision exercise of the World Water Council. It represents the first meaningful attempt to fully ...
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Economic Valuation of Rangeland Ecosystem Services & Degradation
Jordan was selected as one of three country sites where this global project will be implemented; namely Mali and Sudan. The three-year-project, which is implemented by IUCN Regional Office for West ...
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Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
The iconic but elusive okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is endemic to the central and north-eastern tropical rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This comprehensive, ten-year conservation ...
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Wildlife in a changing world : an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wildlife in a Changing World presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss ...
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An explanatory guide to the Cartagena protocol on biosafety
This guide has been prepared by the IUCN Environmental Law Programme and the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD), in cooperation with the World Resources Institute ...