Wildlife

 Tiger over wildlife

Critical tiger habitats made easy identification of critical wildlife habitats, a provision in the Forest Rights Act, 2006, has made little progress since the act was notified on December 31, 2007. The reason, an environment ministry official said, was that state governments had not sent any proposal to identify and notify such habitats. Critical wildlife habitats are created in

Publication Date: 
30/12/2008
Kirtiman Awasthi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006, Tribals, Wildlife, Wildlife Act 1972, Protected Area Conservation, Tiger Reserves
Wildlife

Humancarnivore coexistence on communal land bordering the Greater Kruger Area, South Africa

The aim of this study was to assess the potential for coexistence between rural people (living adjacent to a protected area) and predators (from the same area) ranging onto communal land. Ninety members of local communities bordering Manyeleti Game Reserve, which is contiguous with Kruger National Park, South Africa were interviewed.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
D. D. Georgette Lagendijk, Markus Gusset
Environmental Management
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Tags:
Livestock, Wildlife, Lion, Protected Area Conservation, Wildlife And People, Coexistence Strategies, South Africa
Wildlife

Management effectiveness evaluation (MEE) of PA network in India: site report

This report provides a comprehensive management effectiveness evaluation of the Protected Areas Network in India. It also includes the assessment criteria for management effectiveness evaluation (MEE) of PA network in India - site level.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
Wildlife Institute of India
Tags:
Wildlife, Wildlife Management, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, Sanctuaries, India
Wildlife

Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

This is the second volume in the new series on the Values of Protected Landscapes and Seascapes produced by the Protected Landscapes Task Force of IUCN

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
Josep-Maria Mallarach
IUCN
Tags:
Wildlife, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, Biodiversity, Egypt, Morocco, Uganda, Cambodia, Greece, Romania, Spain, Mexico, Australia, Brazil, Ecuador, India
Fisheries

Safe conduct? twelve years fishing under the UN code

This report evaluates the compliance of 53 countries with the requirements of Article 7 of the UN Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, published after all-nation agreement in 1995.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
& et al, Daniela Kalikoski, Tony J. Pitcher, Ganapathiraju Pramod
WWF International
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Protected Area Conservation, Legislation, Global, Developing Countries
Biodiversity

Carbon and biodiversity: a demonstration atlas

This atlas demonstrates the potential for spatial analyses to identify areas that are high in both carbon and biodiversity. Such areas will be of interest to countries that wish to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and simultaneously
conserve biodiversity.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
UNEP
Tags:
Ecosystems, Forests, Atlas, Deforestation, Carbon Capture and Storage, Protected Area Conservation, Biodiversity, Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Asia, Vietnam, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Bolivia
Environment

National and regional networks of marine protected areas: a review of progress

This report by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the UNEP Regional Seas Programme explores national and regional efforts to develop representative networks of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and offers recommendations for strengthening the planning of such networks worldwide.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Tags:
Environment, Protected Area Conservation, Biodiversity, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, South America, Antarctica, Arctic, Marine Ecosystems
Environment

Managing marine and coastal protected areas: a toolkit for South Asia

Managing Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A Toolkit for South Asia (South Asia Toolkit) has been prepared to help MCPA managers in their daily tasks. Containing 81 theme sheets arranged in two parts: The Management Process and Conservation and Sustainable Use, the Toolkit provides up-to-date information and practical guidance on a wide range of issues related to management of MCPAs.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
IUCN
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Marine Research, Coastal Development, Shipping, Corals, Marine Fisheries, Protected Area Conservation, Tourism, Biodiversity, Invasive Alien Species, South Asia
Biodiversity

Biodiversity conservation, land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) programmes: ideas for implementation

The study,

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
UNDP India
Tags:
Forests, Land Use, Traditional Knowledge, Protected Area Conservation, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Invasive Alien Species, GMOs, India, Arunachal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa (Odisha)
Wildlife

Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

The following guidelines are offered to help in application of
the IUCN protected area management categories, which classify

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
Nigel Dudley
IUCN
Tags:
Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Ecosystems, Forests, Marine Ecosystems, Wildlife, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, Ramsar Convention

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