Press release | 29 Aug, 2010
Working with water for better cities
Growing populations in towns and cities worldwide mean that more pressure is placed on our natural water supplies. Protecting water resources upstream must become a priority to ensure that people living in towns and cities downstream have access to clean water for their basic needs.
Story | 29 Aug, 2010
The Role of Participatory Modeling in Landscape Approaches to Reconcile Conservation and Development
"In this paper, we examine several case studies where participatory system dynamics modeling was applied to environmental management challenges, and explore how it contributed to promoting a landscape approach.
Story | 29 Aug, 2010
Understanding diversity: a study of livelihoods and landscapes in Liberia
"Community forestry is high on the forest policy agenda in Liberia. However, relatively little is known about the diverse variety of customary forest management institutions and arrangements. Similarly, while the importance of forests and forest products in rural livelihoods is generally…
Story | 21 Aug, 2010
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in western Africa
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in western Africa
Story | 19 Aug, 2010
Landscape-scale conservation in the Congo Basin: lessons learned from the Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE)
Story | 19 Aug, 2010
A joint ICCROM - ICOMOS - IUCN - World Heritage Centre Publication
Press release | 18 Aug, 2010
Sustainable School at Shigar (Skardu): A Dream Comes True
A long time dream of the people of Shigar came true on May 14, 2010 with inauguration of the first environmentally sustainable school – Abruzzi Higher Secondary School – in Shigar by His Excellency Vincenzo Prati, the Italian Ambassador in Pakistan.
Story | 18 Aug, 2010
En gouvernance partagée! : un guide pratique pour les aires marines protégées en Afrique de l’Ouest
En gouvernance partagée! : un guide pratique pour les aires marines protégées en Afrique de l’Ouest
Story | 17 Aug, 2010
Pagos por Servicios Ambientales : Marcos Jurídicos e Institucionales
Pagos por Servicios Ambientales : Marcos Jurídicos e Institucionales