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Checklist of CITES Species and Annotated CITES Appendices and Reservations
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2005)
This book provides a Checklist of the fauna and the flora listed in Appendices I, II and III of CITES as adopted by the Conference of the Parties, valid from 17 February 2005. It is hoped that these lists will act as an ...
Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2010)
UNEP-WCMC has provided technical support to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to conduct a major study of more than 300 scientific literatures to synthesise the observed and predicted impacts ...
European plants in peril: a review of threatened plants in the European Community (1989)
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1989)
This booklet draws attention to the problems of habitat loss or degradation within the territory of the European Community and presents a selection of those plant species which are, as a consequence, under threat. It ...
The World List of Threatened Trees
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1998)
The conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable management are internationally recognised as vital global concerns. Identification of the components of biodiversity and the threats they face are important steps in ...
Coverage of protected areas. Guidance for national and regional use
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2010)
This guidance document is one of a series produced with the support of the 201 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (201 BIP) to assist Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to track their progress towards ...
Crossroads of Life on Earth - Exploring means to meet the 2010 Biodiversity Target
(Secretariat of the Convention on Biological DiversityNetherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, 2007)
The aim of this assessment study was to explore policy options under current discussion in the global political arena that could have major positive or negative impacts on biodiversity. The central concern of the assessment ...
GIS Assessment of the Status of Protected Areas in East Asia
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2005)
East Asia is comprised of eight countries and territories: People's Republic of China (China),Hong Kong, Japan, Democratic People's Republic (DPR) of Korea, Republic of Korea,Macau, Mongolia and Taiwan, with a combined ...
Forest Biodiversity Indicators. Tools for Policy-making and Management
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2001)
This is a brief introduction to biodiversity indicators in a forest environment - their definition, source, presentation and uses.
The linkages between biodiversity and climate change mitigation :A review of the recent scientific literature
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2008)
This report reviews the literature published since the IPCC 4AR on the linkages between biodiversity and climate mitigation policies in order to highlight developments in our understanding of the role of biodiversity in ...
Industrial reliance on biodiversity. WCMC Biodiversity Series 7 (1997)
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1993)
While developed countries control most of the world's financial resources, it is the developing world that is home to most of its biological resources. This study provides an overview of the extent to which industry in the ...