Completed projects
Biodiversity Policy Training Series
InWEnt - Capacity Building International initiated a training programme on environmental policy and law in the South Caucasus countries. The Regional Environmental Policy in the South Caucasus 2008-11 programme is managed by the InWEnt division Environment, Energy and Water in Berlin. Adelphi Research and the IUCN Environmental Law Centre have been tasked to implement the thematic theme “Biodiversity Policy and Management”, in collaboration with the IUCN Programme Office for the Southern Caucasus in Tbilisi. …
12 Feb 2010 | Project completed
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Implementation of the Ktsia-Tabatskuri Management Plan
The implementation of the Management Plan developed for the Ktsia-Tabatskuri Managed Reserve (KTMR, IUCN Category 4) is an important step toward the sustainable use of natural resources within the Reserve and its development for nature tourism. …
12 Feb 2010 | Project completed
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On the Final Straight to 2010 – Promoting Countdown 2010 in the Southern Caucasus and beyond
Building on the results of the Countdown 2010 action programme ‘Halting the loss of biodiversity in the Southern Caucasus’, the IUCN Programme Office for the Southern Caucasus implemented further actions, summarized in the programme On the final straight to 2010. The actions were derived from the Message of Gudauri and aimed at intensified and concrete efforts to reach the 2010 Biodiversity Target in the Southern Caucasus and steer the post-2010 process. …
12 Jan 2010 | Project completed
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Facilitating Stakeholder Participation in Protected Areas of Georgia
Protected areas (PAs) do not only play an essential role in conserving Georgia’s unique biological diversity, but also contribute to rural livelihoods. Therefore, their effective management is one of the major priorities for the Georgian society. …
18 Dec 2009 | Project completed
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Countdown 2010
Governments worldwide have promised to save biodiversity by 2010. While it is their responsibility to achieve this, they need the help of all stakeholders in this challenge. Countdown 2010 has united a network of almost 1,000 partners from all walks of life – including national, regional and local governments, businesses and civil society – working together towards the 2010 biodiversity target. …
06 Oct 2009 | Project completed
Assessment of Protected Area Management Effectiveness in the Southern Caucasus
The Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a worldwide effort to reduce biodiversity loss at the global level. Its overall purpose is to support the establishment and maintenance of comprehensive representative and well-managed systems of Protected Areas, by 2010 for terrestrial and by 2012 for marine areas. To help implement the PoWPA, WWF is developing the 2012 Protected Areas Project (2012 PAP) which aims to contribute to the implementation of PoWPA in five Eco-regions of outstanding biodiversity value, including the Caucasus. As part of this project, IUCN POSC carried out a Management Effectiveness Assessment of Protected Areas (PA) in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. …
12 Jan 2009 | Project completed
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Protection of Biodiversity of the Sava River Basin Floodplains
The Sava has the largest discharge of water to the Danube of any tributary and is the second largest by catchment area. It is shared by Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. The joint management arrangements will be a pilot example for the implementation of the European Union's Water Framework Directive. …
25 Feb 2008 | Project completed
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The Green Belt Initiative
The vision: „To create the backbone of an ecological network, running from the Barents to the Black Sea that is a global symbol for transboundary cooperation in nature conservation and sustainable development.“ …
25 Feb 2008 | Project completed
Sailing to Barcelona
Sailing to Barcelona is an initiative of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) which will provide an unprecedented push for coastal and marine conservation globally. As part of the 2008 IUCN World Conservation Congress, it will offer a neutral platform for its Members and partners to advance the protection of coastal and marine biodiversity. …
22 Feb 2008 | Project completed
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TEMATEA: Online Database of Environmental Conventions
Over the last decades, countries have adopted an increasing large number of regional and international environmental agreements, sometimes addressing overlapping issues. The online database TEMATEA provides a crosscutting analysis of these agreements, currently focusing on six priority issues for biodiversity. The modules identify and group corresponding requirements from different agreements. …
22 Feb 2008 | Project completed
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