Jointly published | 1995
The international forests regime : legal and policy issues
Synthesis of the various components of international law that have an impact on forests and provides a policy framework for conservation and sustainable use, against which any future global forest regime shoud be measured.
Publication | 1995
Forest protection in Ghana with particular reference to vegetation and plant species
Forest management in Ghana is in a transition period. This report looks at the historical background and forest condition today, summarises a recent botanical survey, and offers recommendations for a new management regime given the seriously threatened state of many forest reserves.
Publication | 1995
Kenya's indigenous forests : status, management and conservation
The result of the work of the Kenya Indigenous Forest Conservation programme, this report provides a summary of the existing information about Kenya's indigenous forests. Covers geographical background; assessment of the biodiversity, environmental services, and wood products functions and…
Publication | 1995
Conserving biodiversity outside protected areas : the role of traditional agro-ecosystems
Publication | 1994
A guide to the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on biological diversity is an historic committment by the world's nations to conserve biological diversity, to use biological resources sustainably and to share equitably the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. It is the first global legal instrument to…
Publication | 1994
Publication | 1993
Oil and gas exploration and production in mangrove areas : guidelines for environmental protection
This publication, prepared in cooperation with the oil industrys Exploration Production Forum, sets out the oil exploration process, describes the potential environmental consequences of exploration and recommends measures for the prevention or minimization of adverse impacts. The material is…
Publication | 1993
This publication, prepared in cooperation with the oil industrys Exploration Production Forum, sets out the oil exploration process, describes the potential environmental consequences of exploration and recommends measures for the prevention or minimization of adverse impacts. The material is…
Publication | 1993
Covers the full spectrum of legal mechanisms available for conserving biodiversity. Part 1 discusses the scope of state powers to conserve wild species and habitats, legal mechanisms for controlling taking, procedures for listing species in need of conservation measures, mechanisms for…