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  Water supply and sanitation coverage in UNEP regional seas: need for regional wastewater emissions targets?

  United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2002

  Water supply and sanitation are topics of great importance in addressing the serious public health problems, economic losses and the degradation of coastal ecosystems.
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  Integrated drought management: lessons for sub-Saharan Africa

  UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents, 2002

  The document discusses the need for a more integrated approach to drought than has been the case.
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  Co-management of natural resources: organizing, negotiating and learning-by-doing

  World Conservation Union, 2000

  A practical manual for natural-resource managers interested in negotiating multi-party agreements and institutions, and in learning by doing.
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  Biodiversity conservation program design & management: a guide for USAID staff

  Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2002

  The goal of this Guide is to provide basic information about designing, managing, and implementing biodiversity conservation programs or activities. It addresses the questions "what do you need to know to design, implement, manage, and evaluate a biodiversity conservation program or activity" and "what are the critical elements of success for such programs and activities?".
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  Monitoring conservation project effectiveness

  Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2002

  This bulletin of the Wildlife Conservation Society looks at methods for evaluation tailored specifically to wildlife conservation projects.
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  Traditional knowledge of biodiversity in Asia-Pacific: problems of piracy & protection

  GRAIN, 2002

  This report examines issues surrounding traditional knowledge of biological resources in the Asia - Pacific region particularly in the context of increased pressure on communities and governments to commoditise and privatise biodiversity.
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  Zoning—lessons from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

  International Coral Reef Initiative, 2002

  Over the last 25 years a range of management ‘tools’, including zoning plans, permits, education, and more recently management plans, have been applied to regulate access and to control and mitigate impacts associated with human use of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park GBRMP.A multiple-use zoning approach provides high levels of protection for speci c areas whilst allowing reasonable uses, inc
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  Collection of coral reef fish for aquaria: global trade, conservation issues and management strategies

  Marine Conservation Society, 2001

  The ornamental fish trade is a multi-million dollar industry, with fisheries operating all around the tropical world. Currently about 45 countries supply the market.
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  Pacific Island Developing Country Water Resources and Climate Change

  Pacific Institute, 2000

  In the context of global climate change, the author considers possible environmental outcomes for generally Pacific Island Developing States (PIDCs)The paper sets out to:provide a brief overview of PIDCS, outline present assessments of climate trends, both globally and regionally, that may have an impact on PIDCSassess some of the potential ecosystem impacts of climate change on
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  Participatory monitoring and evaluation of biodiversity

  Environmental Change Institute, 2002

  The site contains a number of documents relating to an e-conference and follow up workshop on participatory biodiversity assessment.The author defines the concept as follows: 'participatory monitoring and evaluation of biodiversity involves non-scientists in observing, measuring or assessing biodiversity or its components.

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