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World Wildlife Fund, India (WWF-India)
Established as a Charitable Trust on November 27, 1969, WWF India has experience of over four decades in the field. - Document
Prospects and Constraints of Madhupur National Park Management
Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2012The study was conducted in Madhupur National Park (MNP), which is very well known for its characteristics as deciduous forest. This study examined the constraints of park management, causes of deforestation and prospects of Madhupur Sal forests of Bangladesh.DocumentIntegrating protected areas into climate planning
Taylor and Francis Group, 2011Though protected areas have increased considerably over the last 130 years, there are several troubling trends, including national and regional disparities, ecological gaps, a decline in the growth of new protected areas, and problems with ineffective management.DocumentQuestioning conservation practice and its response: the establishment of Namaqua National Park
Current Conservation, 2009This article summarises research carried out in Namaqualand in South Africa that identifies the discrepancies between rhetoric and practices in conservation. The author points at an on-going conflict between conservation and redistribution of land, suggesting that powerful conservationists tend to win this competition.DocumentGuidelines for applying protected area management categories
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2008The IUCN protected area management categories are a global framework, recognised by the Convention on Biological Diversity, for categorising the variety of protected area management types. The following guidelines provide direction, descriptions, principles and advice in the application of the IUCN protected area management categories in particular biomes and management approaches.DocumentTransition to sustainability: towards a humane and diverse world
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2008In a changing world, this paper asks the question: "how does one devise strategies for society that will allow a peaceful, equitable, fulfilled human future: a humane future for a diverse earth?" It considers what the environmental movement can do to help make this happen.DocumentGorillas in the midst: assessing the peace and conflict impacts of international gorilla conservation programme (IGCP) activities
International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008Conservation work in conflict zones and across international borders has impacts on more than just wildlife populations and their habitats. It can also have a profound effect on the peace and conflict dynamics in a region.DocumentOECD Environmental Outlook to 2030: a summary
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 provides analyses of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and simulations of policy actions to address the key challenges.DocumentIdentification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas. Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2007Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) represent discrete sites that are globally vulnerable, irreplaceable, and commonly, the last remaining strongholds for many threatened and geographically concentrated species.DocumentDepopulating the Tibetan grasslands: national policies and perspectives for the future of Tibetan herders in Qinghai Province, China
Plateau Perspectives, 2008Tibetan grasslands constitute one of the most important grazing ecosystems in the world and encompass the source areas of many major Asian rivers.Pages