By Michel Pimbert, Boukary Barry, Anne Berson, Khanh Tran-Than. This multimedia publication is available online only. A hardcopy version will be printed in early 2011. This multimedia book reports on an initiative in West Africa that seeks to create safe spaces in which food providers and…
Richard Cellarius, CEESP Finance Officer, was an invited participant at the "Planning Meeting" between Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and representatives of the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM) at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ headquarters in Gland on 11-12 November, 2010.
The tenth Conference of the Parties (COP 10) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held in the second half of October 2010 in Nagoya (Japan) reaffirmed and strengthened CEESP crucial concerns in conservation, in particular regarding governance of protected areas and the recognition…
Dead Sea, Jordan – 24 November 2010 – Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Basma bint Talal, three Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ global publications; Pay, Flow and The Ecosystem Approach were translated to Arabic and launched yesterday during the 10th Anniversary of the Earth Charter for North Africa and Middle East…
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥'s High Seas Policy Advisor, Kristina Gjerde, studies the law of the high seas - the 64% of our ocean that lies beyondÌýnational legislation. She recently gave a TED Talk presentation outlining some of the problems facing the open oceans and what can be done about them.ÌýStunningÌýphotos show…
Climate change and biodiversity in the European Union overseas entities
On 1 April 2010, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) announced the establishment of a marine protected area (MPA) in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),1 to be enacted by ordinance of the Director of the FCO Overseas Territories Department, acting as BIOT Commissioner in…
This book provides a novel approach to governance relating to biodiversity and human well-being in complex tropical landscapes, including forests and protected areas. It focuses attention at the interface between communities and the landscape level, building on interdisciplinary research…