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The costs and benefits of forest protected areas for local livelihoods: a...
Protected areas could play a significant role in the implementation of schemes to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) in developing countries, through... -
A global overview of forest protected areas on the World Heritage List.
This working paper provides a global overview of the current coverage of forest protected areas on the World Heritage List and suggests potential forest areas which may merit... -
Changes in forest cover in Kenya's five water towers 2003 - 2005
This report is the second volume of a series of biennial assessments of major forest cover changes in Kenya's five main forest areas, namely Mt. Kenya, the Aberdare Range, the... -
Aerial Survey of the Threats to Mt. Kilimanjaro Forests
This aerial survey report highlights some destruction of natural resources on Mt. Kilimanjaro. The report shows the type and extent of forest destruction that has taken place so... -
Decision Time Cloud Forests
At a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest workshop held at Cambridge, U.K. in July 1998, 30 scientists, professional managers, and NGO conservation group members representing more than... -
Environmental, social and economic assessment of the fencing of the Aberdare...
This study was carried out to assess the environmental, social and economic effects of the electrified fence around the Aberdare Conservation Area – a length of fence of nearly... -
Conservation evaluation of some natural forests in Sri Lanka
The recently created Environmental Management Division within the Forest Department is currently undertaking a National Conservation Review (NCR) of all remaining natural forest... -
Aerial survey of the destruction of Mt. Kenya, Imenti and Ngare Ndare...
The aerial survey of the destruction of Mt. Kenya, Imenti and Ngare Ndare forests was undertaken to provide a rapid systematic assessment and monitorable baseline information on... -
Maasai Mau forest status report 2005
The Maasai Mau forest forms the southern part of the Mau Forest Complex, Kenya largest closed-canopy forest area. It is a trust land indigenous forest managed by the County... -
The World List of Threatened Trees
The conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable management are internationally recognised as vital global concerns. Identification of the components of biodiversity and the... -
Forest Biodiversity Indicators. Tools for Policy-making and Management
This is a brief introduction to biodiversity indicators in a forest environment - their definition, source, presentation and uses. -
Changes in the State of Conservation of Mt. Kenya Forests: 1999-2002
In 1999, Kenya Wildlife Service, with support from UNEP, undertook a systematic aerial survey of the forests of Mt. Kenya. The findings of the survey revealed extensive forest... -
The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa (1992)
The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forest series was produced under the Tropical Forest Conservation Programme of IUCN, with much of the research, editing and map preparation... -
The Last Rain Forests
The Last Rain Forests guides the reader to a deeper level of understanding on which to base opinions and take action. It is both a unique atlas of the conservation status of all... -
Aerial Survey of the Destruction of the Aberdare Range Forests
The main goal of the aerial survey was to provide factual information on the type, magnitude and location of the main threats to the forests of the Aberdare Range. It will help... -
Designing an optimum protected areas system for Sri Lanka's natural forests. Volume 1
Sri Lanka is a small but biologically diverse country that is recognized as a biodiversity hotspot of global importance for plants. Many plants and animals are endemic to the...