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Wild Rodopi is an independent Bulgarian NGO conducting wildlife research and conservation projects in the Rhodope (Rodopi) Mountains. As well as collecting biological records and monitoring the exceptionally rich biodiversity of the Rhodope Mountains, we also work for the preservation of rural heritage in the region, acknowledging the crucial role that non-intensive...
During a well-attended international event in January 2013, hosted by the Saudi Wildlife Authority at the King Khalid University in Abha, Saudi Arabia, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) launched its plan to invest $9.8 million over five years in conserving the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot. The hotspot is made up of natural areas stretching from Saudi Arabia to...
The project "Conservation of Biodiversity in the Moors of North and Central Andes, better known as" Andean Páramo Project "or" PPA "is a regional initiative that works to conserve and sustainable use of grasslands in Venezuela , Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
The PPA performs key management activities in 14 pilot sites throughout the northern Andes. These actions are the result of a...
This catalogue of measures has been elaborated in the frame of the Ecological Continuum Project. It lists a number of exemplary measures from the various Alpine countries that can contribute to the implementation of ecological networks.
Nature protection in protected areas alone is not sufficient for the long-term conservation of Alpine biodiversity. Successful nature protection and...
Just in time for the International Year of Biodiversity, the Ecological Continuum Initiative has printed an updated version of the brochure on Ecological Networks in the Alps. With a new design, the brochure "“Restoring the web of life – Ecological networks for more biodiversity in the Alps” illustrates the ecological connectivity topic and makes it understandable to a wide...
The Ecological Continuum Project was started in June 2007 by ALPARC (Alpine Network of Protected Areas), CIPRA (International Commission for the Protection of the Alps), ISCAR (International Scientific Committee Alpine Research) and the European Alpine Programme of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) with the aim of maintaining or restoring ecological connectivity between important areas for...
The book presents an overview of how the IUCN Conservation Centre provides innovative solutions in terms of its environmental, economic and social performance, in addition to creating a truly aesthetic and functional built environment. Detailed information on the architectural concept; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering; structural engineering; and building exterior and...
Natural systems that support economies, lives and livelihoods across the planet are at risk of rapid degradation and collapse, unless there is swift, radical and creative action to conserve and sustainably use the variety of life on Earth.That is a principal conclusion of a major new assessment of the current state of biodiversity and the implications of its continued loss for human well...
This publication reports on the current status of American bison, in the wild and in conservation herds, and makes recommendations on how to ensure that the species is conserved for the future.
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