biodiversity
The European Red List is a review of the conservation status of c.6,000 European species (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes, butterflies, dragonflies, and selected groups of beetles, molluscs, and vascular plants) according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level – in order that...
The European Red List is a review of the conservation status of c.6,000 European species (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes, butterflies, dragonflies, and selected groups of beetles, molluscs, and vascular plants) according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level – in order that...
The European Red List is a review of the conservation status of c.6,000 European species (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes, butterflies, dragonflies, and selected groups of beetles, molluscs, and vascular plants) according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level – in order that...
Conservation in densely-settled biodiversity hotspots areas often requires setting up reserve networks that maintain sufficient contiguous habitat to support viable species populations. Because it is difficult to secure landholder compliance with an tightly constrained reserve network design, attention has shifted to voluntary incentive mechanisms, such as purchase of conservation easements by...
This fact sheet defines what is a mountain, and gives some facts about the protected areas of the world and how mountains contribute in these.
This paper discusses large scale, connectivity conservation areas which interconnect protected areas. It has a special focus on the large, remaining unprotected natural areas found along the great mountain ranges of Earth. These large connectivity areas involve working with people, involve natural lands and provide opportunities for maintaining the connectedness of ecosystem processes; for...
This map shows the Condor Bioreserve, including the national parks and protected areas in Ecuador.
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, believes that protected areas lie at the heart of all effective biodiversity conservation strategies. They offer much more as well: clean water, food security, health and wealth; protection against natural disasters; carbon sequestration; recreational opportunities; sacred natural sites; homes and employment.
The Programme of...
Ethnobotany is a subject of more than scholarly or historical interest in Nepal. In the five years 1970-75, the export earnings for the sale of Nepalese medicinal plants rose from one and a half to nearly ten million rupees, a trend that held in subsequent years and represents about 3% of the total exports of Nepal. Potential uses of medicinal plants from the higher altitude areas remains...
There has always been an intimate relationship between man and plants. The dependence of man and his animals upon plants has inspired him to learn about the uses and properties of various wild plant species and the the way of self-experience, trial and error, develop an ethnobotanical knowledge about plants.
This paper attempts to compile a crude ethnobotanical list on vegetation...
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