transboundary issues
River basin management is faced with complex problems that are characterised by uncertainty and change. In transboundary river basins, historical, legal, and cultural differences add to the complexity. The literature on adaptive management gives several suggestions for handling this complexity. It recognises the importance of management regimes as enabling or limiting adaptive management, but...
The International Cross Sectoral Forum on Forest Fire Management in South East Asia, hosted by the Government of Indonesia and jointly co-sponsored by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) met in Jakarta, 7 - 8 December 1998, with the specific goals to:
- gather...
<p>Articles in this edition of the Mountain Forum Bulletin include:</p>
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<li>Mountain Diversity - A Global Heritage - Eva M. Spehn and Christian Körner</li>
<li>Are Ethiopian Highlands changing? Amphibians as Ecosystem Indicators - Simon Loader, Abebe Mengistu, Silvia Schwaller, David...
Conservation 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. This report details how while the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) in the Virunga-Bwindi region in Rwanda implements activities with the primary...
In this issue of id21, the focus is on people living in protected areas:
- People and protected areas: New agendas for conservation: For many threatened plants and animals, protected areas are a vital refuge in the face of declining natural habitats. However, across the world they face increasing pressures. Some conservation policies are...
The concept of regional economic integration has slowly gained acceptance in South Asia. South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement was operationalized in 1995 under the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to promote trade and economic integration among the member countries. Despite geographical proximity and similar cultural attributes among the South Asian countries...
Tourism is considered to be a vulnerable and highly climate-sensitive economic sector, similar to agriculture, insurance, energy, and transportation. At the same time, tourism is a contributor to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, including emissions from transport, accommodation and activities. In 2005, tourism's contribution to GHG emissions was estimated to be approximately 5 percent.
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This report presents a conceptual framework that can be used by stakeholders concerned by the development and management of shared freshwater resources. The objective is to promote the sustainable and equitable use of transboundary water resources, and to clarify trade-offs relating to development. The report outlines a concept for analysing potential benefits in a transboundary river basin to...
Relationships between social policy and human development are the subject of much research and theorizing. The literature in this area, however, examines these issues strictly within national contexts. What of the influence of international agendas, such as NAFTA, the World Summit for Social Development, and Habitat II
Transnational Social Policies specifically addresses the...
<p>The Bulletin focuses on biodiversity:</p>
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<li>Monitoring Biodiversity on the Saharan Slopes of the High Atlas, Morocco by Manfred Finckh, Anna Augustin and Norbert Jürgens</li>
<li>Closures: A System of Biodiversity Conservation through Community Participation in the Highlands of...
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