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Author
Year of Publication
Rehabilitation and Periodic Maintenance Or Strengthening Works of the Machakos Turnoff – Ulu – Sultan Hamud Nairobi – Limuru – Kamandura And Thika – Kamae – Magumu Roads (A109/C62/C66)
NORCONSULT INTERNATIONAL A.S
2004
N/A
One of the objectives of the study was to identify the most appropriate economically justified rehabilitation and periodic maintenance or strengthening solutions for each of the study roads. This environmental study is part of the preliminary feasibility study on three project roads: the Machakos Turnoff-Ulu-Sultan Hamud Road (A109), Nairobi-Limuru-Kamandura Road (C62), and the Thika-Kamae-Magumu Road (C66).
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
Rehabilitation and Periodic Maintenance Or Strengthening Works of the Machakos Turnoff – Ulu – Sultan Hamud Nairobi – Limuru – Kamandura And Thika – Kamae – Magumu Roads (A109/C62/C66)
Rehabilitation and Maintenance of MAU Summit-Kisumu Road (B1,A1)
MoRPW&H
2004
N/A
The Mau Summit-Kisumu section of the B1 Road serves as an important link with other parts of Kenya, countries of the Great Lake:; Region and beyond, connecting these with the Trans-Africa region. Currently, most of the road is seriously deteriorated with some sections virtually at the p int of collapse. This has been compounded by the lack/untimely maintenance. The Northern Corridor Road Improvement Project proposes to address the issues of this section. This will be jointly funded by the Kenya Government and International Development Agency (IDA). The project will go along way in achieving and facilitating economic recovery in an effort to alleviate poverty.
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
Rehabilitation and Maintenance of MAU Summit-Kisumu Road (B1,A1)
Regional Assessment – Western Indian Ocean
Duke Center for Marine Conservation
Sd
Inhambane; Sofala
Research on bycatch of long-lived, air-breathing vertebrates is at a relatively nascent stage in the Western Indian Ocean. There are reports of bycatches of dugongs, sea turtles, and dolphins (humpback and bottlenose), primarily in gillnet and trawl fisheries. In the southern-most latitudes of this region, seabird bycatch has also been documented in longline gear. Recently, local scientists have initiated efforts to assess bycatch of sea turtles and marine mammals in the region. In particular, members of the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) have initiated collaborative projects to investigate bycatch of marine mammals and sea turtles.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Regional Assessment – Western Indian Ocean
Reef Reminiscences: Ratcheting back the shifted baselines concerning what reefs used to be
Peter, S. & Szmant, A.
2012
N/A
http://www.inweh.unu.edu/Coastal/Publications.htm
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Coral reefs appear to be changing in a number of fundamental and detrimental ways. Many reef scientists, comparing coral reefs to canaries in a coal mine, argue that coral reef deterioration is an early warning of major global environmental disruptions in the coming decades. The tragedy of recent coral reef decline is that too few people actually know what coral reefs are supposed to be like, and too few of those who now study reefs witnessed what coral reefs used to be like decades ago.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Reef Reminiscences: Ratcheting back the shifted baselines concerning what reefs used to be
Rapid forest inventory and mapping Monitoring forest cover and land use change
Vegetation-based carbon offset mechanisms require reliable baseline data and effective monitoring systems. The most basic information requirements include definitions of vegetation types, spatial distribution (mapping) and biomass estimates. However increasing convergence between carbon offsets, biodiversity offsets and the valuation of ecosystem services places a correspondingly greater emphasis on the integration of species-level biodiversity data and ecological factors in such evaluations.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Climate Change and Biodiversity
None
Rapid forest inventory and mapping Monitoring forest cover and land use change
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy
EN
2011
N/A
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
The Commission proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020 (the MFF proposal)1 sets the budgetary framework and main orientations for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). On this basis, the Commission presents a set of regulations laying down the legislative framework for the CAP in the period 2014-2020, together with an impact assessment of alternative scenarios for the evolution of the policy.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy
Principles on Biodiversity Offsets Supported by the BBOP Advisory Committee
BBOP
Sd
N/A
BBOP
Biodiversity offsets are measurable conservation outcomes resulting from actions designed to compensate for significant residual adverse biodiversity impacts arising from project development1 after appropriate prevention and mitigation measures have been taken. The goal of biodiversity offsets is to achieve no net loss and preferably a net gain of biodiversity on the ground with respect to species composition, habitat structure, ecosystem function and people’s use and cultural values associated with biodiversity.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Community Use of Biodiversity
None
Principles on Biodiversity Offsets Supported by the BBOP Advisory Committee
Potential Deep-Sea Mining of Seafloor Massive Sulfides: A Case Study in Papua New Guinea
Birney, K. Et al.
2006
N/A
Seafloor massive sulfides have the potential to become a significant mineral resource. The initial stages of exploration are underway and extraction could start within the next decade. However, the range and extent of potential impacts of Deep-Sea Mining (DSM) on the environment and stakeholders are uncertain. This study considers the environmental, technological, and policy aspects of DSM using the Papua New Guinea project as a case study. The goals of the study are 1) to provide an overview of the current status and the associated issues of DSM and 2) to influence the development of DSM, a nascent industry, with environmental analysis and recommendations.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
Potential Deep-Sea Mining of Seafloor Massive Sulfides: A Case Study in Papua New Guinea
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
EPA
1986
N/A
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Proceedings of the World Heritage Marine Biodiversity Workshop
Hillary, A. Kokkonen, M. & Max, L.
2002
N/A
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
A biogeographic approach, utilizing the World Heritage criteria, was used to identify a representative set of priority areas important for biodiversity value, with an emphasis placed on large-scale interconnections within the areas. The Workshop participants discussed use of the World Heritage Convention as a mechanism for conserving the biodiversity of outstanding marine and coastal areas.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Proceedings of the World Heritage Marine Biodiversity Workshop
Progress report on cetacean research, January 2008 to December 2008, with statistical data for the calendar year 2008
Sequeira, M.
2008
N/A
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e da Biodiversidade, Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Maps and non-georeferenced data (as jpg, pdf, .zip, data etc.)
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Progress report on cetacean research, January 2008 to December 2008, with statistical data for the calendar year 2008
rapid assessment of the amphibians and reptiles of an unprotected area of dry deciduous forest in north Madagascar
D´cruse, N. Et al.
2006
N/A
Herpetological Bulletin
24 species of amphibians and reptiles (1 crocodilian, 10 lizards, 9 snakes and 4 anurans) are recorded from an unprotected area of dry deciduous forest located west of the Montagne D’Ambre massif in northern Madagascar. Although the survey area is currently under threat from increasing anthropogenic activity (especially agricultural clearance and charcoal production which still require careful and continuous monitoring), the results of this rapid assessment conclude that this area does not contain any species that are in serious danger from a current conservation perspective. 22 species (91.7% of the total species) currently receive protection within Montagne D’Ambre National Park, Ankarana Special Reserve or Lokobe Strict Nature Reserve
English
No Restrictions
Mountain Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
rapid assessment of the amphibians and reptiles of an unprotected area of dry deciduous forest in north Madagascar
Proposed World Bank Funded MajiYa Chumvimiritini Road (A109) Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project
MoRPW&H
2004
N/A
From 1963 to the 1980's the Kenyan Road Sector was tremendously improved through various programmes such as the Rural Access Programme and the Minor Roads Programme. Through these programme, the classified road network has increased significantly. This road network has however been characterized by poor riding surfaces leading to high vehicle operating costs. This status of classified roads in Kenya today is attributed to inadequate funds for maintenance of the expanded classified roads network.
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans, Biodiversity Counterbalance Plans, and the like
Impact Assessment
None
Proposed World Bank Funded MajiYa Chumvimiritini Road (A109) Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project
Public Park Valuation Using Travel Cost Method
Iamtrakul, P.; Teknomo, K. & Hokao, K.
2005
N/A
Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,
Abstract: Public parks as representative of urban green areas have played an excellent role to against degradation of urban environment while keeping the rapid pace of urban growth. Development, maintenance and preservation of the quality of public park service, however, are tough issues faced by many city governments and communities. An approach to valuate public park services is necessary well established to identify users’ benefit through travel cost method together with total expense. This approach highlights the dominant functions of public parks from users’ point of view.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Community Use of Biodiversity
None
Public Park Valuation Using Travel Cost Method
Proceedings of the National Workshop on INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN MOZAMBIQUE
The World Bank
1996
Maputo (cidade)
Eastern Africa and the island states of the Western Indian Ocean is a diverse region - culturally, politically and ecologically. The region consists of the mainland states Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique and the island states Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius, La Reunion and the Seychelles. Approximately 30 to 35 million people live in the coastal areas of the region, and the shoreline extends avdistance of some 11 000 kilometres. Widespread poverty, together with rapid population growth and inappropriate or poorly planned development, have resulted in environmental degradation and resource depletion in many areas along the coast. This has resulted in increasing conflicts among coastal inhabitants.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Proceedings of the National Workshop on INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN MOZAMBIQUE
Pollinator-dependence an underestimated risk?
European Commission DG ENV
2013
N/A
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Pollinator-dependence an underestimated risk?
Plano de uso de Terra do Distrito de Metuge – ANEXOS
GOVERNO DISTRITAL DE METUGE
Sd
Cabo Delgado
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Plano de uso de Terra do Distrito de Metuge – ANEXOS
Plano de Uso da Terra. DOCUMENTO DE ZONEAMENTO E NORMAS – ANEXOS
GOVERNO DISTRITAL DE MECUFI
Sd
Cabo Delgado
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Plano de Uso da Terra. DOCUMENTO DE ZONEAMENTO E NORMAS – ANEXOS
Plano de Uso da Terra. DOCUMENTO DE ZONEAMENTO E NORMAS
GOVERNO DISTRITAL DE MECUFI
Sd
Cabo Delgado
presente zoneamento foi produzido com vista (i) a promover uma ocupação harmonizada e adequada do espaço (de acordo com as características naturais, problemas ambientais e necessidades de desenvolvimento dos vários sectores e segmentos da sociedade), (ii) evitar conflitos entre as partes afectadas e interessadas, e (iii) evitar alterações significativas, ou mesmo destruições de habitats naturais, causadas pelo rápido desenvolvimento, que se está a promover no Distrito e no País em geral.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
PA Management Document
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Plano de Uso da Terra. DOCUMENTO DE ZONEAMENTO E NORMAS
Plano de ordenamenro da Orla costeira entre Vilamoura e Vila Real de S. António – Planta de Síntese Folha 3/3
Hidroprojecto
2005
N/A
ICN
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Coastal Biodiversity
Maps and non-georeferenced data (as jpg, pdf, .zip, data etc.)
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Plano de ordenamenro da Orla costeira entre Vilamoura e Vila Real de S. António – Planta de Síntese Folha 3/3
Plano de ordenamenro da Orla costeira entre Vilamoura e Vila Real de S. António – Planta de Síntese Folha 2/3
Hidroprojecto
2005
N/A
ICN
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Coastal Biodiversity
Maps and non-georeferenced data (as jpg, pdf, .zip, data etc.)
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Plano de ordenamenro da Orla costeira entre Vilamoura e Vila Real de S. António – Planta de Síntese Folha 2/3
Wetland Banking and Compensation – Methods Appendix
Ad
2011
N/A
English
No Restrictions
General
Others
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Wetland Banking and Compensation – Methods Appendix
Phosphorous, All Forms (Colorimetric, Ascorbic Acid, Two Reagent)
Ad
1978
N/A
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Phosphorous, All Forms (Colorimetric, Ascorbic Acid, Two Reagent)
Plano de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Guadiana: Distribuição espacial dos hidrogramas de caudais da Cheia
Hidroprojecto
1999
N/A
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Maps and non-georeferenced data (as jpg, pdf, .zip, data etc.)
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Plano de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Guadiana: Distribuição espacial dos hidrogramas de caudais da Cheia
Plano de ordenamenro da Orla costeira entre Vilamoura e Vila Real de S. António – Planta de Síntese Folha 1/3
Hidropeojecto
2005
N/A
ICN
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Coastal Biodiversity
Maps and non-georeferenced data (as jpg, pdf, .zip, data etc.)
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Plano de ordenamenro da Orla costeira entre Vilamoura e Vila Real de S. António – Planta de Síntese Folha 1/3
Plano de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Guadiana – Zonas de Protecção das Águas Superficiais
Hidroprojecto
1999
N/A
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Maps and non-georeferenced data (as jpg, pdf, .zip, data etc.)
Protected Areas; Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
International Protected Areas
Plano de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Guadiana – Zonas de Protecção das Águas Superficiais
plano de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Guadiana: Sistema aquífero de Elvas – Vil Boim
Hidroprojecto
1999
N/A
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Maps and non-georeferenced data (as jpg, pdf, .zip, data etc.)
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
plano de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Guadiana: Sistema aquífero de Elvas – Vil Boim
Plano de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Guadiana: Qualidade da água subterrânea para a agricultura definido pelo índice de TAS
Hidroprojecto
1999
N/A
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Maps and non-georeferenced data (as jpg, pdf, .zip, data etc.)
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Plano de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Guadiana: Qualidade da água subterrânea para a agricultura definido pelo índice de TAS
Plano de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Guadiana
HIDROPROJECTO
1999
N/A
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Maps and non-georeferenced data (as jpg, pdf, .zip, data etc.)
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Plano de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Guadiana
Performance Standard 6 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources
IFC
2011
N/A
Performance Standard 6 recognizes that protecting and conserving biodiversity, maintaining ecosystem services, and sustainably managing living natural resources are fundamental to sustainable development. The requirements set out in this Performance Standard have been guided by the Convention on Biological Diversity, which defines biodiversity as “the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems.”
English
No Restrictions
General
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Performance Standard 6 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources
Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability
IFC
2006
N/A
International Finance Corporation (IFC) applies the Performance Standards to manage social and environmental risks and impacts and to enhance development opportunities in its private sector financing in its member countries eligible for financing.1 The Performance Standards may also be applied by other financial institutions electing to apply them to projects in emerging markets. Together, the eight Performance Standards establish standards that the client2 is to meet throughout the life of an investment by IFC or other relevant financial institution.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability
PAMBuoy for Mitigation
Booth, C.
2012
N/A
SMRU
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Presentations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
PAMBuoy for Mitigation
PAMBuoy data demonstration
Booth, C. & Gillespie, D.
2012
N/A
SMRU
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Presentations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
PAMBuoy data demonstration
Overview of the PAMBuoy system
Booth, C.; Gillespie, D. & Baggaley, D.
2012
N/A
SMRU
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Presentations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Overview of the PAMBuoy system
Performance indices to identify attributes of highway crossing structures facilitating movement of large mammals
Clevenger, A. & Waltho, N.
2005
N/A
www.elsevier.com/locate/biocon
Biological Conservation
Studies assessing the efficacy of wildlife crossing structures often lead to spurious results because of their failure to address masking effects of confounding variables. Confounding variables include variation in human activity, density of crossing structures along the highway corridor, and equality of species’ perceived access to each crossing structure. We investigated these issues for wide-ranging large carnivores and their prey species in Banff National Park, Alberta, using data obtained from systematic, year-round monitoring of 13 newly constructed crossing structures for wildlife (underpasses and overpasses) for 34 months post-construction.
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Impact Assessment; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Performance indices to identify attributes of highway crossing structures facilitating movement of large mammals
Osyris lanceolata
Orwa, Et al.
2009
N/A
Agroforestry Database
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Osyris lanceolata
Organic Analytes
EPA
2007
N/A
Prior to employing the methods in this chapter, analysts are advised to consult the disclaimer statement at the front of this manual and the information in Chapter Two for guidance on the allowed flexibility in the choice of apparatus, reagents, and supplies. In addition, unless specified in a regulation, the use of SW-846 methods is not mandatory in response to Federal testing requirements. The information contained in this chapter is provided by EPA as guidance to be used by the analyst and the regulated community in making judgements necessary to meet the data quality objectives or needs for the intended use of the data.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Organic Analytes
OSPAR convention for the protection of the marine environment of the north-east Atlantic
OSPAR Commission
2009
N/A
Biological effects monitoring is an important element in programmes which aim to assess the quality of the marine environment since such monitoring can demonstrate links between contaminants and ecological responses. Biological effects monitoring can thus be used to indicate the presence of substances, or combinations of substances, not previously identified as being of concern and can also be used to identify regions of decreased environmental quality. Over the past few years research has enabled the development of a broad range of techniques for measuring biological effects. These have been assessed by ICES and a suite of tests suitable for incorporation into monitoring programmes has now been identified.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
OSPAR convention for the protection of the marine environment of the north-east Atlantic
Optiflux: a tool for measuring wild animal population fluxes for the optimization of road infrastructures
Thíevent, P.
2006
N/A
Center for Transportation and the Environment
In West European countries natural habitats are often fragmented. In those countries fragmentation is both characterized by an increase in the number of habitat fragments and a decrease in their size, leading to animal population isolation. The geometry of linear infrastructures (e.g., roads, railways) is not so much a cause of destruction of animal habitats, but rather it acts more as a barrier between fragments. If we consider linear infrastructure as a barrier in landscapes, it is important to study biological fluxes between landscape features before deciding the final route of such infrastructures. OptiFlux development is based on the “resistance concept,” developed by G. Pain for his Ph.D. (2001) for SCETAUROUTE.
English
No Restrictions
General
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Impact Assessment; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Optiflux: a tool for measuring wild animal population fluxes for the optimization of road infrastructures
Oil Spills in Mangroves
NOAA
2002
N/A
NOAA
This report is intended to assist those who work in spill response and planning in regions where mangrove ecosystems are an important part of the coastline. By understanding the basics of the ecology of these forests and learning from past oil spills in mangroves, we can better plan for, protect, and respond to spills that may threaten them. Mangroves often border coastlines where coral reefs live offshore, and these two ecosystems are closely linked.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity