The BIOFUND Virtual Library is an online archive of information on Mozambique’s biodiversity, organized along the lines suggested by the Convention on Biodiversity’s Clearing House Mechanism. The Virtual Library will strive to make available all the documents, studies, reports, articles, educational and communications materials, maps and digital files that have been produced, to serve as a repository of our collective institutional memory as a conservation community. The usefulness of the Virtual Library will improve the more we share amongst ourselves. If you have any materials that are not currently part of the Virtual Library, please click on "Add Document" and become a contributor.
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Author
Year of Publication
Biodiversity Impact Assessment of roads: an approach based on ecosystem rarity
Geneletti, D.
2002
N/A
Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Biodiversity has become one of the central environmental issues in the framework of recent policies and international conventions for the promotion of sustainable development. The reduction of habitat worldwide is currently considered as the main threat to biodiversity conservation. Transportation infrastructures, and above all road networks, are blamed for highly contributing to the decrease in both the quantity and the quality of natural habitat. Therefore, a sound Biodiversity Impact Assessment (BIA) in road planning and development needs to be coupled to other commonly considered aspects. This paper presents an approach to contribute to BIA of road projects that focuses on one type of impact: the direct loss of ecosystems.
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Impact Assessment
None
Biodiversity Impact Assessment of roads: an approach based on ecosystem rarity
Best Practice Guidelines for the Conservation of Bats in the Planning of National Road Schemes
NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY
Sd
N/A
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for the treatment of bats during the planning and design of national road schemes. These guidelines are not mandatory but are recommended to ensure appropriate protection for bats and consistency of approach during the different stages (i.e. Constraints Study, Route Corridor Selection and Environmental Impact Statement) of road scheme planning undertaken in accordance with the National Roads Project Management Guidelines (NRPMG).
English
No Restrictions
General
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Best Practice Guidelines for the Conservation of Bats in the Planning of National Road Schemes
BBOP Pilot Project Case Study. Strongman Mine
Solid Energy New Zealand Limited
2009
N/A
BBOP
The Business and Biodiversity Offset Programme (BBOP) is a partnership between companies, governments, conservation experts and financial institutions that aims to explore whether, in the right circumstances, biodiversity offsets can help achieve better and more cost effective conservation outcomes for biodiversity than normally occur in infrastructure development, while at the same time helping companies manage their risks, liabilities and costs.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
BBOP Pilot Project Case Study. Strongman Mine
BBOP Pilot Project Case Study. Akyem Gold Mining Project, Eastern Region, Ghana
Newmont Golden Ridge Limited (NGRL), a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation (the Company), is proposing to develop gold reserves at the Akyem Project site in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa. The site is located approximately 3 kilometres west of the district capital New Abirem, 133 kilometres west of Koforidua the regional capital, and 180 kilometres northwest of Accra, the national capital. The proposed Project is currently in the planning stages. NGRL is a partner in the Business and Biodiversity Offset Programme (BBOP) which explores the concept of establishing BIODIVERSITY OFFSETS to compensate for significant residual, biodiversity impacts that can occur with development projects.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
BBOP Pilot Project Case Study. Akyem Gold Mining Project, Eastern Region, Ghana
BBOP Pilot Project Case Study – Potgietersrust Platinums Limited (PPRust).
Anglo Platinum
2009
N/A
This pilot project, as the name implies, was started early during the development of the BBOP methodologies. The pace of implementation of the pilot project was dictated more by local realities and expectations rather than by the pace of development of the methodologies. In particular alternatives and spatial planning were very much constrained by pre-existing conditions and local realities of land ownership and land availability. Consequently, the PPRust pilot does not follow ‘perfectly’ the BBOP methodologies, which are only now reaching maturity. Nevertheless, the pilot study provides a good example of the usefulness of the BBOP methodology.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
BBOP Pilot Project Case Study – Potgietersrust Platinums Limited (PPRust).
In 2006, the City of Bainbridge Island agreed to participate as a pilot project in the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP). The pilot project is exploring the application of a methodology for developing biodiversity offsets for a public infrastructure project and a residential project on the same property. Biodiversity offsets are measurable CONSERVATION OUTCOMES resulting from actions designed to compensate for significant residual adverse biodiversity impacts arising from project development and persisting after appropriate prevention and MITIGATION measures have been implemented. The goal of biodiversity offsets is to achieve NO NET LOSS, or preferably a NET GAIN, of biodiversity on the ground with respect to species.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
BBOP Pilot Project Case Study – Bainbridge Island
AREA A Exploration Well Civil Early Works:Scope of Work
Blair, N.
2015
Inhambane
It is planned to undertake a drilling campaign in Area A comprising the drilling of a single exploration well; named Babane–1 during the dry season of 2016. The Scope of Work defined herein relates to the Civil Early Works associated with the preparation of the Babane-1 well pad, associated facilities and road access to the pad area planned to be undertaken during the dry season of 2015. The Work Areas are located in Area A, in the Inhambane Province of Mozambique
English
No Restrictions
General
Impact Assessment
None
AREA A Exploration Well Civil Early Works:Scope of Work
Assessment of the possible effects of releases of oil and chemicals from any disturbance of cuttings piles (2009 update)
OSPAR Commission
2009
N/A
OSPAR
Cuttings piles arise from drilling operations where the drilled cuttings and associated drilling fluids are discharged at the location of the well. Old cuttings piles may contain organic-phase drilling fluids and have been identified as possible sources of hydrocarbon releases into the marine environment, due to remobilisation of residues of oil still found in the piles and natural leaching in to the water column. Concerns arose over the potential remobilisation of cuttings piles due to disturbance from other activities, i.e. trawling and decommissioning activities.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Impact Assessment
None
Assessment of the possible effects of releases of oil and chemicals from any disturbance of cuttings piles (2009 update)
Assessing the Potential Impact of Oil and Gas Exploration Operations on Cetaceans in the Moray Firth
Thompson, P. Et al.
2012
N/A
There is uncertainty over the distribution of cetaceans in offshore waters, and the extent to which these animals may be disturbed by offshore oil and gas exploration operations, particularly seismic surveys. This has led to concerns over the potential impact of further oil and gas exploration in some areas of UK waters, particular in the vicinity of the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Impact Assessment
None
Assessing the Potential Impact of Oil and Gas Exploration Operations on Cetaceans in the Moray Firth
Background documents and technical annexes for biological effects monitoring
OSPAR
2012
N/A
OSPAR
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Background documents and technical annexes for biological effects monitoring
Aromatic and Halogenated Volatiles by Gas Chromatography Using Photoionization and/or Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors
EPA
1996
N/A
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Aromatic and Halogenated Volatiles by Gas Chromatography Using Photoionization and/or Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors
ASTER Users Handbook
Abrams, M. Et al.
Sd
N/A
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is an advanced multispectral imager that was launched on board NASA’s Terra spacecraft in December, 1999. ASTER covers a wide spectral region with 14 bands from the visible to the thermal infrared with high spatial, spectral and radiometric resolution. An additional backward-looking near-infrared band provides stereo coverage. The spatial resolution varies with wavelength: 15 m in the visible and near-infrared (VNIR), 30 m in the short wave infrared (SWIR), and 90 m in the thermal infrared (TIR). Each ASTER scene covers an area of 60 x 60 km.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
ASTER Users Handbook
Assessment of the Forest Reserve Network in Mozambique
The Forest Reserve Network of Mozambique was established during the late fifties. Apart from a few of the reserves that were established for protection of water catchments, most of them were established as timber production areas. Forest reserves are one of the categories of conservation areas, together with National Parks and Game Reserves, covering an area of about 73,000 Km2 (approximately 11.5% of the country’s surface). The Forest Reserve Network was abandoned during the armed conflict, turning some of the forest reserves as refuge for local communities or hideaways for the guerrilla fighters. As a consequence, the population pressure within the forest reserves increased in most of the cases.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Forest Reserves
Assessment of the Forest Reserve Network in Mozambique
Áreas Marinhas Importantes para as Aves em Portugal
Ramírez, I. Et al.
2008
N/A
Sociedade Portuguesa Para o Estudo das Aves
As Áreas Importantes para as Aves, ou IBAs (do Inglês Important Bird Areas), são áreas designadas segundo critérios objectivos definidos pela BirdLife International emfunção do estatuto de ameaça das espécies de aves que as utilizam. O objectivo final da identificação das IBAs é conseguir que essas áreas venham a ser classificadas com estatuto de protecção legal, nacional e/ou internacional.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Áreas Marinhas Importantes para as Aves em Portugal
Balanço das Actividades de Caça realizadas em 2008
MITUR - DNAC
2008
Cabo Delgado
MITUR - DNAC
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Presentations
Threats to Biodiversity
Quirimbas National Park; Mágoè National Park; Niassa National Reserve
Balanço das Actividades de Caça realizadas em 2008
Appendix D Marine Mammal Monitoring and Mitigation Plan
Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.
2011
N/A
Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. (Shell) will conduct a Marine Mammal Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (4MP) for exploration drilling activities in the Chukchi Sea during the 2012 exploration drilling season. The 4MP developed for Shell’s exploration drilling program supports protection of the marine mammal resources in the area, fulfills reporting obligations to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and establishes a means for gathering additional data on marine mammals for future operations planning.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
None
Appendix D Marine Mammal Monitoring and Mitigation Plan
Aquatic Invertebrates of South African Rivers
Gerber, A. & Gabriel, M.
2002
N/A
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Aquatic Invertebrates of South African Rivers
Aquatic Invertebrates of South African Rivers
Gerber, A. & Gabriel, M.
2002
N/A
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Aquatic Invertebrates of South African Rivers
Appendix VI. Results of the National Scoping Exercise
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Appendix VI. Results of the National Scoping Exercise
Análise da Dinâmica de Alteração do Coberto Florestal na Reserva Florestal de Mecuburi – Moçambique
Mananze, S.
2012
Nampula
O presente estudo pretende contribuir para a avaliação da elegibilidade da reserva florestal de Mecuburi como área de intervenção nesse mecanismo. Para cartografar as alterações do coberto/uso do solo e determinar as taxas histórica de desflorestação, classificaram-se imagens de satélite de três datas na década de 2000 (2002, 2007 e 2011). Posteriormente, através da aplicação do modelo GEOMOD, produziu-se uma previsão da localização da desflorestação para o ano 2020
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Forest Reserves
Análise da Dinâmica de Alteração do Coberto Florestal na Reserva Florestal de Mecuburi – Moçambique
Anacardium occidentale
Orwa Et al.
2009
N/A
Agroforestry Database 4.0
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Anacardium occidentale
An Illustrated Guide to Some Common Diatom Species from South Africa
Taylor, J; Harding, W. & Archibald, C.
2007
N/A
Water Research Commission
Diatoms provide a valuable and well-understood means of biomonitoring – one which is focused at the base of the aquatic foodweb and highly representative of water quality. Although the need for careful microscopic examination and taxonomic identification of species is somewhat demanding, the technique is intended to provide a ‘fourth leg’ to the River Health Programme suite of monitoring tools (currently invertebrates, vegetation and fish).
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
An Illustrated Guide to Some Common Diatom Species from South Africa
An evaluation of camera traps for inventorying large- and medium-sized terrestrial rainforest mammals
Tobler, M. Et al.
2008
N/A
Animal Conservation
Mammal inventories in tropical forests are often difficult to carry out, and many elusive species are missed or only reported from interviews with local people. Camera traps offer a new tool for conducting inventories of large- and mediumsized terrestrial mammals. We evaluated the efficiency of camera traps based on data from two surveys carried out at a single site during 2 consecutive years. The survey efforts were 1440 and 2340 camera days, and 75 and 86% of the 28 largeand medium-sized terrestrial mammal species known to occur at the site were recorded.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
An evaluation of camera traps for inventorying large- and medium-sized terrestrial rainforest mammals
An Assessment of the Distribution and Conservation Status of Endemic and Near Endemic Plant Species in Maputaland
Matimele, H.
2016
Maputo
The Maputaland Centre of Endemism (MCE), an area stretching from northern-east KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to the Limpopo River in southern Mozambique, holds more than 2,500 native plant species. Of those, over 203 are endemic or near endemic to this area. However, the current high human population density in MCE, coupled with high population growth, has increased the pressure on the natural resources of the region and threatens the natural vegetation and plant diversity.
English
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity
Forest Reserves
An Assessment of the Distribution and Conservation Status of Endemic and Near Endemic Plant Species in Maputaland
Adansonia digitata – Description
Orwa Et al.
2009
N/A
Agroforestry Database 4.0
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Adansonia digitata – Description
About The Equator Principles
Ad
Sd
N/A
English
No Restrictions
General
Others
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
About The Equator Principles
Acquisition of Interest of Exploration Block Area 2&5, Offshore Mozambique
INPEX CORPORATION
2013
Cabo Delgado
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) is pleased to announce that through its subsidiary, INPEX Mozambique, Ltd., it has signed a contract to acquire a 25% participating interest in the exploration block Area 2&5 (the block) offshore Mozambique from Statoil Oil & Gas Mozambique A.S., a subsidiary of Statoil, the leading E&P company based in the Kingdom of Norway. This is the first case for INPEX to participate in oil and gas exploration activities in Mozambique. This transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions including Mozambican government approval.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
Acquisition of Interest of Exploration Block Area 2&5, Offshore Mozambique
Aerial Surveys for assessing marine mammals and sea turtles in the region of the Mississippi Canyon 252 incident
Ad
2010
N/A
On 28 April, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center initiated a series of aerial surveys to assess the marine mammal and sea turtle species occurring within areas likely to be affected by oil from the Mississippi Canyon 252 (MS252) incident. There were two primary survey components. First, helicopter flights based in Houma, LA were executed to document the presence ofmarine mammals and sea turtles close to the site and within the oil slick itself. These surveys were designed on an adaptive basis to track the oil slick and support planning for mitigation efforts. Second, broad-scale synoptic surveys were conducted aboard the NOAA Twin Otter.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Aerial Surveys for assessing marine mammals and sea turtles in the region of the Mississippi Canyon 252 incident
A survey of deep‐water coral and sponge habitats along the West Coast of the US using a remotely operated vehicle
Stierhoff, K. Et al.
2011
N/A
2010
NOAA Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) surveys were conducted from NOAA’s state‐of-the‐art Fisheries Survey Vessel (FSV) Bell M. Shimada during a six‐day transit November 1‐5, 2010 between San Diego, CA and Seattle, WA. The objective of this survey was to locate and characterize deep‐sea coral and sponge ecosystems at several recommended sites in support of NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program. Deep‐sea corals and sponges were photographed and collected whenever possible using the Southwest Fisheries Science Center’s (SWFSC) Phantom ROV ‘Sebastes’
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
A survey of deep‐water coral and sponge habitats along the West Coast of the US using a remotely operated vehicle
An annotated checklist of birds of the Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary
Read, C. Et al.
2014
Inhambane
http://oo.adu.org.za/content.php?id=155
The Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary (VCWS) lies on the San Sebastian Peninsula, Inhambane Province, southern Mozambique. The dominant terrestrial habitat is low miombo Brachystegia savanna. Less extensive terrestrial habitats include sand forest, dune forest, dune thicket, and open scrub. Freshwater wetlands form the area's most outstanding feature and include a large number of pans, permanent lakes, ephemeral and permanent marshes. Salt water habitats include large expanses of tidally-influenced sand salt marshes and mangroves in the Inhambane Estuary and along the northern and north-western shores of the peninsula.
Ornithological Observations
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Protected Areas
Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone
An annotated checklist of birds of the Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary
Africa’s forests cover an estimated 674 million hectares (ha) or 23% of Africa’s land area and account for 16.7% of global forest cover. The region’s forests can be classified into nine categories including tropical rain forests, tropical moist forests, tropical dry forests, tropical shrubs, tropical mountain forest, subtropical humid forests, sub‐tropical dry forests, sub‐tropical mountain forests and plantations. The distribution of these forests varies from one sub‐region to another, with the southern extremes of the Sahara desert having the least forest cover while Central Africa has the densest cover.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
None
A Review of Forest Financing in Africa
A review of the genus Thelotornis A. Smith in eastern Africa, with the description of a new species from the Usambara Mountains (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dispholidini)
Broadley, D.
2001
N/A
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2001.9635451
African Journal of Herpetology, 50:2, 53-70
The populations of Thelotornis in eastern Africa are reviewed. Thelotornis kirtlandii extend east of the Albertine rift to Uganda and the Imatong Mountains in southern Sudan, but in Tanzania it is only represented by a few relict populations in montane forests, surrounded by T. mossambicanus (Bocage) in the savanna. The latter taxon is recognised as a good evolutionary species, as it is sympatric with T. capensis oatesii (Günther) in Mutare District on the eastern escarpment of Zimbabwe. Thelotornis usambaricus sp. nov., intermediate between T. kirtlandii and T. mossambicanus, is described from coastal forests in northeastern Tanzania.
English
No Restrictions
Mountain Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
A review of the genus Thelotornis A. Smith in eastern Africa, with the description of a new species from the Usambara Mountains (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dispholidini)
A new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Nadzikambia) from Mount Mabu, central Mozambique
Branch, W. & Tolley, K.
2010
Zambézia
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2010.516275
Nadzikambia is a monotypic genus described to accommodate the Mulanje chameleon, N. mlanjensis. During herpetological surveys of isolated mountains in Mozambique a population of chameleons was discovered on Mount Mabu. It is referable to the genus Nadzikambia, but features of scalation, colouration and genetic divergence distinguish this population from N. mlanjensis. It is described as a new species, Nadzikambia baylissi, and represents the second species in the genus and the first record of the genus in Mozambique. Notes on reproduction in N. mlanjensis are appended. The discovery of the new species in a mid-altitude evergreen forest remnant on Mount Mabu emphasises the high conservation importance of the region.
African Journal of Herpetology, 59: 2, 157 — 172
English
No Restrictions
Mountain Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
A new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Nadzikambia) from Mount Mabu, central Mozambique
A waterbird survey on the coast of Quirimbas National Park, northern Mozambique
Borghesio, l. & Gagliardi, A.
2011
Cabo Delgado
ResearchGate
A waterbird survey was carried out in December 2009 on nine marine islands in Quirimbas National Park, Mozambique. We counted 14,982 individuals of 34 species. Eighty-two per cent of the birds were Palearctic migrants. For six species (Crab-plover Dromas ardeola, White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus, Lesser Sand Plover C. mongolus, Greater Sand Plover C. leschenaultii, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola, Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis) numbers exceeded the 1% Ramsar criterion; the park thus qualifies as a wetland of international importance. Two-thirds of the birds were observed in four large high-tide roosts far from human disturbance, highlighting the importance of controlling such activities close to these sites.
English
No Restrictions
Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park
A waterbird survey on the coast of Quirimbas National Park, northern Mozambique
A Travel Cost Analysis of the value of Carnarvon Gorge National park of Recreational Use
Beal, D.
1995
N/A
Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics
National parks as natural areas preserved from the more disruptive forms of economic provide a multitude of benefits to humankind, and these may be classified as either on-site use benefits or off-site benefits. This paper reports an applied case which is concerned with the measurement of the value of the recreational use benefits for one such national park. Whilst the national park is under no immediate threat, having an indication of the economic value of recreational opportunities within the park can aid future planning and decision-making.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
International Protected Areas
A Travel Cost Analysis of the value of Carnarvon Gorge National park of Recreational Use
A process for improving community awareness and preparedness for technological hazards and environmental emergencies
Gablehouse, T.
2015
N/A
United Nations Environment Programme
In the late 1980s, following various industrial accidents that occurred around the world resulting in adverse impacts on the environment and loss of life, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) suggested a series of measures to help governments and communities, particularly in developing countries, minimize the occurrence and harmful effects of technological hazards and environmental emergencies. Often impacts can be reduced if the immediate local level response is effective.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Environmental Education
None
A process for improving community awareness and preparedness for technological hazards and environmental emergencies
Adverse Effects of Underwater Noise on Marine Mammals during Offshore Construction Activities for Renewable Energy Production
ASCOBANS
2009
N/A
6th Meeting of the Parties to ASCOBANS
ASCOBANS
Recalling that the Conservation and Management Plan annexed to the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas stipulates that ASCOBANS work towards "the prevention of other significant disturbance, especially of an acoustic nature.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Impact Assessment
None
Adverse Effects of Underwater Noise on Marine Mammals during Offshore Construction Activities for Renewable Energy Production
A INDÚSTRIA DE REFINAÇÃO DE PETRÓLEO Características e Tratamento das Águas Residuais
Santo, C.
Sd
N/A
Departamento de Engenharia Química da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
poluição das águas por hidrocarbonetos pode originar grandes problemas associados a contaminantes orgânicos e inorgânicos uma vez que os combustíveis fósseis, como o petróleo e os seus derivados, são matérias-primas para a produção de energia na maioria dos processos industriais actuais. Os hidrocarbonetos reduzem a oxigenação e a penetração da luz natural nos cursos de água, devido à formação de um filme insolúvel na superfície, produzindo efeitos nocivos na fauna e flora aquática.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Impact Assessment; Health & Biodiversity
None
A INDÚSTRIA DE REFINAÇÃO DE PETRÓLEO Características e Tratamento das Águas Residuais
A Guide to Developing Biodiversity Action Plans for the Oil and Gas Sector
IPIECA
2005
N/A
IPIECA/OGP
Biodiversity conservation has risen rapidly up the environmental and political agenda and now represents one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. Oil and gas companies can contribute to international, national and local conservation targets through careful planning and management of operations, working with stakeholders and partners to develop long-term and sustainable solutions. This IPIECA guide is designed to help HSE professionals and other relevant staff, e.g. those involved with project planning, in the oil and gas industry to develop Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs) for their sites and projects.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
A Guide to Developing Biodiversity Action Plans for the Oil and Gas Sector
A comprehensive analysis of the effects of offshore oil and gas exploration and production on the benthic communities of the Norwegian continental shelf
Olsgard, F. & Gray, J.
1995
N/A
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
Multivariate statistical analyses of data on environmental variables and benthic fauna from 14 oil and gas fields obtained from 24 surveys collected between 1985 and 1993 are presented. At all fields oil-based drilling mud was used. The purpose of this study was to investigate contamination gradients, assess effects on benthic fauna both spatially and temporally and to evaluate measures such as diversity indices, indicator species and multivariate analysls techniques in assessment of pollution. Results from analyses of baseline surveys of environmental variables and fauna were charactensed by a lack of distinct gradients in station placement, having a typical shot-gun pattern in PCA-, DCA- and MDS-ordination analyses.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Impact Assessment
None
A comprehensive analysis of the effects of offshore oil and gas exploration and production on the benthic communities of the Norwegian continental shelf