La voz de los animales

The Consultation on the Management of Fishing Capacity, Shark Fisheries and Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries was held at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from October 26-30, 1998. It was attended by delegations from 80 members of FAO and by observers. The Consultation approved drafts of an International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries, an International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks and an International [Guidelines] [Plan of Action] for the Management of Fishing Capacity. The Consultation discussed...

These guidelines were developed through a participatory process involving fisheries experts and managers from governments, the fishing industry, academia and non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations. They provide management guidance on factors ranging from an appropriate regulatory framework to the elements of good data collection programmes, as well as identifying key considerations and measures necessary for ensuring the conservation of target and non-target species.

An urgent call for us to wake up to the cry for help from a growing number of endangered species, that our children are at risk of not getting to know. This work, in three volumes, not only examines the causes of this loss, the characteristics, distribution, customs and conservation status of species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals threatened most of Argentina, but is proposed solutions to this important challenge.

A través de las últimas dos décadas, la sociedad colombiana ha venido tomando conciencia de la problemática del calentamiento de la Tierra y los potenciales impactos que se pueden generar sobre la economía, la cultura y en las riquezas de flora y fauna terrestres y marinas. Inundaciones como las sufridas en el país a finales de 2010, incendios forestales, descongelamiento de los nevados, procesos erosivos en las costas, son solo algunos de los efectos que la nación viene ya sintiendo y que son comunes para la mayoría de los países del mundo, pero que día a día incrementan la...