This publication discusses the needs of planning and training, gives guidance for making plans and auditing, and shows some examples of good practice. It contains the specification of the management planning format, which is applicable to the management of any natural site or area whatever the geographical context. Price UK 19.95. Available in English, French, Japanese and Spanish. The coastal ecosystems section gives details about coastal habitats, particularly about mangroves and coral reefs, and discusses the pressures on the ecosystem.
Detailed information is given about wetlands restoration in South Florida.
6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. The choice of energy mix and associated investment will determine whether atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases can be stabilised, and if so at what level and cost. Currently most such investment is directed towards discovering and developing more fossil resources, including both conventional and unconventional. But the Summary also concludes that the progress since 1995 on developing technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been faster than anticipated. Important advances have included the market introduction of efficient hybrid engine cars and wind turbines, the demonstration of underground carbon dioxide storage, the advance of fuel cell technology and the rapid elimination of industrial gases such as N20 emissions.