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This report presents insights on both critical water-related ecosystem services and also on the wider ecosystem services from wetlands. The objective is encourage additional policy momentum, business commitment, and investment in the conservation, restoration, and wise use of wetlands. The report seeks to show how recognising, demonstrating, and capturing the values of ecosystem services related to water and wetlands can lead to better informed, more efficient, and fairer decision making.

This publication provides an overview of the world’s shared water resources and insights for managing these resources. Using case studies from around the world, it describes the benefits to be gained from cooperation and the challenges of constructing legal frameworks, institutions, management processes and financing and partnership strategies to govern transboundary waters equitably and sustainably.

Le présent document contient le Programme de l’UICN 2013-2016, approuvé par le Conseil en février 2012 et fruit de très larges consultations, en 2011, avec les Membres et composantes de l’UICN. Ce document a été présenté aux Membres de l’UICN et adopté au Congrès mondial de la nature à Jeju, République de Corée, en septembre 2012.

Este documento presenta el Programa de la UICN 2013-2016, aprobado por el Consejo en febrero de 2012, luego de extensas consultas con los Miembros y otros componentes de la UICN en 2011. Este documento fue presentado a los Miembros de la UICN y adoptado en el Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza en Jeju, República de Corea, en septiembre de 2012.

This document presents the IUCN Programme 2013–2016, as endorsed by Council in February 2012, following extensive consultations with the Members and components of IUCN during 2011. This document was presented to Members of IUCN and adopted at the World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Republic of Korea in September 2012.

This report presents the highlights of IUCN Commission for Education and Communication (CEC) activities in 2012. The Commission engaged in initiatives supporting the IUCN One Programme, with an emphasis on building skills and raising awareness.

This publication shares IUCN's experiences in developing the world's first gender-responsive national strategies and roadmaps on climate change.

Les Catégories et Critères de la Liste rouge de l'UICN se veulent un système simple et facile à comprendre pour classer les espèces qui risquent de s'éteindre à l'échelle mondiale. L'objectif général du système consiste à fournir un cadre explicite et objectif de classification de la plus large gamme possible d'espèces, selon leur risque d'extinction.

Se pretende que las Categorías y Criterios de la Lista Roja de la UICN constituyan un sistema de fácil comprensión para clasificar especies de alto riesgo de extinción global. El fin general de este sistema es proporcionar un marco explícito y objetivo para la clasificación del espectro más amplio posible de especies según su riesgo de extinción.

The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. The general aim of the system is to provide an explicit, objective framework for the classification of the broadest range of species according to their extinction risk.