Prepared by the SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group
Approved by the 51st Meeting of the IUCN Council, Gland Switzerland, February 2000

The goal of these guidelines is to prevent further losses of biological diversity due to the deleterious effects of alien invasive species. The intention is to assist governments and management agencies to give effect to Article 8 (h) of the Convention on Biological Diversity. [Published: 2000]

WORLD CONSERVATION STRATEGY - Living Resource  Conservation for Sustainable Development

Prepared by the  International Union  for Conservation of Nature and  Natural  Resources (IUCN)
with  the  advice,  cooperation and  financial  assistance  of the  United  Nations Environment Programme  (UNEP) and  the  World  Wildlife  Fund  (WWF)
and in collaboration  with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural  Organization (Unesco)   [Published: 1980]

I want to strongly support the project of the Property of Wagnée at Florée (Belgium) to join the Verified Conservation Area registry. [Published: 2016]

The area is part of a large piece of land surrounding an old house that was bought by a successful tradesman in 1768 and then split several times between its heirs. The last division dates back to 2006. The property has benefited from a rather constant management where agriculture, forestry, landscape and hunting have traditionally played an important role. Though, the landscape has evolved a lot for the last two centuries. Major changes occurred in the XIXth century where several small woods were planted (often with hybrid poplars, spruces, larches) and some meadows were drained. Some of those small meadows were later afforested (late XIXth or early XXth century). Only a part of the woods were mapped as woodland on the Count de Ferraris’ map (1760’s). [Published: 2016]

The overall audit assessment for the present management plan is very positive. The large, coordinated landowner involvement is unique. The systematic work with the whole watercourse is very important and basically hard to achieve, but accomplished here. The continuous monitoring of both biodiversity and water chemistry is good. The intention to expand the approach is promising; especially to include biodiversity around the river is promising. The recognition of the cultural heritage in the landscape is a plus as well as the willingness to communicate what the project is doing and its results. The Tullstorp Stream project is situated in a much exploited landscape and therefore serves as a very important example of what can be done in such landscapes to make it much more attractive and well-functioning. [Published: 2017]

In Swedish - SKÖTSELPLAN FÖR TULLSTORPSÅN NEDSTRÖMS JORDBERGA  - REVIDERAT  [Published: 2017]

It is a great pleasure to add my support to the Tullstorp Stream project, Sweden, and their application for VCA designation. [Published: 2015]

The Tullstorp Stream restoration project in southern Sweden is a promising initiative to improve the living conditions for fauna and flora in intensively cultivated farmland at the same time as reducing the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea. Already after the first 4-5 years positive impacts have been registered for birds associated wetlands whilst the living conditions fish and bottom fauna is more or less unchanged. [Published: 2015]

I am pleased to add my support to the proposal for Tetepare to become a Verified Conservation Area. I havb worked closely with the Tetepare Descendants' Association (TDA) in the conservation of Tetepare lsland and its surrounding coral reefs for t7 years, including the last decade as Patron of TDA.  [Published: 2016]

VCA registration offers an independently verified approach to biodiversity management.  Our expectation is that a VCA registration for Tetepare will greatly reduce the risk of biodiversity loss in the project area by increasing the opportunity for critically needed financing.     [Published: 2016]