CITES Orchid Checklist

CITES Orchid Checklist
Author: Jacqueline A. Roberts
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1995
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Split into three parts, part 1 is an alphabetical list ofall names, part 2 lists genera ordered by acceptedname, and part 3 lists plants by country of origin.Genera covered include Cattleya, Cypripedium, Laelia,Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis, Phragmipedium,Pleione, Sophronitis, Constantia, Paraphalaenopsisand Sophronitella.

CITES Orchid Checklist

CITES Orchid Checklist
Author:
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1995
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Intended as a tool to curb the illegal trade in endangered species, CITES Orchid Checklist is also an invaluable directory for collectors and growers who want to know exactly what plants they are growing and their conservation status. Divided into three sections, part 1 is an alphabetical list of all names, part 2 lists genera separately ordered by accepted names, and part 3 lists plants by country of origin. Printed in two parts. Part 2 covers Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Disa, Dracula and Encyclia

CITES Orchid Checklist Volume 5

CITES Orchid Checklist Volume 5
Author: A. Sieder
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2010-01-15
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781842462256

This is the fifth in the CITES orchid checklists series and covers the genera Acrochaene, Bulbophyllum, Chaseella, Codonosiphon, Drymoda, Monomeria, Monosepalum, Pedilochilus, Saccoglossum, Sunipia and Trias. It contains a full list of accepted names, synonyms and distribution of all the species concerned and is an essential tool for anyone working in CITES or on orchids. The CD-ROM includes orchid checklists 1-5, a total of some 46 genera. Also included on the CD-ROM are the three books in the series of CITES User's Guides, CITES and Plants, CITES and Succulents and CITES and Slipper Orchids. These include fully illustrated PowerPoint training presentations and full text in English, French and Spanish.

CITES and Slipper Orchids

CITES and Slipper Orchids
Author: H. Noel McGough
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973)
ISBN: 9781842461280

CITES and Cacti

CITES and Cacti
Author: Maurizio Sajeva
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Cactus
ISBN: 9781842464854

This User's Guide covers the widely traded cactus family and how it is regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The text is written for the non-expert and the guide explores the major groups of cacti in trade, their distribution, conservation status, use and levels of trade as well as the likelihood of illegal trade. All CITES Appendix I taxa are covered in detail and a wide selection of the Appendix II taxa. Major exemptions from CITES regulations are also outlined, including cacti not covered by CITES. The guide includes a fully illustrated PowerPoint training presentation with comprehensive speaker notes on CD-ROM.

Orchids

Orchids
Author: IUCN/SSC Orchid Specialist Group
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1996
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9782831703251

This action plan chronicles the threats faced by wild orchids, but more importantly to critical habitats that host extraordinarily high orchid diversity and endemicity. It explores and recommends specific ways that national and local government, legislators, scientists and orchid conservationists as well as growers can all help to reverse present trends. The facts and viewpoints presented in this comprehensive document update and supplement the information available to conservation organizations and agencies through the world so that they can lobby their appropriate government offices more effectively.

CITES Orchid Checklist

CITES Orchid Checklist
Author: Matthew James Smith
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Endangered plants
ISBN: 9781842461228

The genera covered include Aerides, Coelogyne,Comparettia and Masdevallia. It contains a full list ofaccepted names, synonyms and distribution of all thespecies, with their distribution and a countrychecklist. The introduction is in English, Spanishand French.

Wildlife in a Changing World

Wildlife in a Changing World
Author: Jean-Christophe Vié
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2009
Genre: Biodiversity conservation
ISBN: 2831710634

"Wildlife in a Changing World" presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss the state of the world s species and provides the latest information on the patterns of species facing extinction in some of the most important ecosystems in the world, highlighting the reasons behind their declining status. Areas of focus in the report include: freshwater biodiversity, the status of the world s marine species, species susceptibility to climate change impacts, the Mediterranean biodiversity hot spot, and broadening the coverage of biodiversity assessments."