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Vital Caspian Graphics 2: Opportunities, Aspirations and Challenges
The publication aims to provide understanding of the latest develop-
ments in the Caspian Sea Region and to support the decision-making
processes in addressing critical environmental concerns.
Available in English and Russian.
Sign and the art of Tracking: a guide to support law enforcement track-
ing and anti-poaching operations
A joint publication of INTERPOL and GRID-Arendal. The manual is
intended to provide law enforcement officers, special forces operators,
search and rescue teams, and national park rangers with an additional
tool in learning how to track poachers, criminals and lost subjects and
to gather intelligence on criminal activity. It is also intended to teach
law enforcement officers and rangers the importance and existence of
evidence related to both tracks and sign on and in surrounding crime
scenes, especially related to anti-poaching operations. Furthermore, it
is designed not only to enable them to follow, locate and apprehend
suspects, but also to a secure required evidence for prosecution and
especially avoiding destroying or contaminating evidence in the pro-
cess.
Women at the Frontline of Climate Change: Gender Hopes and Risks
http://www.grida.no/publications/rr/women-and-climate-change/A Rapid Response Assessment report that was launched on 6 Decem-
ber at a side event during the UNFCCC COP 17 in Durban. The re-
port illustrates that women are often in the frontline of climate change
changing climate. Globally the world is seeing increasingly frequent
droughts and floods, which have economic but also profound social
consequences. The women and people of Asia are currently at greatest
risk with over 100 million people affected in this region annually. The
report also shows that women play a much stronger role than men
in the management of ecosystem services and food security. Hence,
sustainable adaptation must focus on gender and the role of women if
it is to become successful.