UNESCO's past activities in Land Resources: Technical Guides and Other Publications For several decades, diverse information materials relating to land resources in small islands have been published by UNESCO and organizations and institutions collaborating in its programmes. Herewith, some examples of ‘pre-January 2005’ materials:

Coastal Land Tenure: A Small-Islands’ Perspective (2002) Drawing on case studies from Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles and Thailand, wise practice agreements are proposed as a way of reducing conflicts in access and use rights. http://www.unesco.org/csi/wise/tenure.htm By Gillian Cambers, Annette Muehlig-Hofmann and Dirk Troost Ecology and Rational Use of Island Ecosystems (1973, 80 pp) Report of an expert panel to elaborate the scientific content, approaches and plans of study that might be adopted in cooperative work on MAB Project 7. Published as MAB Report Series No 11. Available on microfiche from UNESCO’s Archives and Micrography Section. By UNESCO Oceans, Coasts and Islands at the World Summit on Sustainable Development and Beyond. Integrated Management from Hilltops to Oceans (2002, 42 pp) Revised post-Johannesburg version of a guide to oceans, coasts and islands at the WSSD and beyond, prepared by the Center for the Study of Marine Policy at the University of Delaware, UNESCO-IOC and UNEP. http://www.udel.edu/CMS/csmp People and Places: Pacific Island Approaches to Integrated Coastal Conservation and Sustainable Human Development (2001, 94 pp) Report by UNESCO-Apia of Second Meeting of ASPACO (Asia Pacific Co-operation for the Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources in Biosphere Reserves and Similarly Managed Areas) (Apia, Samoa, 7-10 November 2001). http://www.unesco.org/mab/aspaco/Aspaco2.pdf By UNESCO-Apia Promoting Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Seaflower Biosphere Reserve (2003) One of contributions to an issue of UNESCO’s quarterly magazine Prospects devoted to education on sustainable development, reporting on work in the San Andrés archipelago in the southwestern Caribbean. (Prospects 33(3):303-312). http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0033-1538 By J.M. Mow, M. Howard, C. M. Delago and S. Tabert Sustainable Development and Environmental Management of Small Islands (1990, 419 pp) Volume 5 in the Man and the Biosphere Series, comprising 23 individually authored contributions grouped in two sections, with a final consolidated chapter presenting the conclusions and recommendations of an interoceanic workshop which gave birth to the book. http://www.unesco.org/mab/publications/MABbook/Volume05.htm by W. Beller, P. d’Ayala and P. Hein (editors) Wise Practices for Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Small Islands (2002, 69 pp) Results of a workshop on ‘Furthering Coastal Stewardship in Small Islands’, held in Dominica in July 2001, published as Coastal region and small island papers 11. http://www.unesco.org/csi/pub/papers2/domr.htm By UNESCO