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Poster EU Pegaso project

A new highway connecting the Mediterranean

The principles of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) are being translated into concrete actions in ten different locations supported by a new Mediterranean information highway portal. …   | Spanish

31 Oct 2012 | News story

Mediterranean coast of Morocco

Morocco Ratifies the ICZM Protocol

The recent ratification of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Protocol by Morocco is a step forward towards a more sustainable use of the Mediterranean coast. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Spain, in its capacity of Depositary of the Treaty for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Mediterranean Seaside Region (Barcelona Convention), informs that on 21 September 2012, the Kingdom of Morocco deposited the Ratification Instrument of the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean (ICZM). …  

29 Oct 2012 | News story

Hyderabad CBD COP11, City and Subnational Biodiversity Summit

French associations of local and regional authorities together for biodiversity

During the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity which took place last week in India, French associations of cities and regions joined forces for biodiversity. A joint declaration, initiated by the IUCN French National Committee, was signed to show common commitments.  …  

24 Oct 2012 | News story
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Sargassum habitat

The Convention on Biological Diversity brings focus to the remote ocean

Last week the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India (8-19 October) took an important step for the global ocean commons, the largest habitat for life on Earth. The 193 Parties to the Convention agreed to send key scientific information to the United Nations describing specific places of “ecological or biological significance” in the open ocean and deep sea, including the high seas and seabed Area beyond national jurisdiction. …  

19 Oct 2012 | Article

Formation des pêcheurs - Planification participative

Pêcheurs protagonistes de la conservation du PN d' Alhouceima

Depuis la création en mars 2012 du Comité de Suivi et de Surveillance contre la pêche illégale dans la zone du Parc National d'Al Hoceima, sur la côte méditerranéenne du Maroc, une nouvelle dynamique locale a été créée, basée, principalement, sur un processus participatif où les pêcheurs sont les protagonistes des décisions adoptées en collaboration avec l'administration. …   | Spanish

15 Oct 2012 | News story

Esparto

Restauración ecológica de estepas y pastos en regiones semiáridas

Los días 17, 18 y 19 de Octubre, se realizará en la Universidad de Alicante un Taller sobre “Restauración ecológica de estepas y pastos en regiones semiáridas” para el intercambio de experiencias entre España y otros países del Norte de África. …  

15 Oct 2012 | News story

Comité UICN Maroc

Activités des Membres de l'UICN au Maroc

Depuis sa création en octobre 2011, le comité marocain s'est réuni officiellement à trois reprises. Par ailleurs, suite à la tenue du Congrès Mondiale de la Nature à Jéju en Corée du Sud du 6 au 15 septembre 2012, l'Association Ribat al Fath vient d'organiser une conférence de presse le 10 octobre 2012 en présence des ONG marocaines membres de l’UICN pour évaluer leur participation et contribution audit Congrès. …  

12 Oct 2012 | News story

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Support local action across the border

IUCN has published Guidelines to accompany the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Local Action Group (LAG) of Albania and the Local Action Group (LAG) of Montenegro, concerning their cooperation in environmental protection, tourism, recreation and sustainable development in the transboundary context of the Bjeshkët e Namuna/Prokletije Mountains. …  

01 Oct 2012 | Downloads - publication
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RED PARDELA: cooperación hispa-lusa para espacios naturales protegidos

Si eres gestor y llevas a cabo actividades de conservación relacionadas con espacios naturales protegidos de países de lengua portuguesa, anímate a participar en la RED PARDELA, impulsada por la necesidad de crear un espacio de colaboración mutua que contribuya a una mejora de la eficacia en la gestión de las áreas naturales protegidas en estos países (Angola, Brasil, Cabo Verde España, Guinea Bissau, Portugal, Mozambique, Santo Tomé y Príncipe, y Timor Oriental). …   | French

28 Sep 2012 | News story

Country teams working together during interactive workshop sessions

Climate Experts in the Region Together in Cairo

Through IUCNs effort to combat climate change in the region and as part of The Social, Ecological and Agricultural Resilience in the face of Climate Change (SEARCH) project, a workshop involving climate change experts was conducted in Cairo starting from the 30th of September 2012. 

26 Sep 2012 | Article
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Mediterranean landscape
  • Malaga, 22 - 25 November 2010

    Malaga, 22 - 25 November 2010

    Photo: IUCN-Med