Aires protégées
世界遗产——未来有风险？
St. Petersburg, Russia, 6 July, 2012 (IUCN) – As the number of natural wonders on the World Heritage List continues to grow, too many sites are left with little resources to manage them properly and conserve the very values they were inscribed for, say IUCN experts. Many face a barrage of threats, not least from mining and oil exploration. … | English
06 Jul 2012 | News story
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Dernières heures pour les tarifs préférentiels sur l'inscription au Congrès
2012 est une année chargée dans le domaine de l’environnement, avec l’organisation de nombreuses conventions. Mais le Congrès mondial de la nature de l’UICN se distingue de par son caractère et son public uniques. C’est le seul sommet mondial qui représente chaque aspect de la conservation, en rapprochant les acteurs de tous niveaux – issus de gouvernements, d’ONG internationales, d’universités et d’organisations caritatives locales. … | English | Spanish
05 Jul 2012 | News story
European Transboundary Parks meet again
This year’s EUROPARC Transboundary Parks Network (TransParcNet) meeting took place between 11-14 June 2012 in one of the most exceptional transboundary protected areas in Europe – the Trilateral Pasvik-Inari Park formed by the Inari-Vätsäri Wilderness Area (Finland), Øvre-Pasvik National Park (Norway), and Pasvik Zapovednik (Russia). The meeting marked progress in cooperation between IUCN and the EUROPARC Federation, organizer of the event and an IUCN Member. …
04 Jul 2012 | News story
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Malaga hosts the 3rd Meeting of National correspondents of the Strategic Action Plan for the Conservation of the Mediterranean
After having convened the Second Meeting of National Correspondents of SAP BIO / MedMPAnet Project Inception Workshop in Istanbul (2 June 2010), RAC/SPA, the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas, is presently convening the Third Meeting of National Correspondents of SAP BIO / MedMPAnet Project Mid-term Workshop. The meeting will be organized in Malaga (Spain) at Hotel Barceló Málaga from the 4th to the 6th of July 2012, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment of Spain and IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN-Med). …
04 Jul 2012 | News story
Les Aires Protégées de Dzanga Sangha (APDS) se dotent d’un Plan d’Action
Du 20 au 21 Juin 2012 s’est tenu au centre d’accueil touristique Doli Lodge à Bayanga, l’atelier de planification des activités des APDS pour la période Juin 2012 à Décembre 2013. …
02 Jul 2012 | News story
Six merveilles naturelles sont déclarées Sites du Patrimoine Mondial
Saint-Pétersbourg, Fédération de Russie, le 2 juillet 2012 (UICN) - Le complexe forestier du Trinational de la Sangha, partagé par le Cameroun, la République centrafricaine et la république du Congo ; les lacs d’Ounianga au Tchad et le site fossile de Chengjiang en Chine ont été inscrits à la Liste du Patrimoine Mondial par suite des recommandations de l’UICN (Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature). Le parc naturel des Piliers de la Lena en Russie et la chaîne montagneuse des Ghâts occidentaux en Inde ont également été ajoutés à cette liste prestigieuse par le Comité du Patrimoine mondial, composé de représentants de 21 pays. … | English
02 Jul 2012 | News story
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A boost for Marine Protected Area Rangers of the Egyptian Red Sea
Red Sea Rangers patrol and protect a substantial portion of the Egyptian Red Sea. Their mandate under the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) in the Ministry of the Environment is more than just enforcement, as they also aim to raise public awareness on the protection of the Marine Parks by monitoring tourist dive boats and by installing and maintaining moorings. As such, these rangers need to be trained in many field skills relevant to marine management and operations. …
30 Jun 2012 | News story
Protected Areas presented as natural solutions to global environmental challenges at RIO +20
Climate change, food security, water stress, land degradation and biodiversity loss will become some of the greatest environmental challenges in the next decades, exacerbated by rising temperatures, more erratic rainfall and rising pressure on land and natural resources. Protected areas cover only 12.7% of terrestrial areas and 6.3% of coastal and marine ecosystems, but provide multiple services that can help people to cope with these changes. A joint event at the RIO +20 Summit on Sustainable Development focused on these key roles protected areas can play in promoting sustainable land and resource management, as well as contribute to the green economy. …
28 Jun 2012 | News story
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Release of report on World Heritage and mining
New independent review of World Heritage and the extractive industry was published today in response to growing concerns over the rapidly increasing number of World Heritage Sites threatened by planned mining or oil and gas projects.
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26 Jun 2012 | News story
Managing protected areas in Albania: Advance Albania Newsletter out
In less than five years, Albania has doubled the coverage of protected areas in the country. Protected areas are an opportunity for the country not only because they protect nature but because they ensure a future for the country's sustainable development as well. This is the key message of the first issue of the Newsletter for the “Institutional Support for Protected Areas in Albania” project produced by IUCN which can be found here. …
25 Jun 2012 | News story
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