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IUCN and the World Commission on Protected Areas mourn the loss of wildlife defender Wayne Lotter

IUCN is shocked and saddened by the death of leading conservationist and IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) member Wayne Lotter, tragically killed in a gun attack in Tanzania on Wednesday 16 August.
IUCN experts provide input into draft treaty recognising fundamental environmental rights

A preliminary draft of a “Global Pact for the Environment” – which aims to serve as a basis for a new UN treaty to define fundamental environmental rights – was recently launched at a high-level event in Paris, with the backing of French President Emmanuel Macron, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and IUCN President Zhang Xinsheng.
IUCN to assess new measures protecting endangered vaquitas in Gulf of California World Heritage site

IUCN is expected to carry out a field mission with UNESCO to Mexico’s Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, to assess the effectiveness of new measures to protect the Critically Endangered vaquita. This follows a decision by the World Heritage Committee, which meets this week in Kraków, Poland.

Last updated - Fri, 18 Aug 2017

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