Story | 20 Mar, 2023
In memoriam: Dr Kathy MacKinnon
It is with enormous sadness that IUCN and the World Commission on Protected Areas announce the sudden passing of Kathy MacKinnon, a stalwart of protected areas and of conservation globally.
Grey literature | 2023
A Blueprint to zero plastic waste
IUCN, with Searious Business, has developed a complete Do-It-Yourself guide to reducing plastic waste on any island anywhere in the world – a Blueprint to zero plastic waste. Plastic pollution is detrimental to our oceanic ecosystems, and the livelihoods and economies depending on it. To address...
Press release | 15 Mar, 2023
Vjosa, one of our last wild rivers, becomes Europe's first Wild River National Park
Today, the Vjosa River in Albania, one of the last wild rivers of Europe is declared a National Park by the Albanian Government, becoming the first Wild River National Park in Europe. In future, the Vjosa will be conserved as a living, free-flowing river, to the benefit of people and nature....
IUCN event
Source to Sea (S2S) approach: from methodology to practice
The S2S approach is an interface between land and oceans that allows for integrated planning and implementation of integrated water resources management while preserving natural resources and generating environmental socio-economic benefits for current and future generations.
This UN...
Article | 14 Mar, 2023
Une vision renouvelée pour la Liste verte de l'UICN des aires protégées et conservées d'ici 2030
Plus de 40 spécialistes dans la gestion des aires protégées de l’UICN et de la Commission mondiale des aires protégées (WCPA) se réunissent cette semaine à Malaga, pour discuter de la mise en œuvre à l’horizon 2030 du programme de la Liste verte de l'UICN. La Liste verte est une...
Grey literature | 2023
Plastic Waste Free Islands Gender Study
To inform gender-responsive programming for the Plastic Waste Free Islands project, IUCN commissioned a study to provide an analysis of plastic pollution in the tourism, waste management, and fisheries sectors of the PWFI islands in the Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Saint Lucia)...
Artículo | 14 Mar, 2023
Más de 40 expertos en la gestión de las áreas naturales protegidas y conservación de la biodiversidad se dan cita este martes en la sede tecnológica de la Universidad Internacional de Andalucía (UNIA) en Málaga, para avanzar en la implementación de la Lista Verde de Áreas Protegidas y...
Story | 14 Mar, 2023
Envisioning the implementation of the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas until 2030
The new GBMF-IUCN multi-year partnership for the Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas will be presented during a three-day workshop in Malaga, Spain.
Story | 27 Apr, 2023
Urgent action is needed to conserve the endangered intertidal zone and associated habitats along the Yellow and Bohai Seas, with populations of globally threatened and near threatened waterbird species continuing to decline, according to IUCN’s new report titled ...