Press release | 28 Nov, 2017
Protected areas across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific boosted with €60 million investment
The European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States have invested €60 million in the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme over the next six years – making it one of the largest EU biodiversity programmes. The programme is being…
Communiqué de presse | 28 Nov, 2017
Gland, Suisse, 28 novembre 2017. L’Union européenne (UE) et le Groupe de pays d’Afrique, Caraïbes et Pacifique (ACP) investissent 60 millions € dans le Programme pour la biodiversité et la gestion des aires protégées (BIOPAMA) pour les six prochaines années - ce qui fait du BIOPAMA l’un des plus…
Story | 30 Oct, 2017
Gran Paradiso, the hunting reserve that saved the Ibex
Awarded IUCN Green List status since 2014, the Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy’s first national park extends over five valleys around the Gran Paradiso massif.
Story | 12 Oct, 2017
Examining the Livelihood and Conservation Benefits from the Trade in wild caught live Tropical Fish
CEESP News - by Pauline Davey, Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association Ltd (OATA)
The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association has published a report examining the livelihood and conservation benefits from the trade in wild caught live tropical fish for aquariums. The report, highly commended…
Story | 10 Oct, 2017
FROM IMPROVED GOVERNANCE TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN SAVING MOZAMBIQUE’S DUGONGS
A lot can change in a short time in this information age – so too for conservation. Following successes strengthening governance in Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago National Park which was supported by an SOS grant 2011-2013, the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s (EWT) strategy has developed further…
Story | 29 Sep, 2017
IMPAC4: bringing people and the ocean together
The Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4) in Chile brought together more than 1,000 participants from 80 countries around the world. The congress theme was “Marine Protected Areas: Bringing people and the ocean together,” focusing on the need to highlight the intricate…
Comunicado de prensa | 14 Sep, 2017
Las especies de fresno más extendidas y valiosas de América del Norte están al borde de la extinción debido a un escarabajo invasor que está diezmando sus poblaciones, en tanto que la pérdida de áreas silvestres y la caza furtiva están contribuyendo a la disminución de cinco especies de…
Communiqué de presse | 14 Sep, 2017
Des espèces de frêne et d’antilope naguère abondantes risquent l’extinction – Liste rouge de l’UICN
Les espèces de frênes les plus répandues et précieuses d’Amérique du Nord sont au bord de l’extinction en raison d’un coléoptère envahissant qui ravage leurs populations, tandis que la disparition des milieux sauvages et le braconnage contribuent au déclin de cinq espèces d’antilopes d’Afrique,…
Press release | 14 Sep, 2017
Once-abundant ash tree and antelope species face extinction – IUCN Red List
North America’s most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink of extinction due to an invasive beetle decimating their populations, while the loss of wilderness areas and poaching are contributing to the declining numbers of five African antelope species, according to the latest…
Blog | 07 Sep, 2017
Exploring ‘Other Effective’ Forms of Coastal and Marine Conservation
By Harry Jonas and Dan Laffoley