Story | 14 Dec, 2018
IUCN seeks whale conservation experts to advise on energy development impacts
IUCN seeks applications from qualified individuals to serve on its independent scientific and technical advisory panel to minimize impacts on western gray whales during offshore oil and gas development near Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East.…
Story | 12 Dec, 2018
Решением МСОП д-р Рендал Ривз вновь назначен председателем Консультативной группы по западнотихоокеанским серым китам (КГЗСК), которая предоставляет независимые рекомендации по снижению воздействий на серых китов и их местообитание со стороны работ по освоению…
Story | 11 Dec, 2018
Dr Randall Reeves to continue leading advisory panel on industry development impacts
Dr Randall Reeves has been re-appointed by IUCN as Chair of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel (WGWAP), which provides independent advice on the impacts of offshore oil and gas development on gray whales and their habitat. He plans to continue leading the…
Story | 22 Aug, 2018
World Water Week: Water, ecosystems and human development
Water, ecosystems and human development is the leading theme of this year’s World Water Week. The annual conference on water is held in Stockholm, Sweden from 26 to 31 August and gathers scientists, business leaders, policy makers and water managers to convene and…
Publication | 2018
Freshwater biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin
The Lake Victoria Basin is internationally recognised for its high freshwater species diversity and endemism, which are of critical importance to local livelihoods and national economies within the basin. However, freshwater ecosystems within the region are highly threatened, with current …
Story | 28 Mar, 2018
Important Marine Mammal Areas : 46 new candidates
"We have put up our biggest numbers so far,” said Task Force co-chair Erich Hoyt. “A total of 46 candidate IMMAs.”
Publication | 2018
The inland waters of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands hotspot support a high diversity of aquatic species with high levels of endemism. The information presented in this report will help support implementation of multilateral Environmental Agreements in Madagascar, such as the Ramsar…
Story | 16 Jan, 2018
MOOCs and protected areas capacity building – where we stand
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are now an undeniable part of the education landscape. Their development really started to take off in 2012 and there are now over 7,000 of them mainly from European and North American universities. MOOCs are a revolutionary opportunity for everyone across the…
Artículo | 27 Dec, 2017
La biodiversidad de agua dulce en la cuenca del Mediterráneo es notablemente diversa y está altamente amenazada, según confirman las evaluaciones de la Lista Roja de UICN de biodiversidad mediterránea. El proceso para identificar y delinear las Áreas Clave de Biodiversidad (ACB) de agua dulce en…
Article | 27 Dec, 2017
La diversité biologique des eaux douces dans le bassin méditerranéen est remarquablement élevée et fortement menacée comme le confirment les évaluations de la Liste rouge de la biodiversité de l'UICN. Le processus d'identification et de délimitation des Zones Clés pour la Biodiversité (ZCB) en…