Project | 17 Jul, 2017 - 31 Jan, 2024
Amélioration de la résilience au changement climatique des zones humides de Mauritanie
Project | 01 Nov, 2023 - 31 May, 2025
Project | 01 Nov, 2019 - 30 Jun, 2022
DestiMED PLUS is the next step on a journey to evolve the Mediterranean into an internationally recognized ecotourism destination, where regions support protected areas through improved planning, policies, and promotion strategies that link tourism with conservation. The project builds on the…
Story | 08 Mar, 2024
Oma Tafua celebrates 20 years of whale research and conservation success
Oma Tafua (meaning “to treasure whales”) Kiwa Initiative project, a non-profit organisation in Niue, has achieved remarkable results in whale research. Between 2022 and 2023, the organisation documented over 70 individual humpback whales in Niue's catalogue, setting a record for the NGO and its…
Story | 28 Apr, 2021
Protection study of the Vjosa River Valley based on IUCN protected area standards now available
There is a need to protect the Vjosa River Valley along its full length, including its tributaries - confirms the new IUCN WCPA authored study.
Story | 25 Feb, 2021
IUCN MARPLASTICCs project Provides Institutional Frameworks Governing Marine Plastic Pollution to understand marine plastic pollution and Extended Producer Responsibility in Asia and Africa
Story | 04 Aug, 2020
Guidelines target plastic pollution hotspots
From promoting innovative eco-design to banning the use of single-use plastic straws, efforts to curb plastic pollution are as ubiquitous as plastic itself. However, the problem is not going away. It is time to adopt a new strategy.
Story | 15 Jul, 2020
IUCN’s Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) initiative rolled out a series of national workshops in Thailand, Viet Nam, South Africa, Kenya, and Mozambique from December 2019 to March 2020. The workshops kicked-off the pilot testing of IUCN-UNEP National Guidance for Plastic…
Story | 19 May, 2020
Lebanon enters the eastern Mediterranean’s oil and gas fray
Lebanon, in the throes of a banking, monetary and financial crisis, is looking for a ray of light at the bottom of the sea. In February, it began exploring potential oil and gas deposits beneath the seafloor. But given the complex web of geostrategic interests, among other issues, ensuring the…