Story | 20 Oct, 2013
Better management and funding needed to save the ocean
Marseille, France, 21 October 2013 – Effective management and more funding for marine protected areas are urgently needed to secure a longer life for our oceans and the vital services they provide, urges IUCN at the 3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC3), which opens today in…
Press release | 16 Oct, 2013
Biggest zone closed to fishing announced
Two high-seas areas in the Southern Indian Ocean have been added to the network of zones that are closed to deepwater trawling by a fishing industry group, making it the largest such enclosure in the world – IUCN and the Southern Indian Ocean Deepwater Fishers Association (SIODFA) announced…
Press release | 03 Oct, 2013
Major step towards Asian Rhino Recovery
At a meeting of the five Asian Rhino range states - Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal - a common action plan was agreed today with the aim of increasing the populations of Asian Rhino species by at least 3% annually by 2020.
Story | 03 Oct, 2013
Latest review of science reveals ocean in critical state
An international panel of marine scientists, including IUCN experts, is demanding urgent remedies to halt ocean degradation based on findings that the rate, speed and impacts of change in the global ocean are greater, faster and more imminent than previously thought.
Story | 03 Oct, 2013
Dodelijk trio bedreigt wereldwijde oceanen
Wetenschappers maken zich ernstig zorgen over de opeenstapeling van problemen voor de wereldwijde oceanen. Het merendeel van deze belasting wordt veroorzaakt door mensen.