Publication | 2022
The environmental impacts of a major mine tailings spill on coastal and marine environments
Based on the volume of tailings releases and the distance they travelled, the Fundão Dam failure in southeast Brazil (Mariana, Minas Gerais state) was the largest ever environmental disaster in Brazil’s mining industry, and one of the world’s most serious. As they dispersed downriver, the…
News | 31 Oct, 2022
10 anos da Lista Verde: um caminho para uma conservação efetiva
Este ano, a Lista Verde de Áreas Protegidas e Conservadas da UICN comemora 10 anos desde sua criação. É importante reconhecer o caminho percorrido e as contribuições para a região, pioneira no sucesso deste Padrão que, hoje, é referência para a gestão eficaz das áreas protegidas no mundo…
Noticias | 28 Oct, 2022
10 años de la Lista Verde: un camino a la conservación efectiva
Este año, la Lista Verde de Áreas Protegidas y Conservadas de la UICN, cumple 10 años desde su creación. Es importante reconocer el camino recorrido y los aportes a la región, siendo pionera, en el éxito de este Estándar que, hoy, es una referencia para la gestión eficaz de áreas protegidas a…
Blog | 28 Oct, 2022
Zoonosis y áreas protegidas bajo el enfoque Una Salud
¿Estamos preparados para una nueva pandemia? Para hacer frente a las enfermedades zoonóticas se propone el enfoque de “Una Salud” que tiene como objetivo equilibrar y optimizar de manera sostenible la salud de las personas, los animales y los ecosistemas. En el siguiente artículo se explicará…
Story | 01 Nov, 2022
Rompimento da Barragem de Fundão
Município de Mariana, estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil, 16h20 do dia 5 de novembro de 2015.
IUCN event
2016 Rio de Janeiro International Environmental Law Conference
The 1st IUCN World Environmental Law Congress: Environmental Rule of Law, Justice and Planetary Sustainability convened from April 27-29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under the auspices of IUCN and UN Environment.
Jointly published | 2022
Saving our mangroves in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar
This report offers an overview of the work by the Save our Mangroves Now! (SOMN) initiative in the region to date, bringing together data on extent, loss and gains, and the socio-economic value of mangroves in the region, as well as governance challenges and policy opportunities. We hope this…
Grey literature | 2020
Plastic Pollution Regional Report from Eastern and Southern Africa Mediterranean and Southeast Asia
Plastic Pollution Hotspotting and Shaping Action Regional Report Eastern and Southern Africa Mediterranean and Southeast Asia - a comprehensive view
Grey literature | 2021
MARPLASTICCs Outcomes Report 2021
A summary of the Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities project outcomes 2017-2021.
Grey literature | 2020
MARPLASTICCs Outcomes Reports 2020
The implementation of the Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) Initiative has yielded significant outcomes, which are either tangible or facilitative paths for project activities to flow through. The Outcome Harvesting Exercise has shown the intricate interlinks of the four …