Artículo | 15 Nov, 2021
Durante tres años, el Grupo de Trabajo de la Comisión Mundial de Áreas Protegidas (CMAP) de la UICN sobre Otras Medidas Efectivas de Conservación Basadas en Áreas apoyó un proceso en el marco del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (CDB), que tuvo como…
Story | 10 Nov, 2021
Global launch of the Great Blue Wall
Movement launched to conserve and restore marine and coastal biodiversity while unlocking the development of a regenerative sustainable blue economy
At the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow, Western Indian Ocean states and partners including International Union for Conservation of…
Story | 06 Nov, 2021
The Sebou river: assessment of a North African treasure
Rivers are the lifelines of nature, carrying water and nutrients to all parts of the world. They provide us with clean drinking water and food, and are home to some of the most diverse and threatened wildlife in the world. In the light of the World Rivers Day 2021, IUCN has launched an…
Story | 01 Nov, 2021
Understanding the multiple benefits of area-based conservation
CEESP News: by Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton, Equilibrium Research *
Under current proposals from the Convention on Biological Diversity, a target is likely to be set for 30% of the world’s land surface to be set aside into protected and conserved areas. Over 60 countries have pledged to…
Artículo | 01 Nov, 2021
UICN felicita al gobierno de Costa Rica por recibir el Premio Earthshot
El reconocimiento otorgado por el Príncipe Guillermo de Inglaterra y The Royal Foundation, en la categoría Proteger y Restaurar la Naturaleza, ratifica el liderazgo mundial de Costa Rica, Estado Miembro de la UICN, en la protección del ambiente
Story | 29 Oct, 2021
This International Black Sea Action Day, 31st October, 11 habitats of Red-List Endangered Black Sea harbour porpoises and bottlenose dolphins as well as Vulnerable Black Sea common dolphins have been formally awarded Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) status by the…
Artículo | 25 Oct, 2021
Los 10 logros principales del Proyecto Regional de Biodiversidad Costera
El Proyecto Regional de Biodiversidad Costera es una iniciativa de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), implementada por un consorcio liderado por la UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza), en el que participan
Story | 24 Oct, 2021
Gabura to Glasgow: Act on climate change and biodiversity loss
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir *
Story | 19 Oct, 2021
Marine Heatwaves: a serious threat to marine biodiversity and livelihoods
Back in 2011, extremely warm water temperatures persisting over thousands of kilometres along the coastline of Western Australia caused coral bleaching, mass die-out of marine life and wiped out kelp forests. Since then, this phenomenon of abnormally high-water temperatures has been recorded in…
Story | 17 Oct, 2021
Translating data to decisions - the Caribbean Protected Areas Gateway (CPAG)
Translating data to decisions - the Caribbean Protected Areas Gateway (CPAG) and the State of Protected and Conserved Areas in the Wider Caribbean was an event held as part of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, at the Vital…