Publication | 2024
State of West African marine protected areas 2022
The coastal zone of West Africa extends approx. 6,000 km, from Mauritania in the north, passing through the deeply indented coasts of the islands and estuaries, then the lagoon coasts and the coastal strips of the Gulf of Guinea, up to Nigeria. The small island state of the Cabo Verde Islands,…
Publication | 2024
États des aires marines protégées d’Afrique de l’Ouest 2022
La zone côtière de l’Afrique de l’Ouest s’étend sur environ 6 000 km, depuis la Mauritanie au nord, en passant par les côtes rofondément découpées des îles et des estuaires, puis les côtes lagunaires et les cordons littoraux du Golfe de Guinée, jusqu’au Nigéria. Le petit État insulaire des îles…
News | 20 Mar, 2024
PANORAMA launches revamped web platform to amplify solutions for a Healthier Planet
The PANORAMA initiative proudly unveils its revamped web platform, designed to foster streamlined knowledge discovery, enhance inclusivity, and deepen peer connectivity. The relaunch supports the initiative’s mission to document and promote replicable solutions across diverse…
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From 12 to 17 February 2024, IUCN will participate in the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14), in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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Join us in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the 28th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP28), a global climate change forum bringing together scientists, government and industry leaders, and professionals of all walks of life to inform, inspire and act on climate change.
News | 27 Nov, 2023
New report on High Seas Biodiversity Treaty gives accessible at-a-glance introduction
This introductory report's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not high seas “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”. The report is more digestible than…
Grey literature | 2023
High Seas Biodiversity Treaty Policy Brief
An Introduction to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
Information brief | 2023
Instruções da IUCN WCEL para Negociadores para o INC-3
Em 2022, a Comissão Mundial de Direito Ambiental da IUCN (WCEL) criou a Task Force sobre Poluição por Plásticos para fornecer insights e apoio ao processo de negociação do Tratado. As instruções a seguir fazem parte de um conjunto de dez resumos jurídicos direcionados que fazem parte da presente…
Note informative | 2023
Notes d’information de la CMDE-UICN à l’intention des négociateurs du CIN-3
En 2022, la Commission mondiale du droit de l’environnement (CMDE) de l’UICN a créé le Groupe de travail sur la pollution plastique dans le but de fournir des informations et un soutien au processus de négociation du Traité. La note d’information suivante fait partie d’un ensemble de dix notes…
Information brief | 2023
Esta nota esclarece a diferença entre PINs e NAPs e fornece uma lista de recomendações chave para informar a negociação de um tratado sobre poluição plástica. A nota informativa foi redigida pelo WCEL da UICN e pelo Centro de Direito Internacional do Ambiente (CIEL).