Story | 09 Apr, 2021
People in Nature: Understanding how communities use biodiversity
People in Nature provides an assessment framework to aid project development through an understanding of community uses of biodiversity
Story | 05 Apr, 2021
New book: "Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation"
CEESP News: by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba's Natural Resources Institute
The book is a synthesis of community-based conservation theory and practice, written as a textbook for university students and for international conservation practitioners. Berkes argues that biodiversity…
Story | 26 Feb, 2021
Гланд, Швейцария (МСОП). Судоходство в северной части Тихого океана представляет серьезную угрозу для серых китов (Eschrichtius robustus) – такой вывод был сделан в первом научном исследовании, в котором рассматривалось воздействие судоходства на данный вид в…
Story | 26 Feb, 2021
New IUCN-backed study finds gray whales at high risk from ship strikes in the North Pacific Ocean
Gland, Switzerland (IUCN) – Ships operating in the North Pacific pose a serious threat to gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), according to the first scientific study that examines the impacts of vessel traffic on the species throughout its range.
Story | 22 Feb, 2021
One-third of freshwater fish face extinction, warns new report
A new report ‘The World’s Forgotten Fishes’ reveals the extraordinary variety of freshwater fish. This variety accounts for over half of all the world’s fish species and is essential to the health of the world’s rivers, lakes and wetlands and well-being of societies and economies across the…
Story | 31 Jan, 2021
Community Conservation Area volunteers safeguard 5,000 wintering Oriental Storks in Tianjin, China
CEESP News: by Linda Wong, Jinfeng Zhou and Xiaohong Yang, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation
The coastal city of Tianjin witnessed about 5,000 Oriental storks wintering in 2020, almost doubling the population from previous years. However, the picture may…
Story | 20 Jan, 2021
Building capacity for engaging communities in tackling illegal wildlife trade
CEESP News: by Dilys Roe, Chair of the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULI) and Principal Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) *
Story | 05 Jan, 2021
Coral restoration training on Fiji’s Coral Coast
CEESP News: by Victor Bonito, Director, Reef Explorer Fiji
With corals and coral reefs facing increasing threats, coral restoration has become a growing tool for conservation and marine management practitioners.
Story | 14 Dec, 2020
5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) is on, new dates announced.
The new dates for IMPAC5, Vancouver, Canada, have been announced: 3-9 February, 2023. Co-hosts IUCN and the Canadian Government, together with the international committee for IMPAC5, invite you to prepare.
Artículo | 27 Nov, 2020
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