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…
News | 24 Oct, 2023
IMMAS Celebrated—Yet Now In Danger
The IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force Marks 10 years But Some of its Flagship Important Marine Mammal Areas, or IMMAs, are Already in Danger
News | 26 Jun, 2023
Who is assigned to protect Antarctic ecosystems and their famous fauna? Latest news
The body responsible for the protection of Antarctica’s precious life, The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), has just completed a special meeting in Santiago, Chile. IUCN participated as an observer promoting independent science and urging delegates…
Artículo | 23 Nov, 2022
Se aprueban 36 nuevas Áreas Importantes para los Mamíferos Marinos (IMMA)
23 de noviembre de 2022. Se han identificado y puesto en el mapa 36 nuevas Áreas Importantes para los Mamíferos Marinos (IMMA por sus siglas en inglés) en el Océano Pacífico tropical y templado sudoriental, desde el norte de México hasta el extremo sur de Chile. Este es el resultado final de un…
Story | 23 Nov, 2022
36 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) approved!
Approved as part of a growing portfolio of global ocean areas awaiting conservation measures, 36 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) have been identified and are today presented on the IMMA e-Atlas map for the South East Tropical and Temperate Pacific Ocean from northern Mexico to the…
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.