Story | 24 Tháng 5, 2023
A total of 126 invasive alien species (IAS) and another 89 species posing a serious threat to freshwater and estuarine ecosystems have been recorded by the Life Invasaqua project in Spain and Portugal.
From the 25th to the 26th of May this conference, led by IUCN-Med, will…
Story | 17 Tháng 5, 2023
Sustainable Management of Posidonia Beaches | IUCN Webinar 13/06/2023 10:00 CET
Natural vegetation like Posidonia is often removed from beaches in response to some specific demands of the tourism sector. Nevertheless, maintaining Posidonia seagrass on Mediterranean beaches is key to preserve valuable forms of biodiversity, as well as to protect the coastline against erosion…
Artículo | 24 Th11, 2020
Fecha: 9-10 de diciembre de 2020
Taller virtual 9:30-12:30 - Idiomas: Inglés/Español. Dirigido a organizaciones en el ámbito de la conservación e investigación
Story | 24 Th11, 2020
Seminar: “The value of Blue Carbon ecosystems for climate change adaptation and mitigation”
Date: 9-10 December 2020
Online 9:30-12:30 - Language: English/Spanish. Designed for research and conservation organizations
Story | 12 Th3, 2020
Report: Blue Infrastructure Finance, where all win
All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is…
Story | 04 Th2, 2020
The Marine Plastic Footprint report: calculating the millions of tonnes that end up in the oceans
In The Marine Plastic Footprint, Joao Sousa of IUCN introduces new measures to understand and calculate the frightening leakage of plastic into the marine environment - by following its movement through every stage from production to waste to final destination.
Three integrated case…
Story | 22 Th2, 2019
IUCN joins Fortune 500 companies to address plastic leaks in their supply chains
IUCN, together with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Life Cycle Initiative, have joined the strategic committee of a newly launched Plastic Leak Project (PLP), which aims to help…
Artículo | 20 Th6, 2016
Nuevos avistamientos del pez león en áreas marinas protegidas de Turquía y Chipre
Se trata de una especie invasora en el Mediterráneo con potenciales efectos graves sobre la economía y la ecología que ya ha causado daños en otras regiones como Estados Unidos y el Caribe.
Article | 20 Th6, 2016
Nouvelles observations du poisson-lion dans les aires marines protégées de Turquie et de Chypre
Il s’agit d’une espèce envahissante en Méditerranée avec des effets potentiellement graves sur l’économie et les écosystèmes qui a déjà causé des dommages sur les côtes des États-Unis et des Caraïbes.
Story | 20 Th6, 2016
New lionfish sightings in Turkey and Cyprus Marine Protected Areas
This concerns an invasive species in the Mediterranean with potential serious economic and ecologic consequences that has already caused damage in other regions such as the United States and the Caribbean.