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Pacific Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus occidentalis)

Surprise species at risk from climate change

Most species at greatest risk from climate change are not currently conservation priorities, finds an IUCN study that introduces a pioneering method to assess the vulnerability of species to climate change. …   | French | Spanish

12 Jun 2013 | International news release

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IUCN-Med at the Senior Officials´ Meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean

The Director of IUCN-Med, Antonio Troya, addressed today the Senior Officials’ Meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean held in Malaga (Spain) from 10-11 June. It was the first time that IUCN was invited to participate in a meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean. He took this opportunity to present the main activities of the IUCN Mediterranean Programme.    …   | French

11 Jun 2013 | News story

Conferencia interactiva con los escolares de El Ejido en presencia del Alcalde y Delegado de la Junta de Andalucía.

El Festival Life + ‘Mares de Posidonia’ echa el ancla en el municipio de El Ejido

El municipio de El Ejido ha acogido este fin de semana la tercera edición del Festival Life+ ‘Mares de Posidonia’ que de manera divertida y lúdica ha dado a conocer a la población local el papel crucial que desempeñan las praderas marinas para la buena salud del litoral, como hábitat y criadero de numerosas especies comerciales, para purificar el agua o como sumidero de carbono. …  

08 Jun 2013 | News story

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Mar del Alborán

Encuentro Técnico de los Grupos de Trabajo del Proyecto POCTEFEX-Alborán, 19-21 Junio

Teniendo en cuenta las lecciones extraídas de los pasados Encuentros de Alborán y trabajos precedentes, se propone organizar de forma conjunta entre los socios dentro del proyecto POCTEFEX-Alborán, cuatro talleres sobre los temas siguientes: a) Conservación de las especies emblemáticas del mar de Alborán: cetáceos y tortugas; b) Áreas Marinas Protegidas; c) Gestión Integrada de Zonas Costeras; y d) Cambio Global.  …  

30 May 2013 | Event

Posidonia oceanica

El Ejido acoge el Tercer Festival Life+ “Mares de Posidonia” 7 y 8 de junio

El Festival de “Mares de Posidonia” llegará al El Ejido (Almería) el próximo 7 y 8 de junio con el fin de dar a conocer a la población local de una manera amena y divertida el papel crucial que desempeñan las praderas de fanerógamas como hábitat y criadero de numerosas especies comerciales, como sumidero de carbono o su función de purificación aportando oxígeno a las aguas y aumentando su transparencia. …  

29 May 2013 | Event

Map of the three regional biodiversity hotspots for endemic aquatic plants in northern Africa. (1) the Betico-
Rifan arc; (2) Middle and High Atlas; (3) Kabylias–Numidia–Kroumiria (AP: Atlantic plains of northern Morocco); this
map has been obtained by combining the zones where aquatic species richness is greater than 104, of which 10 at least are
endemic to northern Africa.

Third workshop for improving capacity for species conservation in Maghreb countries

The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation is implementing a project to improve capacities on species conservation planning and management in three Maghreb countries (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia). One of the main activities of this project for this year is to hold training courses about elaboration of Species Conservation Strategies in these three countries. …  

15 May 2013 | Event

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