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Latest Protected Area News
Help us raise awareness for the The Thin Green Line!
The Thin Green Line Festival- World Wide Music Event …
06 Jan 2009 | News story
A monumental decision for the oceans
President Bush today will formally designate three areas in the Pacific as Marine National Monuments. IUCN has been one of the major partners of the U.S. Government in the creation of these marine protected areas. The scientific and technical advice provided by IUCN to the President’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has paid off, as it will result in the creation of the world’s largest ocean protected area covering 195,280 square miles. …
06 Jan 2009 | International news release
IUCN welcomes Obama's choice
IUCN welcomes Dr. Jane Lubchenco as the future head of the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA, an active government agency member of and partner with IUCN, is a branch of the US government with a mission to understand and predict changes in Earth’s environment and to conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet economic, social, and environmental needs. …
24 Dec 2008 | News story
Logging Called Threat to Krasnodar Reserve
Krasnodar regional authorities are turning a blind eye to a massive, illegal logging project in a nature reserve on the Black Sea, local environmentalists say, in what could be an attempt to open the protected area to commercial tourism. …
23 Dec 2008 | International news release
New IUCN resolution urges stronger climate change mitigation
More than 98 percent of IUCN NGO members and 70 percent of state members voted in favour of a new climate change mitigation resolution. The resolution targets more specific goals and actions on biodiversity, ecosystem services and livelihoods protection. …
14 Oct 2008 | News story
Desde la presidencia de las comisiones
¿Cuáles son los planes de los presidentes de comisión electos durante este Congreso?
Lea algunas de las posiciones e ideas que buscan implementar el grupo que liderará la gestión de las comisiones en los próximos cuatro años. …
14 Oct 2008 | News story
The people, the land and the spirit
New Sacred Natural Sites guidelines for Protected Area Managers were launched today by IUCN and UNESCO during the biggest environmental meeting of the year, the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. …
08 Oct 2008 | News story
Enhancing the role of protected areas for conservation and livelihoods
The IUCN System of Protected Areas Management Categories, if effectively applied, can be a powerful tool to strengthen the role of protected areas in conserving biodiversity and enhancing the livelihoods of people.This is the key message from the launching of the new publication “Guidelines for Applying the IUCN System of Protected Areas Management Categories”. …
08 Oct 2008 | International news release
IUCN and UNESCO publish guidelines on sacred natural sites in protected areas
Thousands of sacred natural sites are in jeopardy around the world despite the fact that many lie within formal Protected Areas. …
07 Oct 2008 | International news release
World’s national parks go on-line
David Sheppard, Head of IUCN's Protected Areas Programme, discusses the value of data in protected area management at the launch of the world database on protected areas, an online tool developed by IUCN and the United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre. …
06 Oct 2008 | Audio
