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Latest Protected Area News
UN Biodiversity talks move forward but nature needs more
Hyderabad, India, 20 October 2012 – Despite good progress towards achieving the 2020 targets to halt the loss of biodiversity, efforts to conserve nature must be urgently scaled up if we want to meet the 2020 deadline to save all life on earth - says IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). …
20 Oct 2012 | International news release
The Convention on Biological Diversity brings focus to the remote ocean
Last week the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India (8-19 October) took an important step for the global ocean commons, the largest habitat for life on Earth. The 193 Parties to the Convention agreed to send key scientific information to the United Nations describing specific places of “ecological or biological significance” in the open ocean and deep sea, including the high seas and seabed Area beyond national jurisdiction. …
19 Oct 2012 | Article
Hyderabad hopes for a protected planet
Protected areas both on land and in the sea are a hot topic here at the Biodiversity talks in Hyderabad. We ask Trevor Sandwith, Head of IUCN’s Global Protected Areas Programme, to explain what they are and why they are so important. …
18 Oct 2012 | News story
Protected Areas presented as Natural Solutions at CBD COP 11
The Rio Conventions Pavilion at the Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP 11 in Hyderabad, India was dedicated to protected areas and their contribution to conservation on October 10th during the first week of the conference. The theme of the day, “Natural Solutions: Protected Areas Meeting Biodiversity Targets and Adapting to Global Climate Change” had four panel sessions, including: working towards the Aichi Targets – how PAs contribute; PAs as natural solutions to climate change and other global challenges, PAs for marine conservation, blue carbon and sustainable fisheries; and opportunities for mainstreaming PAs into policies and programmes. …
18 Oct 2012 | News story
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The largest forest corridor network in Central Europe takes a huge step forward
The environmental organization BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany) is advancing the connectivity of German forests. Within its large-scale project “Safety Net for the European Wildcat” BUND will implement six new migration corridors in order to reconnect isolated forest patches. The overall aim of the project is the restoration of a nationwide network of forest habitats with a total length of 20,000 kilometers. …
18 Oct 2012 | News story
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Atlas digital mundial de zonas marinas importantes para las aves
BirdLife International presenta un Atlas digital mundial de Áreas Importantes para la Conservación de las Aves (IBA) marinas. SEO/BirdLife, miembro de UICN, fue el primer socio de BirdLife, junto con la Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (SPEA) en Portugal, que abordó formalmente la identificación de IBA marinas. El e-Atlas de IBA marinas marca un gran avance en la disponibilidad de datos para gestionar los océanos del mundo. …
18 Oct 2012 | International news release
Protect nature, develop tourism: Interview with town mayor in Albania
Mr. Pashko Ujka, the Mayor of Velipojë, a town close to one of the protected sites where IUCN is working towards nature-based solutions, shares his views on the challenges the town faces and his work programme which combines environmental protection and tourism development. Mr. Ujka's interview is part of the new issue of the Advance Albania Newsletter. …
16 Oct 2012 | News story
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Into the deep unknown – scientists unveil the secrets of our seas
Hyderabad, India, 15 October 2012 – New facts about marine life enable scientists to locate some of the ocean’s most ecologically and biologically significant areas (EBSAs), in the planet’s most remote places. At the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Hyderabad, India, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) calls on the international community to protect them. …
15 Oct 2012 | International news release
In a nutshell: Hyderabad Biodiversity summit - Week One
At the 2010 Biodiversity summit in Nagoya, Japan, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed the ‘Big Plan to save nature’ with its 20 Aichi biodiversity targets to be met by 2020. Today, the Parties meet again, this time in Hyderabad, India to discuss what progress has been made so far in turning the Big Plan into reality. …
14 Oct 2012 | News story
Launch of the IUCN Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on ABS
On 10 October 2012, the IUCN Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of the Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity was launched. At the 11th meeting of the CBD Conference of the Parties, the final English version of the Guide was presented by the IUCN Environmental Law Centre and the IUCN Global Policy Unit. This Guide will facilitate a clear understanding of the text of the Nagoya Protocol on ABS and the resulting obligations for the Parties to the Protocol. …
12 Oct 2012 | News story
