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Biodiversity and water: two of a kind
Today we celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity. Its theme, Water and Biodiversity, coincides with the designation of 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation and highlights the indispensible role of nature in our water security and the sustainable development of our planet. …
22 May 2013 | News story
Conserving the Diversity of Life - International Day for Biological Diversity
May 22nd has been declared the International Day for Biological Diversity to highlight why we need to stop the biodiversity loss if we were to sustain life on Earth …
22 May 2013 | International news release
An Ecosystem Approach to Management of Seamounts in the Southern Indian Ocean
Within the framework of an IUCN/GEF/UNDP Southern Indian Ocean (SIO) Project, IUCN organized in Rome, on 16–17 July 2012, a Management Workshop on conservation and management measures applicable to high seas areas in the SIO. The objectives were to: (i) define the different elements of a governance plan for the region (specific objectives, actors, actions required for its implementation); and (ii) discuss ways towards achieving an operational management plan for the SIO (develop considerations for an ecosystem approach, identify options for monitoring, control and surveillance, etc.). …
05 Apr 2013 | Downloads - publication
A recipe linking nature and people
Have you ever wondered how to represent the links between nature and people in a simple way to facilitate decision making? A diverse group of experts share their tips in addressing this very challenge and suggest possible ingredients of such a representation. The hope is that this 'recipe' will help the work of the top new nature platform (IPBES) in relating biodiversity and its benefits to human well-being, sustainability and conservation. …
25 Jan 2013 | News story
Conservación y desarrollo sostenible del mar de Alborán / Conservation et développement durable de la mer d’Alboran
Elementos estratégicos para su futura gestión / Éléments stratégiques pour sa gestion future …
20 Dec 2012 | Downloads - publication
Mediterranean Submarine Canyons
SUBMARINE CANYONS AND MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEM …
19 Dec 2012 | Downloads - publication
Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows: Resilience and Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation
19 Dec 2012 | Downloads - publication
Propuesta de una red representativa de áreas marinas protegidas en el mar de Alborán = Vers un réseau représentatif d'aires marines protégées dans la mer d'Alboran
El presente document recoge la información recopilada por los distintos expertos que participaron en este trabajo a través de varios talleres y la información existente y accessible sobre la biodiversidad marina y costera para finalmente hacer una propuesta y descripción de una red de areas de interés para la conservación en el mar de Alborán. …
18 Dec 2012 | Downloads - publication
An Ecosystem Approach to Management of Seamounts in the Southern Indian Ocean
Volume 3 – Legal and Institutional Gap Analysis …
18 Dec 2012 | Downloads - publication
An Ecosystem Approach to Management of Seamounts in the Southern Indian Ocean
Volume 2 – Anthropogenic Threats to Seamount …
18 Dec 2012 | Downloads - publication
