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Oma Tafua (meaning “to treasure whales”) Kiwa Initiative project, a non-profit organisation in Niue, has achieved remarkable results in whale research. Between 2022 and 2023, the organisation documented over 70 individual humpback whales in Niue's catalogue, setting a record for the NGO and its…

A new online interactive tool to help countries assess the sustainability of wildlife trade has been launched by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and IUCN.

River Mun is the beating heart of the fisher people who rely on its waters for their livelihood in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchatani. The river, one of the largest and longest in northeast Thailand, is referred to as “mother” by local communities.

The project “Strengthening Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) policies and institutional frameworks through demonstrable models in Saint Lucia” was launched this week in Castries, Saint Lucia, by the Government of Saint Lucia, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the…

Este mês, 33 novas Áreas Importantes de Mamíferos Marinhos (IMMAs) foram aprovadas e colocadas no mapa no Oceano Atlântico Nordeste e no Mar Báltico.

Preocupações suscitadas relativamente a espécies e habitats ameaçados no Atlântico Nordeste e no Mar Báltico

Ce mois-ci, 33 nouvelles zones importantes pour les mammifères marins (IMMA) ont été approuvées et mises sur la carte dans l'océan Atlantique Nord-Est et la mer Baltique.

Inquiétudes pour les espèces et les habitats menacés dans l'Atlantique Nord-Est et la mer Baltique

This month, 33 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) have been approved and put on the map in the North East Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea.

The IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force is pleased to announce the creation of 33 new Important Marine Mammal Areas, called IMMAs, in the North East Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea.