Story | 10 aug, 2020
An ocean hero dedicated to vaquita conservation succumbs to COVID-19
IUCN is deeply saddened by the loss of Mexican conservationist Paco Valverde, who dedicated his life to protect the vaquita – the world’s smallest porpoise and most threatened marine mammal. Paco was regarded as an ocean hero who inspired his community to care for the marine environment on which…
Story | 17 jul, 2020
Blue carbon and more: mangroves as superheroes
Mangrove forests and swamps are nature's superheroes, a vital ecosystem for climate mitigation, adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and many other benefits for humans and animals alike. On this International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem 2020, we present an interactive…
Story | 07 jul, 2020
Sensitive, committed, willing to innovate and create new ways of carrying out surveillance, restoration, monitoring and firefighting. This is how the director of the Bala’an K’aax Flora and Fauna Protected Area describes one of the community…
Story | 30 jun, 2020
Building ambition for the High Seas Treaty: June IUCN webinar series. What did you miss?
The goal of the three sessions was for all to better understand the UN Treaty on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (the High Seas Treaty), to address potential points of divergence, and to build ambition for the …
Artículo | 29 jun, 2020
Sensibles, comprometidos, dispuestos a innovar y crear nuevas formas de realizar vigilancia, restauración, monitoreo y el combate de incendios. Así describe a los brigadistas comunitarios la directora del Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Bala’an K’aax, una de las áreas naturales protegidas…
Artículo | 12 mei, 2020
Las evaluaciones de efectividad de manejo para las áreas protegidas priorizadas por el proyecto Protección de Recursos Naturales Selva Maya, han identificado áreas de mejora y recomendaciones regionales, que serán atendidas durante el año 2020…
DG Statement | 05 feb, 2020
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) expresses its shock and profound sadness following the recent deaths of at least two environmental defenders in Mexico and four indigenous people in Nicaragua. IUCN is deeply concerned that environmental defenders and indigenous…
Story | 09 jan, 2020
This exchange visit was carried out in Finca Paraiso and Finca Tres Naciones, Peten, Guatemala. The visit was conducted with rural livestock farmers involved in innovated programs such as the establishment of silvopastoral systems and forage bank.…
Artículo | 09 jan, 2020
Los pequeños agricultores y ganaderos rurales involucrados en programas innovadores como el establecimiento de sistemas silvopastoriles y bancos de forraje participaron en una visita de intercambio que…
Artículo | 29 nov, 2019
Brigadas comunitarias del “lugar donde nace el cielo” son equipadas para el control y vigilancia
Brigadas comunitarias del Complejo Sian Ka’an (en maya, “lugar donde nace el cielo”) de Quintana Roo, México, recibieron equipo de campo como camisas, pantalones, botas, gorras, brújulas y lámparas para desarrollar tareas de control y…