Story | 04 Mar, 2019
Finland Publishes the Most Comprehensive Red List of Ecosystems in the World
The results of the extensive assessment for the Red List of all of Finland’s terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems were published in December 2018. The threat status of ecosystem or habitat types in Finland was now evaluated for the second time, using this time the new assessment methodology called…
Article | 02 Mar, 2019
Alfredo Simão da Silva nous a quitté…
Ancien Directeur du Bureau de Planification Côtière, Directeur de l’Institut de la Biodiversité et des Aires Protégées - IBAP, Chef du Programme de l’UICN, artisan principal du…
Story | 01 Mar, 2019
Nature-based solutions in practice: the example of the Namey Nichu watershed in Bhutan
As part of the BMUB-IKI funded Scaling Up Mountain Ecosystem Based Adaptation project, an IUCN delegation from the Asia Regional Office and Nepal Country Office visited Bhutan in January to learn about the implementation of Payment for Ecosystem…
Artículo | 26 Feb, 2019
II Foro de Manglares de Honduras: avances y desafíos de los humedales y manglares
Representantes de instituciones gubernamentales, organizaciones de sociedad civil y organizaciones locales se reunieron por espacio de un día para intercambiar conocimientos y experiencias en torno a la gobernanza, manejo y conservación de los…
Story | 22 Feb, 2019
How South Africa will beat plastic pollution
Through the MARPLASTICCs project, IUCN is working with South Africa, one of the world’s top 20 contributors of marine plastic pollution, to close the plastic tap.
Story | 22 Feb, 2019
IUCN joins Fortune 500 companies to address plastic leaks in their supply chains
IUCN, together with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Life Cycle Initiative, have joined the strategic committee of a newly launched Plastic Leak Project (PLP), which aims to help…
Artículo | 19 Feb, 2019
Pescadores y autoridades nacionales acuerdan calendario de vedas para el Caribe de Guatemala
La herramienta de manejo, vigente para 2019, ratifica la veda total para la pesca de pepino de mar y pez loro, establece vedas para doce especies comerciales y establece tallas mínimas para al menos cuatro de ellas.
Story | 19 Feb, 2019
Blog: Mainstreaming inclusive green growth in Tanzania
By Michael Kwame Nkonu. Like many countries in East Africa, Tanzania is dealing with the impacts of climate change which are often manifested in frequent and severe droughts in this part of the world. As observed in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 drought years, the resultant drying out of key water…
Artículo | 18 Feb, 2019
Gobierno de El Salvador y la UICN firman acuerdo para establecimiento de sede en el país
San Salvador, 18 de febrero, 2019 (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador – Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza).
Story | 13 Feb, 2019
Forest landscape restoration in Asia – Promoting human wellbeing and ecological integrity
Representatives from 12 Asian countries met in Bangkok, Thailand on January 23-24, 2019 to exchange experiences on forest landscape restoration (FLR) and the Bonn Challenge. The workshop, ASEAN’s Leadership in Forest Landscape Restoration: Supporting the Bonn Challenge & the New York…