Story | 30 Sep, 2020
In Memoriam: Dr Graeme L. Worboys
IUCN and the World Commission on Protected Areas are sad to announce the passing of one of the most dedicated of WCPA Commission members, Dr Graeme Worboys, AM.
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
New guidance helps business value their relationships with biodiversity
New guidance released this week by the Capitals Coalition and Cambridge Conservation Initiative will enable business and financial institutions to put the value of biodiversity at the heart of their decision making.
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
Gland, Switzerland, 30 September 2020 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted Colombia’s Chingaza National Natural Park, Vietnam’s Van Long Nature Reserve, and French Guiana’s Ile Du Grand-Connétable National Nature Reserve to the IUCN Green List of…
Publication | 2020
Ex situ options for cetacean conservation
China’s Yangtze river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), was declared likely to be extinct in 2006, due to threats in the wild such as habitat loss, entanglement in fishing gear and ship strikes, which were not effectively dealt with using the management tools available prior to that time. Mexico’s…
Story | 29 Sep, 2020
IUCN mourns the loss of leading conservationist Paul Mafabi
IUCN is deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Paul Mafabi – a leader in Ecosystem Management who made key contributions towards wetlands management in the region and globally.
Story | 29 Sep, 2020
Sixty-six representatives from the members of the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) and other Protected Areas (PA) staff from the region learned ways of identifying, recognising, supporting and reporting other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) through the 6th APAP…
Story | 29 Sep, 2020
Valuing a regional approach to biodiversity conservation
Contributing to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, countries of Central and Eastern Europe recognised the efforts made through a new model of cooperation – the Biodiversity Task Force of South-East Europe that is advancing strategic planning for conservation and sustainable use of…
Story | 28 Sep, 2020
By recognizing five Cultural Parks as 'Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures' (OECMs), Algeria is making a significant step towards reaching Aichi target 11, as the land designated under this category will grow by 1 Million Km2. Morocco will also be…
Story | 28 Sep, 2020
SUSTAIN: Driving growth by putting people and nature centre-stage
Following five years of climate-resilient development work in Tanzania and Mozambique landscapes, the SUSTAIN iniative closed its first phase by capturing key learning and progress against the goals set by the partnership in 2014. The new report …