Story | 03 Nov, 2008
The International Legal Regime of the High Seas, CBD Technical Series No 19
The International Legal Regime of the High Seas -CBD Technical Series No 19
Story | 02 Nov, 2008
The law of the mother : protecting indigenous peoples in protected areas
Kemf, Elizabeth, ed. ; McNeely, Jeffrey A., Afterword
WWF ; Sierra Club ; IUCN
Story | 02 Nov, 2008
Innovative governance : indigenous peoples, local communities, and protected areas
Jaireth, Hanna, ed. ; Smyth, Dermot, ed.
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy ; IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas ; Theme on Indigenous and Local Communities, Equity and Protected Areas - TILCEPA
Story | 02 Nov, 2008
The Hawaiian longline tuna fishery has managed to reduce seabird bycatch by 67% since 2001 by making alterations to their fishing gear and methods, a new scientific study shows. A combination of new bait technologies and fishing techniques have dramatically reduced seabird bycatch. More…
Story | 02 Nov, 2008
Can protected areas contribute to poverty reduction ?
Opportunities and limitations
Story | 31 Oct, 2008
Marine Series No. 1
Story | 29 Oct, 2008
In search of the lost gender : equity in protected areas
Aguilar Revelo, Lorena ; Castañeda, Itzá ; Salazar, Hilda
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas ; IUCN, Protected Areas Programme ; IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Story | 28 Oct, 2008
This Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) report is dedicated to the increasingly popular topic of 'Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation' (REDD). Making REDD Work for the Poor outlines how the design of REDD could infuence its poverty implications and the key…
Story | 23 Oct, 2008
High Seas Gems: Hidden Treasures of Our Blue Earth
The largest, least-protected places on our blue planet are found in the high seas - the open ocean and deep seabed that lie seaward of individual nations’ jurisdictions. Extending from the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica to most of the Indian, Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic Oceans…
Story | 23 Oct, 2008
New Impetus for the High Seas following IUCN World Conservation Congress
IUCN members at the World Conservation Congress have called for strong action to protect high seas biodiversity and to regulate the human activities impacting it. This signals a growing awareness of the vital role oceans play in sustaining life on our planet and alarm at the multiplying threats…