Story | 16 Aug, 2018
Promoting the protection of endangered ecosystems
IUCN CEM Red List of Ecosystems Steering Committee met in Gland, Switzerland in June 2018 to discuss how all IUCN Commissions can better promote protection of endangered ecosystems.
Story | 07 Aug, 2018
New IUCN report helps choose the right tools to assess how key natural areas benefit people
IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN-WCPA) today has issued new guidance to help practitioners assess ecosystem services within important sites for biodiversity and nature conservation. The report reviews nine assessment tools, focussing on their…
Story | 23 Jul, 2018
IUCN mourns the passing of Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar
It is with great sorrow that we inform you that Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar passed away on Monday 16 July 2018.
Story | 22 May, 2018
IPBES-6 - Moving indigenous and local knowledge forward
CEESP News - by Aroha Te Pareake Mead, CEESP Chair, 2008-2016
The work of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has direct relevance to CEESP at many different levels and offers some direct ways for CEESP members to engage.
Story | 19 Apr, 2018
Space for Nature Symposium: what's next?
By Natasha Ali and Trevor Sandwith
On 22 – 23 February 2018, participants at the 'Safeguarding space for nature and securing our future: developing a post-2020 strategy' Symposium discussed the future of spatial planning and policy. The symposium was hosted by the Zoological Society of…
Story | 06 Apr, 2018
Our friend and colleague Philippe Bouché tragically passed away on Tuesday 5 April, as the aircraft he was piloting crashed on take-off from the La Tapoa resort in W National Park in Niger, West Africa. He leaves behind his wife and two children.
Story | 28 Mar, 2018
Brazil increases marine protection to over 25%
By Cláudio C. Maretti, Chico Mendes Institute (ICMBio)
Brazil is advancing consistently in its marine nature conservation and natural resources sustainable use strategy, as the Brazilian President announces it will protect over 920,000 km2, including mangroves. The government’s efforts…
Story | 28 Mar, 2018
Important Marine Mammal Areas : 46 new candidates
"We have put up our biggest numbers so far,” said Task Force co-chair Erich Hoyt. “A total of 46 candidate IMMAs.”
Story | 26 Mar, 2018
From extinction to free ranging by successful reintroduction
25th anniversary of the reintroduction of Przewalski’s horse
Story | 22 Mar, 2018
New biosecurity project on Aldabra Atoll World Heritage Site
The Seychelles Islands Foundation has recently started a new project funded by the Indian Ocean Commission and European Union to improve biosecurity measures for Aldabra, entitled, ‘Institutionalisation and implementation of biosecurity measures to ensure sustainable…