Story | 28 May, 2019
Announcing two new Specialist Groups
CEESP is excited to announce two new Specialist Groups to work across disciplines to enhance the CEESP strategic plan leading up to the World Conservation Congress in 2020. If your area of expertise falls within one of these groups, we invite you to join and learn more about getting involved!…
Story | 21 Mar, 2018
32 forest experts share their voices
From March 2017 to March 2018, 32 professionals shared their thoughts and expertise on forests in 30-second clips. Here is your chance to hear their stories.
Story | 19 Mar, 2018
Emergence of Seascape Ecology: A holistic pattern-oriented science for the oceans
CEESP News - by Simon Pittman, editor of Seascape Ecology
This year the first book dedicated entirely to the emerging science of seascape ecology was published. Seascape ecology, edited by Simon…
Story | 08 Nov, 2017
Oceans in Focus: Livelihoods, Rights and Conservation
CEESP News - by Ameyali Ramos Castillo, Deputy Chair of CEESP
Oceans: immense ecosystem, absorbers of carbon, repositories of species, cornucopias of food... Oceans represent 99% of the living space on the planet and contain 97% of the Earth’s water.
Story | 25 Oct, 2017
From Locally Managed Marine Areas to Indigenous and Community Conserved Oceans
CEESP News - by Hugh Govan, Adviser, LMMA Network and Adjunct Senior Fellow, University of the South Pacific (USP), School of Government, Development & International, Affairs (SGDIA)
Story | 16 Oct, 2017
Partnerships for integrated monitoring of coastal ecosystems in the Caribbean
CEESP News - by Maria Pena, Patrick McConney, Sherry Constantine and Lucie Labbouz
Integration of socio-economic data into monitoring of coastal ecosystems, particularly coral reefs, is a relatively recent phenomenon under development in the Caribbean region. SocMon Caribbean…
Story | 16 Oct, 2017
The team behind Netflix's Chasing Coral is on a mission
CEESP News - by Dillon Ripley Lanius
From the makers of Chasing Ice comes the Netflix Original Documentary Chasing Coral. The story of divers, scientists and photographers from around the world who mount an epic underwater campaign to document the disappearance of coral reefs and reveal…
Story | 13 Oct, 2017
Australian Environmental Lawyers call for Sea Country Reforms
CEESP News - by Hanna Jaireth, member of IUCN CEESP, WCEL, WCPA
One of the technical papers in a broad blueprint for the next generation of environmental laws in Australia calls for a more strategic national approach to marine and coastal governance, including nationally consistent laws…
Story | 12 Oct, 2017
Examining the Livelihood and Conservation Benefits from the Trade in wild caught live Tropical Fish
CEESP News - by Pauline Davey, Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association Ltd (OATA)
The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association has published a report examining the livelihood and conservation benefits from the trade in wild caught live tropical fish for aquariums. The report, highly commended…
Story | 11 Oct, 2017
Call for UN to Recognize and Protect the Ocean’s Rights
CEESP News - by Fiona Wilton, The Gaia Foundation / OCC-Uruguay
The ocean covers seventy percent of our planet, generates over fifty percent of the oxygen, regulates climate, and provides food and jobs for millions of people. Yet human activities have led to a global decline in marine…