Grey literature | 2021
Action Plan to prevent plastic waste in the Republic of Cyprus 2030
This Action Plan to Prevent Plastic Waste in the Republic of Cyprus 2030 is designed to be a comprehensive resource.
Grey literature | 2021
This report gives an overview of the relevant literature concerning the sources, impacts and possible management and/or policy measures of ghost gear, which is supplemented by the outcomes of a survey to give insight into the situation in the Republic of Cyprus. Building upon this, a selection…
Grey literature | 2021
Economic Assessment: Deposit Refund System (DRS) for a Plastics Circular Economy: Menorca, Spain
The main objective of this research was to carry out an economic assessment of an instrument to reinforce the implementation of the plastics circular economy (CE) in the waste management sector in Menorca, Spain. The focus of this Economic Brief is a Deposit Return System (DRS) for PET beverage…
Press release | 20 Jul, 2022
Rangers from Zimbabwe, Kenya and DRC among global award winners
Kigali, Rwanda, 20 July 2022 (IUCN) - At the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress, twelve rangers and ranger teams from around the world received an International Ranger Award today for their extraordinary commitment to protecting nature and helping local communities.
Story | 19 Jul, 2022
From September 26 to 2 October, the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation will celebrate its 20th anniversary in the city where its offices are based. During the IUCN-Med Week in Malaga, a variety of events will promote dialogues with the productive, technology and financial sectors,…
Story | 15 Jul, 2022
Avanzando en el diseño de corredores verdes en el sureste de España - MEDCONECTA
UICN-Med y la Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas del CSIC presentan el proyecto MEDCONECTA, el cual trabajará para delimitar un espacio continuo fijo que permita mejorar la coherencia espacial de las infraestructuras verdes en zonas áridas de Andalucía, Murcia y Comunidad Valenciana.
Story | 05 Jul, 2022
New blue carbon partnership for Western Indian Ocean mangrove reforestation
As part of the Great Blue Wall initiative, designed to accelerate ocean conservation and regenerative economic development in the Western Indian Ocean, IUCN and Blue Forest Company used the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon to announce a new blue carbon partnership, with work beginning in Mozambique…
Publication | 2022
A solution package for plastic pollution – from measurement to action
Knowledge gathered over the past four years in the IUCN Close the Plastic Tap programme is the basis of this publication.