Story | 10 Aug, 2017
Natura 2000 Management Planning for Terrestrial Sites in Malta & Gozo
Malta was granted €1.3 million through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development to co-finance a project entitled "Natura 2000 Management Planning for Malta and Gozo".
Story | 10 Aug, 2017
The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA), as part of its commitment to set up inventories of important trees and woodlands in Malta, has designated 30 Tree Protection Areas in 2011 and a further 30 in 2017.
Story | 01 Jun, 2017
Malta, 31 May 2017 – Representatives of European Member States, the European Commission marine specialists and stakeholders convened with IUCN and the Environment & Resources Authority - on behalf of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU - to discuss the protection of European seas…
Story | 20 Mar, 2017
Dans le cadre du Programme de Petites Initiatives pour les Organisations de la Société Civile d'Afrique du Nord (PPI-OSCAN), et afin de continuer le processus de renforcement des capacités des associations bénéficiaires du programme dans les pays impliqués, le Centre de Coopération pour la…
Story | 08 Nov, 2016
Morocco and Tunisia are two countries among those who have planned ambitious commitments in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) on protection, restoration and maintenance of ecosystems in order to fight climate change.
Story | 22 Jun, 2016
Implementing ecotourism activities in Tunisian protected areas
Three protected areas in Tunisia, Ickheul, Boukornine and Chikly Island, have been the last pilot actions developed within the Mediterranean Experience of Ecotourism project (MEET), thanks to the partnership convention between the Direction Général de Forêt of Tunisia and the IUCN Centre for…
Story | 11 Nov, 2015
IUCN and UNESCO welcome no-go pledge for World Heritage sites by Tullow Oil
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the official advisory body on natural World Heritage, and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre have welcomed a new commitment by British company Tullow Oil plc to stay out of World Heritage sites. The firm had received a licence to explore for…
Press release | 17 Nov, 2014
Global appetite for resources pushing new species to the brink – IUCN Red List
Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel, Chinese Cobra and an Australian butterfly are threatened with extinction
Story | 13 Oct, 2014
SOS: A Powerful Tool for governments
Learn more about SOS – Save Our Species at a celebration on resource mobilisation with colleagues also from the CBD, CEPF and LifeWeb at the Rio Convention Pavilion Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 18:30– 20:00.
Story | 04 Feb, 2014
Entrepreneurship for World Heritage in Africa: sign up to the workshop
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), in partnership with the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA), launch the call for applications for the training workshops on entrepreneurship.