Story | 13 Jul, 2019
Why do Australia’s environmental laws fail to save our species from extinction?
By Afshin Akhtar-Khavari et al. - Transformative change is needed in Australia to deal with its extinction record, which is being further exacerbated by large resource extraction approvals and increased urbanization. Legal opportunities are procedurally and jurisdictionally complex and…
Story | 16 Jul, 2018
On 31 May 2018, Dib Hanna, repeat waste offender, was sentenced to three years imprisonment, with a two year and three month non-parole period, by Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, Australia.
Story | 13 Jul, 2018
Evaluating indigenous and local peoples’ connections with nature: an ecosystem services framework
CEESP News - by Kamaljit K. Sangha; Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University, Australia
Indigenous and local peoples’ connections with nature are not only limited to the benefits or services people derive from ecosystems, as considered by international frameworks, but also entail…
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 | 11 Jul, 2017
IUCN WCPA announces finalists for the Kenton Miller Award 2017
Named for Dr Kenton R. Miller, one of the leading figures in international protected area conservation, the award honours innovation in protected area management. The winner of the award will be announced at IMPAC4, the 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress, taking place in September…
Story | 28 Jun, 2017
Dr Graeme Worboys, lifelong protected area advocate
Tracking frogs around the veranda, delighting in spying snakes slithering in the nearby creek, exploring the rugged terrain of Victoria, Australia, as part of the Scouts, spending a stint in high school as a seasonal ranger in the iconic Wilsons Promontory National Park—these early experiences …
Story | 20 Mar, 2017
A 3-year project 'BEST RUP' started on 15 January 2017. Its aim is to implement the pilot project 'inventory of species and habitats and environmentally sensitive areas in the French Outermost Regions (ORs)' submitted by the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Younous Omarjee.
Story | 16 Jun, 2016
Reef Manager’s Guide to Stewardship
"Helping people work together to improve the outlook for coral reefs and communities"
Story | 30 Nov, 2015
Nine countries elected to the World Heritage Committee
Nine States Parties have been elected to the World Heritage Committee: Angola, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Cuba, Indonesia, Kuwait, Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. They take the place of Algeria, Colombia, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, Senegal and Serbia.