Story | 15 Feb, 2016
Ministers committed to reduce pressures on marine and coastal environment in the Mediterranean
Ministers from Mediterranean countries and parties contracted to the Barcelona Convention, today renewed their commitment to enhance measures to reduce pressures on their marine and coastal environment through the Athens Declarations.
Grey literature | 2015
Blue solutions from Latin America and the wider Caribbean
Our oceans and coasts are the origin of life on earth, an important food source, and crucial for the global ecological equilibrium, yet despite their global significance, marine and coastal ecosystems face a wide array of threats. It was in the spirit of making enhanced concerted efforts at the…
Grey literature | 2015
A field guide : key species in Lebanon & Jordan
This field guide aims at giving comprehensive information about the key species endangered, vulnerable or critically endangered in Lebanese and Jordanian protected areas of the MEET project.
Publication | 2015
In this publication, several case studies from the African continent illustrate the "nature-based solutions" approach and offer hope that effective solutions to the climate change dilemma can be addressed through local responses that also achieve mutual benefits for biodiversity conservation and…
Story | 15 Nov, 2015
Report calls on aluminium industry to respect indigenous peoples' rights
Geneva, Switzerland, 16 November 2015 – While global demand for the world’s most popular metal – aluminium – continues to rise, it is critical that the aluminium industry address its environmental and social impacts, particularly in indigenous peoples’ territories, according to new report…
Story | 30 Aug, 2015
Graeme Kelleher is an “Ocean Elder”, a long-standing active WCPA member and author of the WCPA “Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas”, among many other publications. Based on decades of experience, Graeme has distilled some of his thoughts on how best to go about conservation involving marine…
Story | 21 Jul, 2015
The Characterization of Marine Plastics and their Environmental Impacts, Situation Analysis Report