Press release | 12 May, 2009
World Ocean Conference, a fight to get oceans into the climate change debate
For immediate release: 11 May, 2009 Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 11 May, 2009 (IUCN) – The Manado Ocean Declaration draft will be review at the World Ocean Congress in Manado urging the UN to put marine issues at the top of the agenda at the climate talks in Copenhagen.
Story | 30 Apr, 2009
Azores Scientific Criteria and Guidance
Azores Scientific Criteria and Guidance for identifying ecologically or biologically significant marine areas and designing representative networks of marine protected areas in open ocean waters and deep sea habitats
Story | 27 Apr, 2009
IUCN welcomes reprieve for whales
IUCN is delighted that Sakhalin Energy followed the advice of an expert panel and stopped all seismic surveys affecting the Western Gray Whale.
Press release | 23 Apr, 2009
Stop all oil and gas activities that could harm Western Gray Whales, says panel
An independent panel of scientists has recommended a moratorium on all activities by oil and gas companies in eastern Russia that could adversely affect the Western Gray Whale population.
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
Common understanding creates successful forest governance
For decades, the government of Sri Lanka has been concerned about degradation in the Knuckles forest, a mountainous area in central Sri Lanka.
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
Improving Forest Governance in Knuckles, Sri Lanka
Dialogue and development for better outcomes
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
Changing International Markets For Timber Products: How Can Vietnam’s Forest Industry Respond?
Summary of an industry workshop, 14–15 October 2008, Ho Chi Minh City
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
Managing Marine Protected Areas - A TOOLKIT for the Western Indian Ocean
The Toolkit aims to act as a first point of call in the search for information on issues that MPA managers and practitioners face in day-to-day operations.
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
Managing Marine and Coastal Protected Areas - A TOOLKIT for South Asia
Managing Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A Toolkit for South Asia (South Asia Toolkit) has been prepared to help MCPA managers in their daily tasks. Containing 81 theme sheets arranged in two parts: The Management Process and Conservation and Sustainable Use, the Toolkit provides up-to-date…