Story | 11 Jan, 2021
New edition: Protected Area Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT)
CEESP News by Sue Stolton and Nigel Dudley, Equilibrium Research
Protected and conserved areas only work if they are effectively managed. And understanding what constitutes “effective” means getting to grips with a huge range of social, environmental and economic issues.
Story | 11 Jan, 2021
Coastal Community Associations: A model for sustainable development at the Kenyan coast
CEESP News by Tilda Bowden, Creative Writing editor of the Lucy Writers’ Platform on behalf of the Oceans Alive Trust, Kenya
Kuruwitu Fishers on the north coast of Kenya were driven to the brink of survival by unregulated and exploitative fish harvesting and were prompted to start a…
Story | 08 Jan, 2021
Communities combating fisheries crime and reef destruction
CEESP News by Venkat Ramakrishnan *
Reef Check Malaysia has been working on the ground addressing many challenges while protecting coral reefs and marine life in Malaysia. In this article, they describes how dangerous fish bombs are to marine life and local livelihoods, and how they are…
Story | 08 Jan, 2021
Chakay - the Mexican MPA experience of sustainable ecolabeling and traceability
Achieving Sustainability Principles and applying the Criteria for Management and Eco-labelling in fishing and touristic activities in the in the Mexican Caribbean, specifically in the Sian Ka’an and Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserves has been a complex yet very interesting process.
This…
Story | 08 Jan, 2021
IUCN Green List helps Huangshan Scenic Area in integrated management of three UNESCO designations
Huangshan Scenic Area sits in the south of the Chinese province of Anhui. It was approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China in 1982, covering a territory of 160.6 km2 and home to around 5000 residents. Characterised by a granite forest landscape, it includes 77 mountains…
Publication | 2021
Cultural and spiritual significance of nature
The cultural and spiritual significance of nature has been defined as the spiritual, cultural, inspirational, aesthetic, historic and social meanings, values, feelings, ideas and associations that natural features and nature in general have for past, present and future generations of people –…
Story | 05 Jan, 2021
Coral restoration training on Fiji’s Coral Coast
CEESP News: by Victor Bonito, Director, Reef Explorer Fiji
With corals and coral reefs facing increasing threats, coral restoration has become a growing tool for conservation and marine management practitioners.
Story | 04 Jan, 2021
IUCN Global Gender Working Group seeks to increase knowledge about the link between gender equality, empowerment of women in management and conservation under the Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas Standard.
Story | 04 Jan, 2021
Quebec meets UN Convention’s Terrestrial Protected Area Target of 17%
The total area of the province of Quebec, Canada is 1,668 Million square km, larger than countries such as Iran, Peru, and South Africa. On December 17, 2020, the Premier of Quebec François Legault and the Environment and Climate Change Minister Benoît…
Publication | 2020
Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the islands and lagoons of northern Sri Lanka
After the 30-year long civil war was over, the Government of Sri Lanka commenced an accelerated programme to develop the Northern Province. If not carefully planned, such a programme will result in the loss of biodiversity and the consequent loss of services that ecosystems provide humans.…