Story | 02 Jul, 2008
PARKS Vol 15 No 3 High Seas Marine Protected Areas 2005
PARKS Vol 15 No 3 High Seas Marine Protected Areas 2005
Story | 02 Jul, 2008
International Ocean Governance: Using International Law and Organisations to Manage Marine Resources Sustainably
Story | 02 Jul, 2008
Workshop on High Seas Governance for the 21st Century: Co-Chairs Summary Report
Workshop on High Seas Governance for the 21st Century: Co-Chairs Summary Report
Story | 03 Jun, 2008
Sailing to Barcelona - Come onboard!
As part of IUCN´s World Conservation Congress (5-14 October 2008, Barcelona, Spain), Sailing to Barcelona will give a voice to creative marine conservation efforts from various corners of the world.
Press release | 22 May, 2008
Restoring natural habitats in Myanmar a reconstruction priority, says IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, May 23, 2008 (IUCN) – IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) offers to share its broad environmental experience to help with the reconstruction efforts in Myanmar. A vital long-term environmental need is to restore coastal ecosystems, following the catastrophic…
Press release | 24 Apr, 2008
Bangkok market a hub for illegal international trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises
Thailand is a major hub for the international trade in illegal freshwater turtles and tortoises, finds a new report, Pet freshwater turtle and tortoise trade in Chatuchak Market, Bangkok, Thailand, launched today by TRAFFIC, the wildlife monitoring network, a joint programme of WWF and IUCN.
Press release | 06 Apr, 2008
Systems that save biodiversity
Regulations cannot guarantee conservation of biodiversity, reveals the EU-funded research project GEM-CON-BIO. The most successful governance patterns for biodiversity conservation are based on a mix of financial incentives, regulations and voluntary engagement, according to thirty case studies…
Story | 04 Mar, 2008
Ecosystems, Livelihoods and Disasters
Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen, ed. ; Masundire, Hillary, ed. ; Rizvi, Ali, ed. ; Rietbergen, Simon, ed. IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management ; International Water Management Institute ; CARE International
Press release | 31 Oct, 2007
Sink or swim: over one in three freshwater fish species in Europe threatened with extinction
The first ever assessment of European freshwater fishes indicates astonishing species diversity but also the devastating impact of over 100 years of development and management of freshwater systems and fishes
Press release | 05 Feb, 2007
Nomadism benefits the economy, new study shows
New report on the economics of nomadism reveals importance of this traditional lifestyle to the income of developing countries and international trade