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 | 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 | 14 Dec, 2020
5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) is on, new dates announced.
The new dates for IMPAC5, Vancouver, Canada, have been announced: 3-9 February, 2023. Co-hosts IUCN and the Canadian Government, together with the international committee for IMPAC5, invite you to prepare.
Story | 24 Nov, 2020
Seminar: “The value of Blue Carbon ecosystems for climate change adaptation and mitigation”
Date: 9-10 December 2020
Online 9:30-12:30 - Language: English/Spanish. Designed for research and conservation organizations
Story | 03 Nov, 2020
IUCN is pleased to announce that it joins the Ocean Risk and Resilience Alliance (ORRAA) as a full member. ORRAA brings together the insurance and finance sectors, governments, non-profit organisations, and stakeholders from the Global South to pioneer finance and…
Story | 30 Oct, 2020
Moving forward on lobster fishery means addressing access and conservation
CEESP News: by Tony Charles*. Originally published on Policy Options, October 28, 2020
The situation unfolding in the Nova Scotia lobster fishery raises larger questions around who holds decision-making power over this natural resource.
Press release | 27 Oct, 2020
Over 200,000 tonnes of plastic leaking into the Mediterranean each year – IUCN report
Gland, 27th October 2020 (IUCN) - A new IUCN report finds that an estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping containers each day. Unless significant measures are taken to address mismanaged waste, the…
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
Waste characterization study completed in Carriacou Island
A waste characterization study was successfully completed in Carriacou Island, Grenada, by the team of local consultants hired by the IUCN Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) partner, Asia Pacific Waste Consultants (APWC).
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
PWFI conducted online training sessions as part of an alternative methodology to cope with COVID-19
The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to find new ways to operate to prevent a massive dissemination of the virus. Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) is no exception; the project has developed an online working methodology to continue its…