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 | 07 Jan, 2009
Governance for sustainability : issues, challenges, successes
Bosselmann, Klaus ; Engel, Ron ; Taylor, Prue ISBN 978-2-8317-1105-8
Press release | 05 Jan, 2009
A monumental decision for the oceans
President Bush today will formally designate three areas in the Pacific as Marine National Monuments.
IUCN has been one of the major partners of the U.S. Government in the creation of these marine protected areas. The scientific and technical advice provided by IUCN to the…
Press release | 08 Dec, 2008
Combating climate change and boosting growth are natural allies
Accelerated action on energy savings and the scrapping of fossil fuel subsidies are the two top actions needed to combat climate change and spur economic recovery, according to a survey released today.
Story | 12 Nov, 2008
World Heritage Convention: Effectiveness 1992-2002 and Lessons for Governance
The main objective of this report will partially contribute to an evaluation of the achievement of the Convention by reviewing how effective this unique international governance instrument,the World Heritage Convention has been in conserving natural sites. The period of focus in this report is…
Story | 05 Nov, 2008
Indigenous and traditional peoples and protected areas : principles, guidelines and case studies
Beltrán, Javier, ed. IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas ; Cardiff University, Dept. of City and Regional Planning Best Practice Guidelines Nº 4