Story | 30 Oct, 2019
At Lima, Peru, under the theme “Solutions for welfare and sustainable development”, the Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Protected Areas (CAPLAC III) provided a space for exchange on the formulation and implementation of public policies and research.
This space was well used by…
Story | 29 Oct, 2019
Caribbean and Latin American voices were raised and heard during CAPLAC III, the third Latin American and Caribbean Protected Areas Congress. By the close, these voices were distilled into the Lima Declaration, ready for the IUCN World…
Story | 29 Oct, 2019
Conservationists have a community, an international space for the problems they have conquered, a way to find how others have solved their conservation conundrums, and the building blocks to answer their current and future issues. This is…
Story | 24 Oct, 2019
Dr Robert Wallace, innovator in biodiversity and conservation, wins the 2019 Kenton Miller Award
The Kenton Miller Award 2019 is given to a person of outstanding contributions to the understanding and promotion of Latin America’s biodiversity and conservation.
Story | 23 Oct, 2019
Recognition and reward for five outstanding conservationists, at Lima CAPLAC III congress
In this article we highlight these five champions of protected areas, presented by IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas at a ceremony in Peru during the third Latin American and Caribbean Protected Areas Congress.
Story | 23 Oct, 2019
“The forest fires currently raging in the Amazon are sparked by climate change,”
stated the renowned Amazonian climate scientist Dr. Luis Campos Baca, of the Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana, in his opening address to The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Andes-Amazon…
Story | 23 Oct, 2019
The world of protected areas in one book, now in Spanish
The entirety of protected area management and governance has been available in one book since the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, in Sydney. The Spanish version of this publication, 'Protected Area Governance and Management’, was launched in Lima, on 15 October 2019, at the third Latin American…
Story | 15 Oct, 2019
IUCN guidelines for Privately Protected Areas released in Spanish
The Guidelines for Privately Protected Areas, Spanish version, has been released at the Lima, Peru CAPLAC III congress, with acknowledgement to the contributors from many nations and cultures. These privately protected areas are seen as an important piece in…
Story | 05 Sep, 2019
The living Amazon is given a breath of fresh air
IUCN will work on a new partnership for the IUCN Green List in the Amazon with support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Andes-Amazon Initiative. IUCN will promote the Green List Standard that describes and encourages fair and effective…
Story | 18 Jul, 2019
Rio Doce Panel experts call for monitoring Lake Juparanã’s environment and water supplies
Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 19 July 2019 (IUCN) – The IUCN-led Rio Doce Panel issued new recommendations today calling on officials to monitor the impacts of a temporary dam on Lake Juparanã and avoid further contamination of local water supplies.