Story | 20 Nov, 2018
Privately Protected Areas Management Guidelines
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) is pleased to announce the publication of Guidelines for Privately Protected Areas produced by the IUCN WCPA Specialist Group on Privately Protected Areas and Nature Stewardship, with many contributors from many nations and cultures. These…
Story | 20 Nov, 2018
This is the third in a series of interviews with Natura 2000 (N2K) experts as part of the LIFE Green List for N2K project. Our interviewee has extensive experience in Natura 2000 site management. He recently became involved in the Green List for N2K project as a member of the European Core…
Blog | 19 Nov, 2018
Nigel Dudley, member of IUCN WCPA, brings to CBD COP14 stories that highlights the importance of protected areas and the services they provide.
Story | 19 Nov, 2018
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as well as WildArk – A Movement for the Wild are thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Pathfinder Award for innovation in nature conservation. The…
Story | 18 Nov, 2018
Report shows 15% of terrestrial and 7% of marine areas now covered by protected areas
Around 15% of the world’s terrestrial area is better safeguarded by conservation measures, as well as over 7% of the world’s oceans, ensuring the world is on track to meet important conservation targets, according to the latest Protected Planet Report.
Blog | 17 Nov, 2018
CBD COP14: What is IUCN investing in this meeting and why?
To mark the opening of the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD (COP14), Cyrie Sendashonga, IUCN Global Director for Policy and Programme shares with us her views on IUCN’s contribution to this meeting
Story | 14 Nov, 2018
Developing Effective Capacity for North African Protected Areas
New Technical Report - Capacity Development Strategy Outline for Protected Area Managment in the North African Region. This work was led by the IUCN Mediterranean Cooperation Centre in collaboration with the World Commission on…
Story | 08 Nov, 2018
Protected Areas Working Group: enhancing regional coordination in the Pacific
IUCN Oceania Regional Office (ORO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) have convened the latest gathering of the Protected Area Working Group (PAWG) of the Pacific Island Roundtable for Nature Conservation (…
Story | 05 Nov, 2018
Developing the capacity in initiating transboundary conservation
A new training module on initiating transboundary conservation and steps towards its institutionalisation was presented and tested among the experts interested and experienced in transboundary conservation from South-Eastern and Eastern Europe.
Blog | 05 Nov, 2018
Blog by Ria Sen, member of the IUCN Comission on Education and Communication