Story | 01 Nov, 2016
The unique role of protected area partnerships - including the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) - was highlighted at a well-attended event organised as part of the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai’i.
Story | 31 Oct, 2016
في يونيو 2016، تواصلت وزارة البيئة والشؤون المناخية في سلطنة عمان مع الاتحاد الدولي لحماية الطبيعة لإجراء مسوحات للتنوع البيولوجى لجزر الديمانيات في محافظة مسقط، والمعلنه كمحمية طبيعية من أجل تقييم النظم البيئية والتنوع البيولوجي، واقتراح التدابيرالإدارية الفعالة وتحديد الخيارات والبيئات الحساسة…
Story | 17 Oct, 2016
Lawrence S. (Larry) Hamilton 1925-2016 – a good friend and a great colleague
We have lost one of the great architects of protected areas world-wide. After a short illness, Larry Hamilton died on 6 October near his home in Vermont. His beloved wife, Linda, was with him. By Adrian Phillips.*
Story | 13 Oct, 2016
Convening experts to move forward on primary forests: IUCN’s Primary Forests Task Team at Congress
Primary forests are under intense pressure – a rapidly dwindling resource of which only one-fifth are officially protected. Conservation of primary forests can take place in many forms and on many scales, from small community-controlled fragments to large nationally protected areas. But signs of…
Story | 10 Oct, 2016
Panorama – Solutions for a Healthy Planet
Panorama – a new online platform and strong partnership for conservation optimism
Story | 06 Oct, 2016
Asia Protected Areas Partnership continues to gain momentum
IUCN Asia’s regional protected areas initiative, the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP), has made significant headway with the adoption of the APAP constitution, alongside several other new developments.
Story | 05 Oct, 2016
Reflections on a forest journey
IUCN World Conservation Congress Forest Journey is complete. What did we learn?
Story | 05 Oct, 2016
A new visitor centre to support sustainable tourism in Albania
A new visitor centre that was opened last Sunday in Librazhd will support the development of sustainable tourism in the Shebenik-Jabllanicë National Park. It will promote the protected area’s unique biodiversity and forest ecosystem wealth of the area as well as offer the space for promotion and…
Story | 30 Sep, 2016
Towards sustainable tourism in protected areas in Albania
A new visitor centre was opened today in Velipoje, aiming to support the development of sustainable tourism in the Buna River Protected Landscape. The visitor centre will promote the protected area’s unique biodiversity and coastal and wetland ecosystems located along the border of Montenegro…
Story | 22 Sep, 2016
Ha'apai hosts the first ever national workshop on Special Management Areas (SMAs) in Tonga
The first ever national workshop on Special Management Areas (SMAs) was opened on Wednesday 14 October by the Governor of Ha’apai District, Mo’ale Finau. In his opening remarks, Governor Finau stressed that that the whole of Tonga need to embrace the SMA programme in order to preserve all marine…