Story | 02 Nov, 2008
The Hawaiian longline tuna fishery has managed to reduce seabird bycatch by 67% since 2001 by making alterations to their fishing gear and methods, a new scientific study shows. A combination of new bait technologies and fishing techniques have dramatically reduced seabird bycatch. More…
Story | 02 Nov, 2008
Can protected areas contribute to poverty reduction ?
Opportunities and limitations
Story | 30 Oct, 2008
Securing protected areas in the face of global change : issues and strategies
Barber, Charles Victor, ed. ; Miller, Kenton R., ed. ; Boness, Melissa, ed.
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
Story | 29 Oct, 2008
In search of the lost gender : equity in protected areas
Aguilar Revelo, Lorena ; Castañeda, Itzá ; Salazar, Hilda
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas ; IUCN, Protected Areas Programme ; IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Story | 28 Oct, 2008
Economic constraints to the management of marine protected areas
Story | 28 Oct, 2008
Parks and progress : protected areas and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Valerie Barzettti
Story | 28 Oct, 2008
This Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) report is dedicated to the increasingly popular topic of 'Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation' (REDD). Making REDD Work for the Poor outlines how the design of REDD could infuence its poverty implications and the key…
Story | 28 Oct, 2008
Protected area economics and policy : linking conservation and sustainable development
These papers seek to show how environmental economics can be brought in to assist with the design and management of protected areas.
Story | 27 Oct, 2008
IUCN Completes Due Diligence on Rio Tinto
IUCN has been in talks with the Rio Tinto Group over the past 18 months about the possibility of signing a partnership agreement with the intention of helping Rio Tinto reach it's goal of a net positive impact on biodiversity.