Story | 22 Feb, 2017
CEESP News - by Kristen Walker- Painemilla, February 2017
As this is the first Chair's Note since the World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, I want to set the stage a bit for our work over the next four years, and invite input from you as members!
Story | 17 Feb, 2017
Efforts to save western gray whales featured on Marine Mammals Day in Russia
On the eve of World Day of Marine Mammal Protection (Whales Day) in Russia, IUCN, WWF and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) released the Russian version of a joint report that examines how an IUCN-led independent scientific panel has contributed to the protection of the western…
Story | 31 Jan, 2017
IUCN and DMCR collaboration continues to strengthen
After a year of strategic cooperation between the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Thailand and IUCN Thailand, a meeting was held on 26 December, 2016 at the DMCR office in Bangkok to discuss the progress of the collaboration and provide updates on IUCN-led marine and coastal…
Story | 23 Jan, 2017
First signs of seahorses and pipefishes decline in the Mediterranean
For the first time,14 seahorses, pipefishes, and snipefishes native to the Mediterranean Sea were assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Story | 04 Dec, 2016
The 2016 regional assessment of the Mediterranean Sea, which includes 73 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, calls for urgent action to conserve their populations and habitats.
Story | 19 Sep, 2016
Valuing lessons learned leading to good practice: crab resources enhancement in Bang Son Bay
Community-based coastal resources management works: IUCN recently visited two successful ‘crab banks’ in Bang Son Bay, where crab resources are enhanced by keeping female crabs in a shelter until they hatch their eggs, allowing them to release thousands of offspring into the sea. These crab…
Story | 10 Sep, 2016
IUCN Congress boosts support for Indigenous peoples’ rights
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 9 September 2016 (IUCN) – Key decisions boosting support for Indigenous peoples’ rights have been adopted by IUCN State, government and civil society members today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress taking place in Hawaiʻi.
Story | 28 Jul, 2016
Interview with Aroha Te Pareake Mead, IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
This interview originally appeared on World Heritage, the official UNESCO publication from the World Heritage Centre, as part of a special edition on the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Aroha Te Pareake Mead is from the Ngati Awa and Ngati Porou Maori tribes of Aotearoa/New Zealand. She is a…
Story | 05 Jul, 2016
Tourism and sustainable financing of community fisheries in Kampong Phluk
In early June, IUCN and FACT organized a regular monthly meeting with the community fisheries (CFi) committee and commune council in Kampong Phluk, 25 km from Siem Reap, one of three sites where the EU-funded project to strengthen management of fish conservation areas (FCAs) is intervening in…
Story | 20 Jun, 2016
New lionfish sightings in Turkey and Cyprus Marine Protected Areas
This concerns an invasive species in the Mediterranean with potential serious economic and ecologic consequences that has already caused damage in other regions such as the United States and the Caribbean.