Story | 13 Jan, 2009
The World's Protected Areas: Status Value and Prospects in the 21st Century
Stuart Chape is Program Manager—Island Ecosystems Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP), and formerly Head—World Heritage and Protected Areas Program, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Mark D. Spalding, lead author of the popular …
Story | 07 Jan, 2009
Governance for sustainability : issues, challenges, successes
Bosselmann, Klaus ; Engel, Ron ; Taylor, Prue ISBN 978-2-8317-1105-8
Press release | 08 Dec, 2008
Combating climate change and boosting growth are natural allies
Accelerated action on energy savings and the scrapping of fossil fuel subsidies are the two top actions needed to combat climate change and spur economic recovery, according to a survey released today.
Story | 03 Nov, 2008
The International Legal Regime of the High Seas, CBD Technical Series No 19
The International Legal Regime of the High Seas -CBD Technical Series No 19
Story | 30 Oct, 2008
A report by the Ecosystems, Protected Areas, and People Project
Story | 23 Oct, 2008
New Impetus for the High Seas following IUCN World Conservation Congress
IUCN members at the World Conservation Congress have called for strong action to protect high seas biodiversity and to regulate the human activities impacting it. This signals a growing awareness of the vital role oceans play in sustaining life on our planet and alarm at the multiplying threats…
Press release | 06 Oct, 2008
IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress…