Story | 14 May, 2009
Marine Protected Areas receive welcome boost
One of the cornerstones of improved ocean management – the establishment of networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the world’s oceans - received a strong endorsement from the representatives from 76 countries at the World Ocean…
Press release | 12 May, 2009
World Ocean Conference, a fight to get oceans into the climate change debate
For immediate release: 11 May, 2009 Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 11 May, 2009 (IUCN) – The Manado Ocean Declaration draft will be review at the World Ocean Congress in Manado urging the UN to put marine issues at the top of the agenda at the climate talks in Copenhagen.
Press release | 12 May, 2009
Ocean protection: we cannot afford to fail – IUCN
The most pressing marine environmental issues will be addressed at the first International Marine Conservation Congress in Washington D.C. from May 19 to 24. The Congress aims to put conservation science into practice and will address climate change, poverty and globalization, marine protected…
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
This report provides timely and important information on the extent of coral mortality throughout the Indian Ocean.
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
This second annual status report follows on from the first report that was based on initial assessments of coral mortality and presents the results of CORDIO’s first full year of monitoring and research.
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
This, CORDIO’s third status report, describes the condition of coral reefs throughout the central and western Indian Ocean and presents the results of several targeted research projects conducted within the last 18 months.
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
The assessments of 50 contributing authors focusing on coral reefs and related coastal ecosystems, and dependent communities in 9 countries in South Asia and the central and western Indian Ocean.
Story | 31 Mar, 2009
CORDIO 2008 Status Report on Indian Ocean coral reefs
This status report marks a decade of CORDIO in the Indian Ocean.
Story | 14 Feb, 2009
CORDIO Asia Final Report - Management of Climate Change Impacts on Coral Reefs and Coastal Ecosystems in Tsunami-affected Areas of the Andaman Sea and South Asia
Press release | 05 Jan, 2009
A monumental decision for the oceans
President Bush today will formally designate three areas in the Pacific as Marine National Monuments.
IUCN has been one of the major partners of the U.S. Government in the creation of these marine protected areas. The scientific and technical advice provided by IUCN to the…