Story | 04 Jul, 2010
Approaches to Conservation of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Knowledge
At the current rate of consumption and use, the status of medicinal plants is threatened, risking our own future benefits and knowledge.
Story | 23 May, 2010
Coping with Climate Change: How are Indigenous Peoples and Rural Communities Using Agrobiodiversity
We are pleased to share news on the participation of the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research (PAR) in the Fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 14) of the Convention on Biological…
Story | 27 Jan, 2010
Biocultural Diversity Conservation: A Global Sourcebook
Given the growing focus within CEESP and IUCN in general on the links between culture and conservation and between biodiversity and cultural diversity, CEESP members should be interested in the forthcoming book Biocultural Diversity Conservation: A Global Sourcebook, by Luisa Maffi and Ellen…
Story | 19 Aug, 2009
Monitoring Functional Groups of Herbivorous Reef Fishes as Indicators of Coral Reef Resilience
A practical guide for coral reef managers in the Asia Pacific Region
Story | 23 Jun, 2009
Baira : the floating gardens for sustainable livelihood
Irfanullah, Haseed Md. ; Ahmed, Rashiduzzaman, ed. ; Nishat, Ainun, ed.
IUCN Bangladesh ; Sustainable Environment Management Programme (SEMP) ; UNDP ; Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forest
Story | 28 Apr, 2009
Supporting Protected Area Management in Fiji
The IUCN Regional Office for Oceania is pleased to announce the release of a legal briefing paper on existing legal mechanisms for establishment and management of terrestrial protected areas in Fiji. The paper was prepared by IUCN on behalf of Birdlife International. The paper is intended to…
Press release | 07 Apr, 2009
The seminar, which was organised by CEIDA (
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
This report provides timely and important information on the extent of coral mortality throughout the Indian Ocean.
Press release | 15 Jun, 2008
The National Natural Park System of Colombia reaches 54 protected areas.
THE SANCTUARY OF FLORA “MEDICINAL PLANTS ORITO INGI ANDE” IS BORNOne of the few protected areas in the world that has been created for the protection of the biodiversity associated to the survival of the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples.