Story | 28 Feb, 2012
The future of Arctic enterprise: Long-term outlook and implications
Over the next 20 years, shipping, oil and gas, mining, tourism and aquaculture will be the key sectors of economic activity in the Arctic marine environment. A new report ‘The future of Arctic enterprise: Long-term outlook and implications’ focuses on the outlook for the development of existing…
Story | 19 Dec, 2011
The first policy framework outlining activities needed to include coastal marine areas such as mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses into the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has been presented in a report by IUCN (International Union for Conservation…
Story | 17 Nov, 2011
Ecologically or biologically significant areas in the pelagic realm : examples and guidelines : workshop report
Story | 19 Sep, 2011
Study reveals widespread plastic distribution in Antarctic waters
Scientists from the Algalita Marine Research Foundation (Long Beach, California), in cooperation with IUCN project partner the TARA Foundation, report findings of plastic pollution in Antarctic waters.
Story | 12 May, 2011
Human activity is expanding in the Arctic marine environment, in part due to warming ocean temperatures and the dramatic loss of summer sea ice. New and expanding human uses include fishing, shipping and offshore oil and gas development. All have the potential to place major additional stress on…
Story | 25 Apr, 2011
Improving MPA management in Bonaire
IUCN has published a study on the various resilience characteristics of the coral reefs in the Bonaire National Marine Park. It includes results on resilience indicators, benthic cover, coral population structure, algae populations and fish community structure which can determine how the coral…
Story | 24 Feb, 2011
Selective fishing and balanced harvest in relation to fisheries and ecosystem sustainability
Selective fishing and balanced harvest in relation to fisheries and ecosystem sustainability
Story | 30 Oct, 2010
Economic Assessment for Ballast Water Management: A Guideline
The aim of this guideline is to aid maritime administrators, or other lead agencies working with ballast water management, to assess and quantify (as appropriate and possible) the potential economic consequences of unintended marine species introductions. Such economic understanding is intended…
Story | 05 Jul, 2010
Mediterranean Pelagic Habitat. Oceanographic and Biological Processes, An Overview
Würtz, Maurizio
IUCN, Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation ; France, Ministère de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie, du Développement Durable et de la Mer ; France, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes ; UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan for the Barcelona Convention (MAP) ; Regional…