Story | 14 Jun, 2017
IUCN and Anantara collaborate to protect marine turtles in Sri Lanka
At a time where increasing pressure is being placed on the environment, the private sector is realising the importance of conserving natural habitats and biodiversity in order to protect the viability of their businesses. In Sri Lanka, as a symbol of their pledge to…
Story | 14 Jun, 2017
National portal of protected areas launched in Montenegro
The CGIS Bioportal of Montenegro is the most up to date and complete source of information on protected areas in the country. Launched by the Agency for Environmental Protection of Montenegro on the 25th May, it is now a publicly available online platform where users can discover Montenegro’s…
Story | 14 Jun, 2017
Capacity building on adaptation in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas
In the framework of the of the Interreg Med project MPA-Adapt “Guiding Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) through the climate change era: Building resilience and adaptation”, a capacity building workshop on adaptation to climate change in Mediterranean MPAs was held in Bonifacio (…
Story | 13 Jun, 2017
El Salvador makes case for strengthening its national restoration strategy at Bonn Challenge event
Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is recognised as a key strategy to not only restore ecological integrity, but also to generate local, national and global benefits. El Salvador embraced this concept and took action as outlined in a strategy presented at the Latin America Bonn Challenge event…
Publication | 2017
Durabilité des aliments pour le poisson en aquaculture
Reducing the environmental footprint of aquaculture has become a high priority as part of the drive for greater sustainability in modern society. To date, a major concern has been the challenge of feeding farmed fish with products that are nutritious but, at the same time, economically and…
Story | 12 Jun, 2017
2nd International Meeting, Global Judicial Institute on Environment - Day 3
Adoption of the Statute of the Global Judicial Institute on Environment
Story | 12 Jun, 2017
2nd International meeting, Global Judicial Institute on Environment - Day 2
GJIE Statute, membership, and hosting options on agenda
Story | 12 Jun, 2017
Climate change, biodiversity loss, air pollution, unsustainable land use practices, droughts and mental and physical health problems are just some of the many challenges that Europe faces today and which could be solved through investing in nature. Real-life examples of how nature can provide…
Story | 12 Jun, 2017
Vegetarian feed one of the keys to sustainable fish farming – IUCN report
Making farmed fish more ‘vegetarian’ by feeding them terrestrial plants, algae, or other alternatives to feed made from wild fish will continue to reduce the environmental impact of the fast-growing fish farming sector, according to a new IUCN report
Story | 09 Jun, 2017
Financing Conservation: Incubator for Innovation
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PARTNERSHIP
IUCN is seeking to partner with protected and conserved areas to seek and learn ways to improve conservation financing.
(Please note: this is not a grant programme)
We are looking for partner sites that already participate in the…