Story | 30 Sep, 2020
Celebration of Protected Areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
“The pride and effort to care for and enjoy the natural and cultural diversity of the protected and conserved areas of Latin America and the Caribbean deserves to be celebrated”. (¡Areas protegidas y conservadas – APyC – de América Latina y el Caribe!)
Communiqué de presse | 03 Aug, 2020
Gland, Suisse, 4 août 2020 (UICN) – Un total de total de six millions d’euros en financement d’aide d’urgence afin de répondre aux besoins urgents en matière de conservation de la biodiversité provoqués par la pandémie de COVID-19 est mis à disposition par l’Union internationale…
Press release | 03 Aug, 2020
Six million Euros made available for conservation action to counter COVID-19 impacts
Gland, Switzerland, 4 August 2020 (IUCN) – A total of six million Euros in emergency relief funding to address biodiversity conservation needs brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is being made available by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the…
Story | 30 Jul, 2020
A ranger’s job is more multifaceted than it may appear from the outside looking in. Each day can be different than the previous — mainly because the assignments are so wide-ranging, and, in part, because rangers never know what type of conditions might come their way. Duties can include tour…
Story | 17 Jul, 2020
Blue carbon and more: mangroves as superheroes
Mangrove forests and swamps are nature's superheroes, a vital ecosystem for climate mitigation, adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and many other benefits for humans and animals alike. On this International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem 2020, we present an interactive…
Story | 06 Jul, 2020
Deep-sea mining effects may be felt from top to bottom, surface to seabed
Seabed mining effects will probably not be confined to the sea floor, argues a Proceedings of the National Academy (PNAS) journal article from the University of Hawaii, co-authored by IUCN's High Seas Adviser, Kristina Gjerde. The effects will be…
Artículo | 02 Jul, 2020
Latinoamérica y el Caribe: una región puntera en la implementación de la Lista Verde
El 26 de junio, por la celebración del Día Internacional de los Bosques Tropicales, el Secretariado de la UICN y la Comisión Mundial de Áreas Protegidas organizaron el conversatorio virtual “Lista Verde, un futuro más allá del 2020: compartiendo experiencias en Latinoamérica y el Caribe”. En él…
Story | 02 Jul, 2020
Sharing Green List experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean
On June 26, for the celebration of the International Day of Tropical Forests, the IUCN Secretariat and the World Commission on Protected Areas organized the virtual discussion “Green List, a future beyond 2020: sharing experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean”. In it, experts and…
Story | 02 Jul, 2020
BEST: 18 new projects in the European Outermost Regions!
Further to the first LIFE4BEST call for proposals, 18 new BEST projects and new organisations have been selected under the EU BEST Initiative.
Story | 30 Jun, 2020
Building ambition for the High Seas Treaty: June IUCN webinar series. What did you miss?
The goal of the three sessions was for all to better understand the UN Treaty on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (the High Seas Treaty), to address potential points of divergence, and to build ambition for the …