Story | 20 Oct, 2017
Two key publications from the IUCN WCPA Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series, Governance of Protected Areas, and Urban Protected Areas, have been translated into Portuguese, with the support of the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German Society for…
Communiqué de presse | 04 Jul, 2017
Le Parc national de la Comoé en Côte d’Ivoire a été retiré de la liste du Patrimoine mondial en péril aujourd’hui, car sa faune se reconstitue après avoir été durement touchée par l’instabilité civile. Cette décision fait suite à la recommandation de l’Union internationale pour la conservation…
Press release | 04 Jul, 2017
African national park taken off World Heritage ‘danger list’ following IUCN advice
Comoé National Park in Côte d’Ivoire has come off the List of World Heritage in Danger today, as its wildlife recovers from impacts of civil unrest. The decision follows a recommendation from IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature – the official advisory body to UNESCO’s World…
Story | 03 Jul, 2017
The impact of EU-ACP interventions through BIOPAMA
Since 2012, IUCN and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (EC-JRC), have been implementing BIOPAMA (the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme) on behalf of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, with the financial support of the 10th European…
Article | 23 May, 2017
Combler le fossé du développement des capacités en Afrique
Les aires protégées d'Afrique, et la faune abondante qu'elles abritent, sont confrontées à des menaces grandissantes : braconnage, changements climatiques, réduction de l'habitat, etc. Pour atteindre leurs objectifs de conservation les aires protégées doivent être gérées efficacement par des…
Story | 21 May, 2017
Ol Pejeta – Improving Community Livelihoods through Conservation
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, set on 90,000 acres in Laikipia County in Kenya, works to conserve wildlife, provide a sanctuary for great apes and generate income through wildlife tourism and complementary enterprises for reinvestment in conservation and communities. The Conservancy is the largest Black…
Story | 18 May, 2017
Bridging the capacity development gap in Africa
Africa’s protected areas, and the prolific wildlife that they protect, face significant and increasing threats (poaching, climate change, habitat reduction, etc.). Establishing protected areas alone does not guarantee the fulfillment of conservation objectives: areas must be managed effectively…
Story | 26 Jan, 2017
World Wetlands Day: Strengthening resilience and collaboration to reduce disaster risk
On February 2nd the world celebrates its wetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and nature. Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet…
Article | 11 Jan, 2017
MOOC en Gestion des Aires Protégées et le Suivi Ecologique en Afrique
Découvrez nos Formations en Ligne Ouvertes à Tous sur la Gestion des Aires Protégées, et sur le Suivi Ecologique (nouveau!).
Story | 04 Sep, 2016
Meet the Heritage Hero voted by the public – Bibhuti Lahkar
The public has spoken, choosing Bibhuti Lahkar as the people’s choice Heritage Hero, for his dedication to the conservation of India’s Manas Wildlife Sanctuary. The result of last week’s online voting was announced at the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai‘i, USA.