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Dear Members of the International Seabed Authority,

In September 2021 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN Member States, civil society and Indigenous organisations overwhelmingly …

High seas biodiversity treaty is urgently needed for the sake of present and future generations

From 27 June to 1 July, an IUCN delegation, led by the Director General, is participating in the second UN Ocean Conference, “Scaling up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of Goal 14: Stocktaking, Partnerships and Solutions.”

IUCN-Med, SPA/RAC and WWF will work in close collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of the Environment to help develop a robust network of marine protected areas. During last week’s kick-off event, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Arabi Mounir, Minister of Environment, welcomed the project as a key step to…

CEESP News - by Nathan Bennett, Chair, People and the Ocean Specialist Group, IUCN CEESP

There is a growing recognition of the need for more socially equitable conservation. Yet, in both policy and practice, greater attention is still given to what, how much, and where to protect, rather…

“El océano: vida y medios de subsistencia” es el lema internacional para la conmemoración del 2021, que dio pie al análisis de la participación activa de las comunidades para la sostenibilidad de los esfuerzos de manejo y conservación.