Story | 03 Feb, 2021
In 2020 and within the framework of the Plastic Waste Free Islands project, Searious Business consultants collaborated with the IUCN and Asia Pacific Waste Consultants (APWC) to determine the plastic waste pathways across the life cycle of different plastic types within the tourism, fisheries…
Story | 11 Jan, 2021
Coastal Community Associations: A model for sustainable development at the Kenyan coast
CEESP News by Tilda Bowden, Creative Writing editor of the Lucy Writers’ Platform on behalf of the Oceans Alive Trust, Kenya
Kuruwitu Fishers on the north coast of Kenya were driven to the brink of survival by unregulated and exploitative fish harvesting and were prompted to start a…
Story | 08 Jan, 2021
Communities combating fisheries crime and reef destruction
CEESP News by Venkat Ramakrishnan *
Reef Check Malaysia has been working on the ground addressing many challenges while protecting coral reefs and marine life in Malaysia. In this article, they describes how dangerous fish bombs are to marine life and local livelihoods, and how they are…
Story | 11 Nov, 2020
Protecting Mekong broodstock in Stung Treng
The Stung Treng Ramsar Site, with its deep pools, rapids, and flooded forests, supports a rich fishery. Like many other fishing grounds in Cambodia, it is struggling to cope with illegal and destructive fishing using dynamite, electro-fishing, poisoning, drift…
Artículo | 06 Nov, 2020
Los hallazgos del Proyecto Regional de Biodiversidad Costera, liderado por la UICN, se derivan de monitoreos biológicos y recolección de datos de desembarque, realizados en coordinación con las autoridades pesqueras de Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador…
Story | 30 Oct, 2020
Moving forward on lobster fishery means addressing access and conservation
CEESP News: by Tony Charles*. Originally published on Policy Options, October 28, 2020
The situation unfolding in the Nova Scotia lobster fishery raises larger questions around who holds decision-making power over this natural resource.
Artículo | 24 Sep, 2020
La entrega del aval de arrendamiento a la única organización comunitaria del Área de Usos Múltiples Hawaii fue posible gracias al acompañamiento facilitado por el Proyecto Regional de Biodiversidad Costera, a través de su socio local, ARCAS.
Artículo | 24 Jul, 2020
Frente a la degradación de los manglares, el impacto de diferentes fenómenos climáticos y la extracción desmedida que amenazaron severamente a las poblaciones de cangrejo azul, las comunidades de Barra de Santiago se organizaron para manejar el manglar y lograron no…
Story | 15 Jul, 2020
Plastic Waste-Free Islands recommencing its work in the Caribbean
In light of the fast-moving and unpredictable situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and regarding the health of staff, consultants and contractors, IUCN has been taken measures to continue with the project’s work remotely, and together with partners, looks forward to keep working, innovating and…
Artículo | 25 Jun, 2020
Retrato del rostro multifacético de la pesca artesanal en Centroamérica
Las zonas marino-costeras, en particular los humedales y bosques de manglar, son clave para el desarrollo local y la conservación de la biodiversidad terrestre y marina. En Centroamérica, la mayoría de las zonas costeras son habitadas por personas…