News | 27 Nov, 2023
New report on High Seas Biodiversity Treaty gives accessible at-a-glance introduction
This introductory report's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not high seas “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”. The report is more digestible than…
Blog | 31 Aug, 2022
The UN's 5th session of the Intergovernmental Conference on conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (also known as the High Seas Treaty) concluded in New York last week. While it did not result in the adoption of a treaty, the…
Story | 08 Jul, 2022
The Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) Ubuntoo "Greenhouse" currently holds hundreds of product, knowledge resources, and a news feed about plastic leakage and pollution specific to Small Island Developing States (SIDS). It resides within the Ubuntoo environmental solutions platform, to build…
Story | 21 Jun, 2022
International bycatch meeting - Bringing forward solutions for effective monitoring & reduction
From 4 to 6 October in Malaga (Spain), the “International Bycatch Meeting” will demonstrate the current state-of-the-art in addressing bycatch worldwide, with particular emphasis on the needs and challenges associated with the implementation of bycatch programmes in different seas and fisheries…
Story | 27 Oct, 2021
Gland, Switzerland, 22 October, IUCN – This new report is an important step to close the plastic pollution knowledge gaps in three regions: Eastern and Southern Africa, the Mediterranean, and Southeast Asia – showcasing inter- and intra-regional similarities and…
Story | 09 Mar, 2021
Mediterranean Noble Pen Shell Crisis (Pinna nobilis) - January 2021 Update
Thanks to the data provided by conservation organisations and institutions from all over the Mediterranean, IUCN-Med has worked to produce the Red List Assessment of the Mediterranean Fan Mussel (Pinna nobilis) which is now officially recognised and listed as "Critically Endangered" by…
Story | 12 Mar, 2020
Report: Blue Infrastructure Finance, where all win
All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is…
Story | 17 Feb, 2020
Financing Green Economy: A Conservation Less Articulated Challenge
Conservation interventions should be intertwined with practical models that offer sustainable economic and environmental benefits for all stakeholders.
Article | 05 Jul, 2019
Crise de la Grande Nacre en Méditerranée ( Pinna nobilis ) - Mise à jour janvier 2021
Grâce aux informations fournies par des organisations et des institutions de conservation de toute la Méditerranée, l'UICN-Med a travaillé pour produire l'Évaluation de la Liste rouge de la Grande Nacre de la Méditerranée (Pinna nobilis), qui est désormais officiellement reconnue et…
Artículo | 05 Jul, 2019
Crisis de la Gran Nacra del Mediterráneo (Pinna nobilis) - actualización de enero 2020
Gracias a la información proporcionada por organizaciones e instituciones de conservación de todo el Mediterráneo, la UICN-Med ha trabajado para producir la Evaluación de la Lista Roja de la Gran Nacra del Mediterráneo (Pinna nobilis), ahora reconocida oficialmente y clasificada como "…