Press release | 13 Th12, 2022
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 16 new sites in China, France, Mexico, Peru and Zambia to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard recognising well governed and effectively…
IUCN Statement | 19 Th6, 2022
IUCN Statement on human rights violations in Loliondo, Tanzania
IUCN is deeply concerned by reports of violence by security forces against the Maasai Indigenous Peoples in the Loliondo Division of Ngorongoro District, in northern Tanzania. Reports of at least one death and a number of people sustaining injuries are particularly alarming.
Story | 12 Th3, 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 | 01 Tháng 5, 2018
CEESP News - by Dr. Bas Verschuuren, Co-Chair: IUCN Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas’ Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas (CSVPA) is realizing a programme entitled “Promoting…
Story | 10 Th4, 2018
Protecting the Torricelli Mountain Range - Tenkile Conservation Alliance (TCA), Papua New Guinea
CEESP News: by Jim Thomas - CEO, Tenkile Conservation Alliance, Papua New Guinea
The Tenkile Conservation Alliance (TCA) is a non-government organisation (NGO) established in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 2001. Principally established to save the critically endangered Tenkile tree kangaroo…
Story | 13 Th10, 2017
Australian Environmental Lawyers call for Sea Country Reforms
CEESP News - by Hanna Jaireth, member of IUCN CEESP, WCEL, WCPA
One of the technical papers in a broad blueprint for the next generation of environmental laws in Australia calls for a more strategic national approach to marine and coastal governance, including nationally consistent laws…
Artículo | 03 Th9, 2016
Lecciones aprendidas y buenas prácticas para la gestión de áreas protegidas amazónicas
La Amazonía es una de las regiones más ricas en términos de biodiversidad y cultura y estará presente y viva en el Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza 2016. Este bioma provee bienes y servicios ambientales, de los cuales principalmente se resaltan beneficios a escala global como la regulación…
Story | 14 Tháng 5, 2015
IUCN recommends action for natural World Heritage in danger
Key recommendations by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, on new and threatened natural World Heritage sites are released today ahead of the World Heritage Committee meeting which takes place in Bonn, Germany from 28 June to 8 July. IUCN recommends that Colombia’s Los…
Artículo | 14 Tháng 5, 2015
La UICN recomienda actuar en favor del Patrimonio Mundial natural en peligro
La UICN, Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, publica hoy, con anterioridad a la reunión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial que tendrá lugar el 28 de junio al 8 de julio en Bonn (Alemania), una serie de recomendaciones clave sobre sitios naturales del Patrimonio Mundial…
Article | 14 Tháng 5, 2015
L’UICN recommande d’agir en faveur du patrimoine mondial naturel en péril
L’UICN, Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature, publie aujourd’hui d’importantes recommandations relatives à des sites naturels du patrimoine mondial nouveaux et en péril, avant la réunion du Comité du patrimoine mondial qui se tiendra à Bonn (Allemagne), du 28 juin au 8…