Story | 23 8月, 2016
Plant monitoring in Macedonia: first sighting of the waterwheel carnivorous plant after 20 years!
The IPAMed project keeps surprising its volunteers! This summer during one of the monitoring sessions at Prespa Lake IPA, volunteers of the Macedonian Ecological Society have found a rare carnivorous plant species Aldrovanda vesiculosa (waterwheel plant) that has not been sighted in this…
Story | 27 7月, 2016
MedCOP: the Mediterranean climate hub
The 22 countries of the Mediterranean area are aware of the deep fragility of the climatic balance that allows the preservation of good living and human development conditions. Fighting climate change is indeed a top priority in the region.
Story | 07 7月, 2016
Extensive update process underway on Mediterranean biodiversity
A new initiative promoted by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) to develop an extensive update to all species, sites and conservation issues in the Mediterranean region has been recently launched.
Story | 22 6月, 2016
Implementing ecotourism activities in Tunisian protected areas
Three protected areas in Tunisia, Ickheul, Boukornine and Chikly Island, have been the last pilot actions developed within the Mediterranean Experience of Ecotourism project (MEET), thanks to the partnership convention between the Direction Général de Forêt of Tunisia and the IUCN Centre for…
Story | 13 6月, 2016
The project "Promoting the value of key biodiversity areas (KBAs) in North Africa through the involvement of civil society organizations in their conservation and management ", funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), concludes with the publication of three studies conducted in…
Article | 13 6月, 2016
Le projet « Promotion de la valeur des zones clés pour la biodiversité en Afrique du Nord à travers l’implication des organisations de la société civile dans leur conservation et gestion ", financé par le Fonds de Partenariat pour les Écosystèmes Critiques (CEPF), conclue avec la publication de…
Artículo | 10 6月, 2016
Los sitios naturales del Patrimonio Mundial se enfrentan a importantes amenazas, como la explotación forestal con fines comerciales, la caza furtiva, la pesca con redes de enmalle y la construcción de presas, según la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN). En sus…
Article | 10 6月, 2016
Le commerce d’espèces sauvages et les barrages compromettent le Patrimoine mondial naturel – UICN
Les sites naturels du patrimoine mondial font face à des menaces majeures, telles que l'exploitation forestière commerciale, le braconnage, la pêche au filet maillant et les barrages, selon l'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN). Dans ses recommandations au Comité du…
Story | 10 6月, 2016
Wildlife trade and dams putting natural World Heritage at risk – IUCN
Natural World Heritage sites face major threats, such as commercial logging, poaching, gillnet fishing and dams, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In its recommendations to the World Heritage Committee, which meets in July, IUCN has advised that three…
Article | 26 5月, 2016
Atelier national pour réviser les zones importantes pour les plantes en Tunisie
Dans le cadre de son projet «Conservation de la flore et les habitats naturels avec les populations locales dans le sud et l’est du bassin méditerranéen (IPAMed)», le Centre de Coopération pour la Méditerranée (UICN-Med) participera à l'atelier national sur les Zones Importantes pour les Plantes…