Artículo | 27 7月, 2018
Pueblo Sarayaku presentó declaración para preservar el territorio y la naturaleza
La declaración Kawsak Sacha (Selva Viviente) es universal y propone un reconocimiento jurídico de reivindicación al derecho territorial y la Pachamama, y lo plantea como necesario y esencial para el equilibrio…
Story | 22 5月, 2018
IPBES-6 - Moving indigenous and local knowledge forward
CEESP News - by Aroha Te Pareake Mead, CEESP Chair, 2008-2016
The work of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has direct relevance to CEESP at many different levels and offers some direct ways for CEESP members to engage.
Story | 07 11月, 2017
Public and Private Sector Engagement for Agrobiodiversity Conservation
CEESP NEWS - by Pierina Benites Alfaro
Agrobiodiversity (AGB) is defined as the diversity of plants and animals domesticated by man, which offers various beneficial environmental services both privately and publicly. Despite this, there has been a significant drop in AGB on a global…
Artículo | 10 8月, 2017
Los presidentes de la CPAES buscan nominaciones o expresiones de interés por el cargo de vicepresidente regional para Mesoamérica y Sudamérica. Los candidatos a este cargo deben, de preferencia, estar familiarizados con la CPAES además de Mesoamérica y Sudamérica, y estar comprometidos a…
Press release | 22 6月, 2017
Gland, Switzerland – IUCN former President, globally recognised environmentalist Yolanda Kakabadse, will Chair the new IUCN independent scientific and technical advisory panel on the restoration of the Rio Doce watershed in Brazil, following the 2015 collapse of the Fundão tailings dam at the…
Artículo | 25 5月, 2017
Sudamérica cuenta con una rica diversidad cultural y natural e incluye cinco de los hotspots de biodiversidad y cinco de los diecisiete países megadiversos, los cuales albergan la mayoría de las especies terrestres de la Tierra. Estos ecosistemas biodiversos proporcionan varios servicios que…
Story | 08 3月, 2017
Empowering women in water management - International Women's Day 2017
IUCN is committed to gender equality. To support International Women's Day, the Water Programme compiled some of their most recent efforts to empower women in decisions and actions for sustainable water management.
Story | 26 1月, 2017
World Wetlands Day: Strengthening resilience and collaboration to reduce disaster risk
On February 2nd the world celebrates its wetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and nature. Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet…
Story | 30 5月, 2016
IUCN recommends five World Heritage listings
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, recommends World Heritage status for five sites nominated for their outstanding natural values. The advisory body on natural World Heritage, IUCN also recommends action against major threats in listed natural sites and danger-listing for two…
Artículo | 26 5月, 2016
La UICN recomienda incorporar cinco sitios a la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial
La UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza) recomienda otorgar la condición de Patrimonio Mundial a cinco sitios propuestos por sus valores naturales excepcionales. Como órgano consultivo sobre Patrimonio Mundial natural, la UICN también recomienda, en una primera serie…