Last week the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India (8-19 October) took an important step for the global ocean commons, the largest habitat for life on Earth. The 193 Parties to the Convention agreed to send key scientific information to the…
The Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme (BIOPAMA), funded under the EC/ Intra ACP Envelope for Biodiversity, was officially launched and attracted international attention, through two high level events at the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Republic of Korea.
The smaller number of MPAs compared to terrestrial protected areas means there is less experience and understanding of applying categories to MPAs. Application of the categories to MPAs has often been inaccurate and inconsistent. These supplementary marine guidelines are therefore aimed at…
The most detailed discussions to date between investors and forest rights-holders have resulted in new guidance for investments that can create a ‘triple win’ of returns for investors, livelihood security for local communities and protection for forests.
In 2011, an independent evaluation of 10 years of international support to Cat Tien National Park documented the failure to convert high levels of technical and financial support into effective protected area management. This failure was starkly revealed by the killing of the last Javan rhino…
Jeju, Korea, 10 Sept, 2012 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) – Threatened natural areas in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are set to benefit from a unique partnership between the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播), European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) and the German Development…
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 9 September 2012 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) – With several pilot projects underway, preparations for 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播’s Green List of Well-Managed Protected areas are gathering pace prior to its official launch at the next 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Parks Congress to be held in Australia in 2014.
Dryland biodiversity is of tremendous global importance, being central to the well-being and development of millions of people in developing countries.
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 8 September 2012 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) – As concern increases on the state of natural resources and the degradation of the world’s oceans, it is critical to be clear on how countries are progressing with conservation actions for the environment. New guidance issued today on…
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 7 September, 2012 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) – Protected Areas –parks, nature reserves and other natural areas– assist in reducing deforestation, habitat and species loss, and support the livelihoods of over one billion people, while containing 15 % of the world’s carbon stock,…