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������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, celebrates the adoption by consensus of the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty*,��19 June, New York UN, b����all United Nations member states, and looks to what needs to happen next for momentum to be maintained.…

BCAF Readiness Support is providing funding for early-phase design, set-up, and implementation of coastal blue carbon restoration and conservation projects in developing countries, but we are entering the final weeks of the search, so please apply and share. 

A summary of the key entry points within existing UNFCCC processes and negotiations where management actions concerning coastal and marine ecosystems can play a productive role in climate action. Report recommendations focus primarily on opportunities for advancing coastal Nature-based Solutions…

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It is with deep sorrow  that ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� announces the untimely passing of Ziad Samaha, a stellar ocean champion, who dedicated his life to defending the marine environment of his beloved Mediterranean Sea.  Ziad died on April 21st, 2023 in a tragic diving…

Five Central Asian countries have jointly confirmed their interest to mitigate the risk of zoonosis emergence in the region by enhancing overall landscape resilience through the One Health approach. The commitments were shared today, closing out a three day regional workshop in Tashkent, co-…

It is with enormous sadness that ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� and the World Commission on Protected Areas announce the sudden passing of Kathy MacKinnon, a stalwart of protected areas and of conservation globally.

Today, the Vjosa River in Albania, one of the last wild rivers of Europe is declared a National Park by the Albanian Government, becoming the first Wild River National Park in Europe. In future, the Vjosa will be conserved as a living, free-flowing river, to the benefit of people and nature.…

The new GBMF-������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� multi-year partnership for the Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas will be presented during a three-day workshop in Malaga, Spain.

Climate change is a major driver and pressure acting on marine biodiversity and is an increasingly critical management consideration for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs).