Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥'s work on climate change in the ocean has been centred around furthering understanding the science of climate change threats to the ocean: ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, marine heatwaves, as well as the cumulative affects of these individual ocean stressors and the risk this…
Rapid urbanisation is placing mounting pressure on the ecosphere but carries promises of renewal - an opportunity to reimagine the built environment and, by extension, our very civilisation.ÌýNature-based solutions can help cities to realise this opportunity.Ìý
Governance of natural resources represents a significant challenge to achieving sustainable development.
Law is the most effective tool we have to influence behaviour, coordinate action and achieve public goals such as conservation. It is therefore fundamental to fair…
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ is the foremost authority for the classification, monitoring and conservation of endangered species worldwide. The Global Marine and Polar Programme (GMPP) supports the work of the Species Survival Commission for all issues threatening the conservation status of marine species.
In partnership with the Marine team of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥'s roleÌýis to inspire, inform and enable people to protect Planet Ocean by promoting the establishment of a global, representative system of effectively managed Marine Protected Areas…
Addressing ecosystem management means addressing complex systems. For this Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ deploys a variety of tools and strategies, addresses information gaps and capacity needs in terms of sustainable management, and tackles conservation and restoration of ecosystems with the aim of achieving…
As the human population grows, the survival of many species is threatened by overexploitation for food, medicines and cultural uses. Likewise, the livelihoods of rural communities who live with and alongside wildlife count on it as a real or potential asset to support their necessities of life.…
Training is an effective tool to enable and support key actors to make better decisions and promote strong and well-implemented legal frameworks that advance conservation and sustainable development.Ìý
Across the globe, Indigenous peoples manage significant areas of Earth’s most biodiverse regions as a core expression and part of their cultural identity and spiritual practices. The profound relationships they have with the whole of the natural world are a hallmark of their worldviews, values…