The thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Cancun, Mexico, saw a significant commitment to protected and conserved areas聽鈥 in quantity and quality 鈥 the latter an important part of聽Aichi Target 11, which is the key global goal for鈥
by聽Richard P. Reading
The Lacandones are an indigenous Mayan group that inhabit the Lacandona Jungle of Chiapas, in the south of Mexico. The Lacandones of the North live in the Nah谩 and Metzabok聽communities, which are now surrounded by other indigenous groups with different worldviews and ways of life. 聽The鈥
The latest update to the聽Protected Planet Report 2016聽shows that there are now just under 15,000 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) spread across 18.5 million square kilometres of ocean and sea. Up to聽13% of territorial waters are now protected, and dramatic progress has been made towards achieving鈥
The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)聽is pleased to announce the publication of聽Wilderness Protected Areas: Management guidelines for 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Category 1b protected areas聽produced by the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Wilderness Specialist Group with international, multicultural contributors.聽These guidelines聽鈥
Following the launch of the new PANORAMA platform at the recent 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress, the partnership and web platform is growing and expanding. The Convention on Biological Diversity鈥檚 13th聽Conference of the Parties (CBD COP13) in Canc煤n, Mexico, provided the stage for two PANORAMA鈥
The world鈥檚 continental land surface contains an amazing array of diverse landscapes and ecosystems of which mountain areas cover 26.5%. Mountainous formations also occur across considerable areas of the ocean floor.聽聽 So why do mountainous landscapes in particular intrigue, support, attract and鈥
The purpose of these first-ever international Guidelines for managing wilderness (Category 1b) has been to impress upon you the challenges involved in managing wilderness, while also clarifying the essential techniques, protocols, and mindset required of a good, efficient, adaptable, and鈥
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 welcomes the recent declaration by the President of Mexico, His Excellency Mr Enrique Pe帽a Nieto, of the establishment of four聽new protected areas in Mexico. This step聽will significantly accelerate global progress towards the global Convention on Biological Diversity鈥檚 2020 target to鈥
The National Congress on Climate Change, held in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, drew more than 700 people, including representatives of government, nongovernmental and civil society organizations, the private sector, and others.