Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ has released a detailed report on whale protection measures implemented by Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. during a seismic survey conducted in the summer of 2015 close to an important western gray whale feeding area near Sakhalin Island, off the Russian coast, just north of Japan.…
Through Mangroves for the Future (MFF), Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ established a partnership with Marriott Hotels & Resorts to protect the environment and support Thailand’s local communities through mangrove restoration, the use of sustainable seafood sources and local procurement practices.
The project "Promoting the value of key biodiversity areas (KBAs) in North Africa through the involvement of civil society organizations in their conservation and management ", funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), concludes with the publication of three studies conducted in…
The International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) of Zaragoza, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature - Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥-Med), is offering an advanced course on Protected Areas and socioecological landscape…
Natural World Heritage sites face major threats, such as commercial logging, poaching, gillnet fishing and dams, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥). In its recommendations to the World Heritage Committee, which meets in July, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ has advised that three…
In this year’s edition of European Green Week, which took place from 30 May to 3 June 2016, the focus was on ‘Investing for a greener future.’ Green Week is one of the most prominent annual events to debate and discuss European environment policy. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ participated in this debate by organising a…
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 to raise global awareness of the need to take positive environmental action. This year's theme, 'Go Wild for Wildlife' calls on everyone to celebrate the species under threat from the poachers and traffickers, and inspires us to take…
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Viet Nam has received over 1,100 applicationsÌýfor itsÌýMarine Turtle Conservation volunteer programme. This is very encouraging as it means that anÌýincreasing number ofÌýyouths are becoming interested in environmental protection programmes.
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It’s big business, it’s a growing threat to our environment, and it’s illegal.Ìý
It is wildlife trafficking.
The organization of Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) has organized three monitoring visits from 9 to 20 May to celebrate the Fascination of plants day in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM)Ìý. Young people were majority among the participants on these events. They had the…