As delegates gather to discuss the plight of the African Elephant at a summit convened by the Government of Botswana and 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, new analyses released today find that if poaching rates are sustained at current levels, Africa is likely to lose a fifth of its elephants in the next 10 years.
Today a group of 235 individual experts and organisations from 36 countries, including 23 EU Member States, published a joint statement calling on the European institutions to adopt a science-based approach for the EU-wide legislation on invasive alien species. The Call was coordinated jointly鈥
The Okapi 鈥 a national symbol of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the 鈥渇orest giraffe鈥 鈥 and the sub-Saharan White-winged Flufftail 鈥 one of Africa鈥檚 rarest birds 鈥 are now on the brink of extinction, according to the latest update of The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Threatened Species鈩.鈥
Warsaw, Poland 19 November 2013 鈥 Today at the UN climate change conference in Warsaw, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) will release the first-ever Environment and Gender Index which monitors gender equality and women鈥檚 empowerment in the environmental arena.
Registration is now open for the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Parks Congress (WPC),聽the landmark global forum on protected areas held every 10 years. The聽event takes place聽in Sydney, Australia 12-19 November 2014, with the theme 'Parks, people, planet: inspiring solutions' designed to聽help deliver 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 three鈥
Myanmar is renewing efforts to implement the World Heritage Convention. As the country opens up to international conservation processes, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 is providing expertise to help identify potential natural heritage sites.
In a move that will better connect protected areas management and tiger conservation, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 Global Protected Areas Programme and WWF鈥檚 Tigers Alive Initiative signed a mutual cooperation agreement on the development of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Green List of Protected Areas today at the 1st Asia Parks Congress鈥
A new scientific study has identified the protected areas most critical to preventing extinctions of the world鈥檚 mammals, birds and amphibians. Resulting from an international collaboration, this analysis provides practical advice for improving the effectiveness of protected areas in conserving鈥
This week, a number of conservationists are meeting with representatives from Mexico, India and Brazil to discuss the identification and governance of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) - places recognised for their important fauna and flora. The process for identifying KBAs is the focus of a project鈥