Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted in favour of only one of four proposals to list shark species under CITES Appendix II, which requires international trade to be monitored and regulated.
The elephant issue remains central to CITES though, unfortunately, the emotiveness of the ivory debate has not dissipated and the divisions are as deep now as at any time in the past. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ is concerned that much of this may be diverting efforts from the real issues and what must really be done…
Eighty fiveÌýpercent of sturgeon, one of the oldest families ofÌýfishes in existence, valued around the world for their precious roe, are at risk of extinction, making them the most threatened group of animals on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢. The latest update of the Red List assessed…
Habitat loss is having a serious impact on Europe’s butterflies, beetles and dragonflies. The release of the European Red List, commissioned by the European Commission, shows that nine percent of butterflies, 11 percent of saproxylic beetles (beetles that depend on decaying wood) and 14 percent…
Robust and connected systems of natural parks help conserve biodiversity and maintain benefits we receive from nature.Ìý They are also crucial to help us to mitigate and adapt to climate change…
To mark the occasion of the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, a Movement to Save St. Martin’s Island, an ecologically critical area in Bangladesh, was organized by an Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ member Coastal Area Resource Development and Management Association (CARDMA).
The sacred dimension of protected areas : proceedings of the second workshop of the Delos Initiative, Ouranoupolis 2007
Proceedings of the Second Workshopof the Delos Initiative
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Project description brochure for the Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI)