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Mexico City, Mexico, August 16, 2023. Representatives from states, government agencies, civil society organizations, and Indigenous Peoples' organizations will gather from April 16 to 19, 2024 in Mexico City to celebrate the International Union for Conservation of Nature (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) Regional…

Gland, Switzerland, 26 July 2023 (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) – Nine rangers and ranger teams have received the 2023 ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) International Ranger Awards. The awards recognise the outstanding work of protected areas rangers around the world, celebrating the dedication and…

In the sidelines of the 10th OECS Council of Ministers Meeting on Environmental Sustainability, Mrs. Úrsula Parrilla, Regional Director for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) and Mr. Didacus Jules (PhD), Director General of the…

Dr. Thomas Brooks is Chief Scientist at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��). During his visit to the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC), we talked with Dr. Brooks about the relation between science and conservation, and the…

CEESP Chair of People and the Ocean Specialist Group, Nathan Bennett, published an article titled Co-benefits of marine protected areas for nature and people on June 22 in Nature Sustainability. This research highlights the value of marine protected areas in both environmental…

BCAF Readiness Support is providing funding for early-phase design, set-up, and implementation of coastal blue carbon restoration and conservation projects in developing countries, but we are entering the final weeks of the search, so please apply and share. 

“Knowledge Sharing Journey” brought conservation practitioners from all over the world together to jointly discuss conservation practices and analyse how effective grant management can support conservation efforts on the ground.

The new ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Global Ecosystem Typology is a comprehensive classification framework for Earth’s ecosystems that integrates their functional and compositional features. This new typology will help identify the ecosystems that are most critical for biodiversity conservation, research, management…

A new report from the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Plastic Waste Free Islands project answers the question, “What are key human rights issues arising from plastic pollution in the tourism, fisheries, and waste management sectors in the PWFI islands and how do these issues impact men and women differently?” 

With support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the Plastic Waste Free Islands project focused on six islands in the Pacific and the Caribbean regions: Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Saint Lucia. Three new economic briefs for the Caribbean,…