In February, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) adopted a decision for the CMS Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI). CAMI’s Programme of Work for the period 2021-2026 was approved, incorporating Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Save Our…
Lausanne, Switzerland -- The first standardised methodology to map, measure and forecast plastic leakage across corporate value chains was released this week by the Plastic Leak Project, a multistakeholder partnership led by the sustainability consulting group Quantis and ecodesign centre EA,…
An expert workshop held prior to the second round of negotiations on the post-2020 framework of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) culminated in the proposal of key points for inclusion in the existing zero draft…
A new Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ report gives a series of recommendations to build ambition for the new agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) under UNCLOS.
…The meeting was held due to the recent visit of the Acting Regional Director to the Caribbean and made it possible to learn more about the work being done by this Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Member organization.
The Parc national des Ecrins achieved Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List status in June 2019 at the French Nature Congress. Initiated by mountaineers, naturalists and forest workers, the first steps to establish the protected area go back to 1913.
Dimitris Margaritoulis can be considered a protected areas pioneer for the Greek Islands. His story and research have contributed both to the establishment of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (NMPZ) and the founding of ARCHELON: The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece.
The Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project has started its work: assist several island nations in the Pacific and Caribbean region to reduce plastic waste generation and eliminate leakage to the ocean on which they depend.
In this article we overview the PWFI project and cover the…
In efforts to assist Pacific countries reduce plastic waste generation and leakage from islands, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ hosted the inception workshop of the Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project in Nadi today, Feb 20th. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Waterways and Environment Mr Joshua Wycliffe…
Three launching events took place in Antigua, Saint Lucia and Grenada hosted by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ in corporation with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), the Governments of the three countries and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean…