When a fire spread into Anabohazo forest in Sahamalaza-Iles Radama National Park (SIRNP) in north-western Madagascar in late 2016 forest guides ran to alert their village communities.
The climate mitigation potential of coastal carbon-rich ecosystems such as mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses 鈥 often referred to as coastal 鈥榖lue carbon ecosystems鈥 鈥 is often overlooked in national climate change policies, according to an article published in the journal Aquatic鈥
The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 have launched the聽Marine Protected Planet Interactive聽- the world鈥檚 most authoritative and ambitious platform for information about ocean protection. As of September 2017, Marine Protected Areas cover 6.35% of the ocean鈥
A one-day conference will be held on 20 September at Columbia University (New York) to continue discussions toward a 鈥淕lobal Pact for the Environment鈥. The event is free and open to the public, bringing prominent leaders together on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly to鈥
Widener University Delaware Law School will host the 2nd Virtual Workshop on Dignity Rights in November 2017
The 2017 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) took place at UN Headquarters in New York from 10-19 July, under the overarching theme of "Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World鈥.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) is undertaking pilot assessments of ecosystem services in two natural World Heritage sites in Uganda and Sri Lanka, as part of its Benefits of Natural World Heritage project. The aim is to test practical tools and methods which can be鈥
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 deeply mourns the loss of Tony de Brum, former Marshall Islands foreign minister and supporter of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 climate initiatives, who passed away on 22 August. James Hardcastle, Programme Development Manager in 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播's Global Protected Areas Programme聽reflects on his legacy advocating climate鈥
From August 27 to September 1, 2017; 1,500 delegates from intergovernmental organisations, governments, research institutes, NGOs and the private sector will gather in Foz do Iguassu, Paran谩, Brazil for a conference hosted by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), Brazilian Society for鈥
Mangroves support rich biodiversity and high levels of productivity, supplying seafood at capacities large enough to feed millions of people. Fisheries and other sectors, economies, and communities around the world will only be sustained through the restoration and protection of mangrove forests鈥