Story | 02 Jul, 2008
Towards a Strategy for High Seas Marine Protected Areas
Towards a Strategy for High Seas Marine Protected Areas
Story | 02 Jul, 2008
Securing Protected Areas in the Face of Global Change: Issues and Strategies
Securing Protected Areas in the Face of Global Change: Issues and Strategies
Story | 02 Jul, 2008
International Ocean Governance: Using International Law and Organisations to Manage Marine Resources Sustainably
Story | 29 Jun, 2008
A taskforce of whale and oil industry experts convened by IUCN have published a list of monitoring and mitigation measures aimed at minimising the impacts of a seismic survey off Sakhalin Island in eastern Russia scheduled for 2009.
Press release | 22 May, 2008
You can swim but you can’t hide – more oceanic sharks on the IUCN Red List
Bonn, Germany, May 22, 2008 (IUCN/Wiley-Blackwell) – The first study to determine the global status of 21 species of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays reveals that 11 of them are threatened with extinction, says IUCN on International Biodiversity Day.
Story | 06 May, 2008
Members of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel, an independent scientific body convened by IUCN, have voiced their concern to Exxon Neftegaz Ltd. over plans to build an oil pipeline and an ice bridge across the Piltun Lagoon on the Sakhalin Island. The Lagoon is believed to be of crucial…
Story | 20 Apr, 2008
A Sustainable Tuna Roundtable is being held today, hosted by IUCN and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council. It will bring together the tuna fishing industry and the retail industry in an attempt to get both industries to agree on a single set of standards to assess the sustainability…
Story | 05 Mar, 2008
Guide for the Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture
Interaction between Aquaculture and the Environment
Story | 11 Feb, 2008
Deep Discussions end in darkness in Rome
Discussions in Rome failed to agree on new guidance for deep-sea fisheries in the high seas. A second meeting was called for this summer to discuss outstanding issues.