Story | 20 May, 2019
La Antigua will host the Regional Conservation Forum
The Forum will include a Knowledge Day which will be open to the general public, with experience exchange panels, expert talks, audiovisual presentations, and posters about conservation and sustainable development experiences.
Story | 23 Apr, 2019
Belize getting ready to commit its pledge in the next Latin America Bonn Challenge meeting
Belize City, Belize. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration of Belize (MAFFESDI), with the technical support of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the…
Story | 09 Apr, 2019
IUCN lists 6 more new sites as world’s best protected areas
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted six new natural sites to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas – the first global standard recognising best practice in protected areas. Sites in France and Mexico received the certification at a meeting of the…
Story | 09 Apr, 2019
Isla San Pedro Mártir Biosphere Reserve, Sonora, México
The Isla San Pedro Mártir Biosphere Reserve is one of the best-preserved sites in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), has great scientific relevance and should be considered a natural laboratory of…
Story | 06 Mar, 2019
UN elevates action on ecosystem restoration – IUCN is ready
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) was officially adopted by the UN General Assembly. El Salvador, joined by 71 co-sponsors, sets the world on a course to massively scale up the restoration of degraded ecosystems and halt further…
Story | 05 Mar, 2019
Reporting on nature in the Caribbean and Central America
Caribbean and Central American countries gathered in Barbados to exchange best practices, share experiences and work around the Sixth National Report on Biodiversity
Story | 22 Feb, 2019
IUCN joins Fortune 500 companies to address plastic leaks in their supply chains
IUCN, together with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Life Cycle Initiative, have joined the strategic committee of a newly launched Plastic Leak Project (PLP), which aims to help…
Story | 07 Feb, 2019
Caribbean ABS Week: Advances and Challenges for Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge
Three days of technical presentations related to accessing genetic resources and sharing of the benefits derived from their utilization, a Biodiversity Expo including cultural presentations on traditional knowledge by…
Story | 18 Jan, 2019
A year in images: BIOPAMA 2018
In 2018, the BIOPAMA programme engaged with a significant number of stakeholders to ensure that BIOPAMA’s activities support the needs of the countries and their actors, as well as assist them in achieving their conservation objectives and international commitments.
Story | 29 Nov, 2018
First meeting of WCEL Members in Mexico, towards sustainability from environmental law
By Angel Daen Morales Garcia - The First Forum of IUCN Mexico gathered experts from the World Commission on Environmental Law to discuss the legal challenges and solutions facing the environmental crisis in the Mexican context.