Story | 23 Apr, 2018
The wonders of Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon
Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, accounting for a quarter of the remaining cedar forest in Lebanon, was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in July 2005. Covering approximately 50,000 hectares - or 5% of the total area of Lebanon, the legendary cedar is still revered and remains prominent in…
Story | 19 Apr, 2018
Developing effective capacity for North African protected areas
In North African countries, capacity building programmes in protected areas (PAs) often focused on building certain individual skills and competencies. Over the past decades, hundreds of capacity building initiatives or activities have been implemented in support of protected areas management,…
Story | 21 Mar, 2018
How to integrate Nature Based Solutions in the Mediterranean cities
“The Mediterranean city model, characterized by the population density, the compactness of the building, the complexity of urban uses and functions, and the proximity of services on a pedestrian scale, must be claimed and protected” was stressed by the experts participating at a brainstorming…
Story | 06 Mar, 2018
Mediterranean Protected Areas Gather in Croatia to Discuss New Ecotourism Offer
Ecotourism Conference in Split Kicks Off With Launch Of New Protected Area Network, Focused on Ecotourism that Support Conservation While Reducing the Footprint of Travelers.
Story | 05 Feb, 2018
Developing and Monitoring New Ecotourism Packages in France
Two French protected areas, Calanque National Park and Camargue Nature Park, will be developing and testing new ecotourism packages in the coming months with the support of the IUCN-Med team, who is managing several areas of work for DestiMED project (Mediterranean Ecotourism Destination),…
Story | 30 Jan, 2018
Buna river project launch gathers wide support in Albania
Around 70 participants from local government, civil society and education bodies from Albania and Montenegro gathered to launch the Buna Delta Protection Project during an opening in Shkodra (Albania) on 25 January, followed by a field visit to the…
Story | 15 Jan, 2018
IUCN invites Natura 2000 sites managers to apply for participation in the testing phase of the ‘Green List for N2K’ project. Deadline for application: 13th April 2018.
Story | 27 Dec, 2017
Freshwater biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot is remarkably diverse and highly threatened as confirmed by the IUCN Mediterranean Biodiversity Red List assessments. The process to identify and delineate of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) in north-west Mediterranean, including…
Story | 11 Dec, 2017
Participatory scenario planning
By Ignacio Palomo
How can we manage a large protected area system with reduced public funding resources and new challenges arising from multiple drivers of change? This was the question that EUROPARC Spain, an institution that mobilises multiple stakeholders around protected areas in…
Story | 27 Nov, 2017
Vers la mise en place de la Liste Verte des Aires Protégées dans les Pays du Maghreb
Les 21 et 22 novembre 2017, s’est tenu, à Tunis, l’atelier régional sur le processus de la Liste Verte des Aires protégées en Afrique du Nord. Cet évènement a été organisé conjointement par le Centre de Coopération pour la Méditerranée de l’UICN et la Commission Mondiale des Aires Protégées de l…