Story | 21 Nov, 2017
Assessments of Nature-Based Solutions within NDCs: Where we are and what next?
An expert panel on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) was held in the IUCN Pavilion at the UNFCCC COP23, on November 10, to present the work that have been done by IUCN and its partners in assessing how countries have integrated ecosystems/nature-based solutions within their Nationally Determined…
Story | 20 Nov, 2017
Moving forward the Mediterranean Regional Cooperation Platform on Marine Litter
The second meeting of the Regional Cooperation Platform was held on 9-10 November 2017, in Barcelona (Spain), to review the progress achieved on the implementation of the Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean launched last year and led by UN Environment/ Mediterranean…
Story | 17 Nov, 2017
Breeding the most threatened bivalve on Earth: Margaritifera marocana
How do you save a Critically Endangered river mussel species from extinction when a dam upstream and increased human disturbance in the vicinty is threatening its only known home?
Story | 05 Nov, 2017
Le mouflon à manchettes (Ammotragus lervia) est un ongulé endémique du nord de l’Afrique dont les effectifs ne cessent de diminuer dans la région. Face à cette situation, la Direction Générale des Forêts en Tunisie en collaboration avec l’Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (…
Story | 25 Oct, 2017
Mediterranean Ecotourism In the Global Spotlight
IUCN Med's work in two regional initiatives focused on developing and promoting ecotourism that supports the conservation of Mediterranean protected areas will be featured in an upcoming Global Sustainable Tourism Council training for tourism professionals and an international course organised…
Story | 19 Oct, 2017
IUCN and global energy company Enel to develop biodiversity best practices
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the global power company Enel have signed a one-year agreement aimed at strengthening the company’s biodiversity action plans across a diverse range of energy facilities as well as its global reporting.
Story | 16 Oct, 2017
Advanced course on degraded drylands restoration and on desertification processes monitoring
The International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) of Zaragoza, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature - Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN-Med), the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),…
Story | 11 Oct, 2017
What are the perceptions about posidonia banquettes on Mediterranean beaches?
It has been a busy summer for POSBEMED project team! The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and project partners have been conducting surveys on Mediterranean beaches among beach users, tourist operators and beach managers in Spain, Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy. The collected…
Story | 06 Oct, 2017
Climate change a real threat to the Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants - UPDATE 2017
In 2005, the Mediterranean Islands Plant Specialist Group (IUCN / SSC) published The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants - Wild plants at the brink of extinction and what is needed to save them. A decade later, the publication has been updated to assess any changes that may have occurred in the…
Story | 06 Sep, 2017
Toward a regional MPA network and community to fight climate change impacts in the Mediterranean
Held every four years, IMPAC is a high quality international congress aiming to assist Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) managers and practitioners to exchange ideas and learn from each other, in order to effectively manage MPAs.