Story | 14 May, 2009
Marine Protected Areas receive welcome boost
One of the cornerstones of improved ocean management – the establishment of networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the world’s oceans - received a strong endorsement from the representatives from 76 countries at the World Ocean…
Press release | 12 May, 2009
Ocean protection: we cannot afford to fail – IUCN
The most pressing marine environmental issues will be addressed at the first International Marine Conservation Congress in Washington D.C. from May 19 to 24. The Congress aims to put conservation science into practice and will address climate change, poverty and globalization, marine protected…
Story | 30 Apr, 2009
Defining Protected Areas : An international conference in Almeria, Spain 2007
The “Categories Summit” which is reported in these proceedings was a major contribution to the revision of the IUCN protected area management categories.
Story | 30 Apr, 2009
Azores Scientific Criteria and Guidance
Azores Scientific Criteria and Guidance for identifying ecologically or biologically significant marine areas and designing representative networks of marine protected areas in open ocean waters and deep sea habitats
Story | 29 Apr, 2009
Serial Natural World Heritage Properties
An initial analysis of the present situation of serial natural World Heritage properties.
IUCN World Heritage Studies No 6
Story | 28 Apr, 2009
Supporting Protected Area Management in Fiji
The IUCN Regional Office for Oceania is pleased to announce the release of a legal briefing paper on existing legal mechanisms for establishment and management of terrestrial protected areas in Fiji. The paper was prepared by IUCN on behalf of Birdlife International. The paper is intended to…
Press release | 07 Apr, 2009
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Story | 01 Apr, 2009
Common understanding creates successful forest governance
For decades, the government of Sri Lanka has been concerned about degradation in the Knuckles forest, a mountainous area in central Sri Lanka.
Story | 01 Apr, 2009
Improving Forest Governance in Knuckles, Sri Lanka
Dialogue and development for better outcomes