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Cities and nature
Cities are home to 4.4 billion people — well over half of humanity. This figure is projected to reach 6.7 billion by 2050. Rapid and uncontrolled urbanisation brings dramatic environmental change, ...
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Protecting our wetlands with IUCN Oceania and Kiwa Initiative
This year’s theme, "Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future," highlights the vital role wetlands play in keeping our environment balanced and promoting our well-being. Wetlands are critical marine ...
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Kiwa Initiative
The Kiwa Initiative aims to strengthen the resilience of Pacific countries and territories’ ecosystems, economies and communities by setting up a dedicated one-stop shop for funding projects that ...
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Ecuador lidera el diálogo regional sobre la gestión de las aguas transfronterizas
El evento organizado por el Ministerio de Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica (MAATE), El Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y la Oficina Regional de la Unión Internacional ...
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IUCN's Highest Governing Body Convenes for the First Time in Latin America, in Guatemala
The 112th IUCN Council Meeting takes place in the historic colonial city of La Antigua Guatemala, from 28 to 30 January 2025.
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Ecuador reconoce su primera OMEC: un hito histórico para la conservación
Esta área posee un alto valor cultural y ecológico, con fósiles y petroglifos que evidencian su importancia histórica y arqueológica. Desde el punto de vista ecológico actúa como una zona de ...
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Ecuador declares its first OMEC: a historic achievement for conservation
In 2024, Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition officially recognized the Río Anzu Reserve, managed by the EcoMinga Foundation, as its first OECM (Other Effective Area-based ...
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Máximo órgano rector de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza sesiona, por primera vez en América Latina, en Guatemala
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, 28 de enero, 2025 (UICN). La ciudad colonial de La Antigua Guatemala, reconocida como uno de los mejores ejemplos de planificación urbana en la América del siglo XVI, ...
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Strategies & action plans
Effective conservation can only be considered successful when the needs of species and people are balanced. Biodiversity conservation is increasingly understood as key to human well-being. Strong ...
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Traité pour la protection de la haute mer et de la biodiversité marine
Introduction à l’Accord se rapportant à la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer et portant sur la conservation et l’utilisation durable de la diversité biologique marine des zones ne ...