"IUCN’s Green list is the most important international certification of excellence concerning governance of protected areas. It’s with great honour that we acknowledge that three Italian national parks (Arcipelago Toscano, Foreste Casentinesi and Gran Paradiso) met this goal”, Roberto Cingolani, Minister of Ecological Transition of Italy.
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Inspired by the inputs and feedback collected during the IUCN's Global Youth Summit sessions, CMI Marseille and IUCN-Med are now working on a document of proposals, which is to be submitted for consideration at the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress in September 2021.
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Acknowledging the importance of membership to the Union, Dr. Bruno Oberle, Director General of IUCN, is holding special meetings with all National and Regional Committees, to present his ideas, collect feedback and hear about their views on IUCN, conservation and the future.
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Conservation managers, vulture experts and researchers from Europa and Africa analysed the displacement of this Critically Endangered scavenger, whose populations are exceeding their natural range in the Sahel and appearing in North Africa, Spain and beyond at the First International Symposium on the Rüppell’s vulture in the Mediterranean region
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Our Italian, Croatian and Spanish readers can now enjoy the new translations of the Identification Guide Of Vulnerable Species Incidentally Caught In Mediterranean Fisheries and short version of the guide, developed in the framework of the MedBycatch 2 project
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Fundación Global Nature, Panthera France and MIRACETI have just become members of the world’s largest global environmental network. IUCN counts over 1400 Members in more than 170 countries, including States and government agencies, NGOs large and small, Indigenous Peoples' organisations, scientific and academic institutions and business associations
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The MEET Manual for Ecotourism development in Protected Areas is one of the tools featured in a database created by the world bank with nature-based tourism (nbt) tools and resources to promote sustainable nbt practices and policies and support practitioners.
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Yearly contribution to marine plastic leakage is estimated at 760 tonnes in Cyprus (0.8 kg per capita) and 78 tonnes in Menorca (0.9 kg per capita), which in both cases falls very close to the Mediterranean average (1 kg per capita), despite having relatively small populations and efficient waste management systems.
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Taking into account the current health situation, the IUCN has decided to organise a “hybrid” World Conservation Congress, thus allowing those not able to physically attend the event to follow and participate in some parts of the Congress remotely.
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