Ground-breaking new treaty to safeguard life in the high seas – ministers reaffirm their ambition to finalise in March. Ministers meeting in the side-lines of CBD COP15, one of the […]
Call to host 6th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC6) in 2026. IUCN are delighted to open a call for proposals to host the 6th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC 6) in […]
Coastal wetlands as nature-based solutions. The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow ended with the agreement to “phase out” the use of coal. This quite vague commitment was highly criticised as […]
New measures to protect Baltic porpoises. From 26 February, new measures to protect Baltic Proper harbour porpoises from being caught in fishing operations come into effect. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans […]
EU violates UN Fish Stock Agreement: Legal opinion. A few days before the start of the annual meeting of the regional fishery management organisation ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation […]
Concrete steps taken against ghost nets in Mediterranean and Black Sea. While the international community zeroed in on the critical importance of the environment for our future at the COP26, […]