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Building a vision for Pacific Islands
The Pacific Oceanscape, proposed in 2009 by the Hon. Anote Tong, Prime Minister of Kiribati, and endorsed by Pacific Island leaders in 2010, fosters cooperation on ocean conservation. It provides a strong vision for conservation and sustainable management of the Pacific’s wealth of marine resources. …
10 Dec 2012 | Article
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IUCN supports Cook Islands to create the world’s largest marine park
Gland, Switzerland, 15 November 2012 – IUCN has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of the Cook Islands to support the establishment of the world’s largest marine protected area – the Cook Islands Marine Park. …
15 Nov 2012 | News story
The Convention on Biological Diversity brings focus to the remote ocean
Last week the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India (8-19 October) took an important step for the global ocean commons, the largest habitat for life on Earth. The 193 Parties to the Convention agreed to send key scientific information to the United Nations describing specific places of “ecological or biological significance” in the open ocean and deep sea, including the high seas and seabed Area beyond national jurisdiction. …
19 Oct 2012 | Article
Species from the Pacific added to IUCN Red List
New information for Pacific Island freshwater fishes, land snails and reptiles is part of the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). These data indicate that 32% of these species are threatened with extinction. …
18 Oct 2012 | News story
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Australia’s giant leap forward in ocean protection
The announcement of the world’s largest system of marine parks to circle Australia represents a turning point in the protection of the ocean. …
11 Oct 2012 | Article
Displaced native gecko sighted
After a very long time, the Indo-Pacific tree gecko, Hemiphyllodactylus typus, was spotted by a biodiversity survey team in Rewa Delta, Fiji. According to Nunia Thomas of Nature Fiji - Mareqeti Viti this was her first encounter with this species in her 10 years of herpetofauna research in Fiji. …
05 Oct 2012 | Article
The future of World Heritage a major issue at Congress
Discussions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju Korea included an extremely vibrant debate on World Heritage, with no less than eighteen different events. …
25 Sep 2012 | Article
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IUCN honours Professor Randolph Thaman
In recognition of his outstanding services to the conservation of nature and natural resources, Professor Randolph Robert Thaman of the University of the South Pacific was awarded an Honorary Membership of IUCN Award by IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Korea. …
24 Sep 2012 | News story
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Thank you IUCN Oceania
Outgoing IUCN Regional Councillor, Robin Yarrow, expresses his appreciation to the IUCN Oceania Regional Office team for their work in the region and for their support at the Congress in Jeju, Korea. …
18 Sep 2012 | Article
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Best knowledge on mining impacts needed
Two motions related to mining, proposed by Oceania Members of IUCN, were approved this morning by the Members' Assembly. …
15 Sep 2012 | Audio
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