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Black grouper,near threatened due to fishing on its spawning aggregation.

Twenty coral reef fishes threatened with extinction

Twenty species of grouper, a globally important group of 162 coral reef food fishes, are threatened with extinction unless management or conservation measures are introduced. …  

06 Mar 2007 | News story

Governance of shared waters

El Centro de Derecho Ambiental y la Oficina Regional de UICN para Mesoamérica presentan el libro Gobernanza de aguas compartidas: aspectos jurídicos e institucionales, el cual es un esfuerzo conjunto que recoge los aportes del diálogo sobre gobernanza de cuencas compartidas celebrado en Ciudad de Guatemala en septiembre de 2004 y organizado por la Unidad de gestión del agua de la UICN-Mesoamérica. …   | Spanish

05 Mar 2007 | News story

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New International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

A new standard to promote the sustainable management and trade in wild medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) was launched today at Biofach, the World Organic Trade Fair, Nuremberg, Germany.   …  

16 Feb 2007 | News story

Moving forward the academic agenda at the global level

A need for further developing the academic teaching agenda on Environmental Law was the basis of a meeting in Bonn between the Co-Director of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law and the IUCN Environmental Law Programme (ELP). The ELP was represented by the CEL Chair and the Director of the ELC. …  

13 Feb 2007 | News story

This image shows the courtship behavior of Indian Bull frogs (Holobatrachus tigerinus). During the monsoon, the breeding males become bright yellow in color, while females remain dull. The prominent blue vocal sacs of male produce strong nasal mating call.
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