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Every four years IUCN hosts a World Conservation Congress (WCC) which brings together thousands of leaders and decision-makers from government, civil society, indigenous groups, business and academia from around the planet to discuss the most pressing environmental issues of our time...The Hawai'

..."other effective area-based conservation measures" or OECMs, namely areas outside state-governed protected areas that are nevertheless high in biodiversity.

Tourism is central to economies around the world. The sector generates 10 per cent of the world"s Gross Development Product, 30 per cent of global trade in services, and 1 out of every 10 jobs.

We are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to join a social science project examining the role of philanthropic foundations in environmental governance.

A postdoctoral position is available in the Haddad Lab at the Kellogg Biological Station of Michigan State University. A general feature of our lab is research at the interface of basic and applied ecology.Please click on the link below for more information.

The appointee will work within a well-established small-team in the Institute of Marine Resources (IMR) dedicated to coastal and marine areas.

Mammalogist Tyrone Lavery first heard stories about "vika", a giant, coconut-cracking, tree-dwelling rat from the Solomon Islands, in 2010...But the elusive coconut-cracking rodent may already be close to extinction.Click on the link below to read the full story.

From 16 to 18 August 2017, about 80 people met in Honiara, Solomon Islands, to discuss the future of the East Rennell World Heritage site.

This year"s controversial whaling season has come to an end, with Japan capturing and killing a total of 177 whales amid global outcry.Click on the link below to read the full story. 

Growing global momentum to protect the world"s oceans from overfishing could be undermined by Australia, warns renowned conservationist David Suzuki and more than 1,461 other scientists.Click on the link below to read the full story.