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Leading the way forward toward the establishment of new deep sea marine protected areas in Lebanon
11.10.2018
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation together with the Mediterranean Trust Fund visited Lebanon and has been welcomed by IUCN ROWA between October 7-11 to discuss and support the creation and management of a new Lebanese Marine Protected Areas. One...
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World must act now to strengthen protection of most important wetlands
28.09.2018
An open letter from International Organization Partners of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: In July this year the United Nations reported that the world is off-track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) – ensuring the availability and...
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IUCN mourns the passing of Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar
23.07.2018
It is with great sorrow that we inform you that Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar passed away on Monday 16 July 2018.