News releases
Corruption in fisheries – from bad to worse
Corruption in global fisheries is compounding the devastating effects of overfishing – and the problem could get worse, according to IUCN today …
29 Jan 2008 | International news release
Corals: facing the death sentence
The future for corals does not look bright. That’s the message from the first in-depth analysis of 2005’s widespread coral bleaching in the Caribbean …
23 Jan 2008 | International news release
Nations urged to adopt global vision to save oceans from climate-accelerated collapse
On Tuesday 18 December at the United Nations General Assembly, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the only conservation organization with official observer status at the UN, called for the rapid development of a network of marine protected areas to help the oceans cope with climate change. …
20 Dec 2007 | International news release
Proposed global warming solution needs more scientific research, IUCN warns
A new method to combat global warming by dumping iron into the sea needs to be treated with caution, governments and scientists warn. …
19 Nov 2007 | International news release
Mediterranean Sea: most dangerous place on Earth for sharks and rays
More than 40% of shark and ray species in the Mediterranean are threatened with extinction, according to a new report from the World Conservation Union (IUCN) … | French | Spanish
16 Nov 2007 | International news release
Lisbon marks major shift in convergence between business and biodiversity
Companies, governments, European Union and NGOs reach agreement on next steps …
13 Nov 2007 | International news release
Seventy-five percent of bear species threatened with extinction
Six out of the world’s eight species of bears are threatened with extinction, according to recent assessments by the IUCN Bear and Polar Bear Specialist Groups. Asia and South America are revealed as the areas most in need of urgent conservation action … | French | Spanish
12 Nov 2007 | International news release
Sink or swim: over one in three freshwater fish species in Europe threatened with extinction
The first ever assessment of European freshwater fishes indicates astonishing species diversity but also the devastating impact of over 100 years of development and management of freshwater systems and fishes … | French | Spanish
01 Nov 2007 | International news release
Primates in peril
Extinction threat growing for mankind’s closest living relatives …
26 Oct 2007 | International news release
New ocean threats underline need for urgent action to protect the high seas
Marine policy experts today warned that a crisis situation is developing in oceans that will require urgent measures and stronger international law to avoid catastrophic declines in ocean productivity …
24 Oct 2007 | International news release
