He aquí algunos ejemplos de nuestra labor:
La biodiversidad en acción
La UICN participa en centenares de proyectos para salvar a especies y hábitats, en todas partes del mundo.
A future for Colombia’s wild cats
A new approach to conservation is making the future seem brighter for Colombia’s wild cats. Colombia has six native wild cat species including the jaguar, puma, and ocelot. As in many other countries, the species are threatened by habitat loss, loss of prey and killing by livestock farmers. Lack of information on their populations, their prey and ecosystems have until now prevented the design of effective conservation strategies. …
14 Jan 2010 | News story
Elephant foster parents in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, three elephants are killed every week as a result of human-elephant conflict, leaving behind defenceless orphans. To address this, IUCN State Member The Department of Wildlife Conservation has launched a novel foster parent scheme, where contributions from donors are used to shelter helpless young elephants in a transit home until they have reached an appropriate age to be released into the wild. …
15 Jan 2010 | News story
Local pride offers a boost to endangered crocodile
One of the world’s most threatened reptiles has been given a ray of hope in the form of a community programme to reintroduce captive-bred individuals back into the wild. …
22 Dec 2009 | News story
Amphibian action sees results
The benefits that we can gain from amphibians - frogs, toads, salamanders and caecilians - are numerous and wide-ranging. They serve us as a source of food and medicine, as an object of medical research, as a trade product, and as an important element of cultural rituals or entertainment. And yet, nearly a third of all known amphibian species are globally threatened or extinct, with more unknown species likely to be endangered. …
22 Dec 2009 | News story
Encourager la biodiversité dans les marques, labels et certifications de productions agricoles
La biodiversité est peu valorisée dans les signes de reconnaissance agricoles, c’est-à-dire les marques, labels, AOC ou certifications attribués à des productions de vins, fromages, viandes, fruits, légumes, céréales. Pourtant plusieurs mesures favorables à la biodiversité existent, elles demandent à être encouragées. C’est le résultat d’une étude publiée aujourd’hui par le Comité français de l’UICN, en partenariat avec la Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France, qui a porté sur l’analyse d’une cinquantaine de signes reconnus en France. …
15 Jan 2010 | News story
IUCN French National Committee committed to International Year of Biodiversity
The IUCN National Committee of France will organize its upcoming National Congress on Nature, on 20 January 2010, around the theme of the International Year of Biodiversity. … | French
10 Dec 2009 | News story
