News releases
Land reform for the seas
Berlin conference on marine protected areas in European waters and high seas calls for better management of the world's oceans …
20 Apr 2007 | International news release
Protect the oceans to prevent commercial fisheries
Berlin conference on marine protected areas in European waters and high seas (18-20 April) will chart way forward for marine conservation …
18 Apr 2007 | International news release
Marine Summit calls for dramatic increase in ocean protection
IUCN Marine Protected Area Summit issues strategy to counter escalating threats to the world’s oceans …
13 Apr 2007 | International news release
Protecting oceans and coasts will help millions of people survive climate change
IUCN Marine Protected Area Summit in Washington, DC opens today with call for better protection of our seas to counter climate change and other threats to the marine environment …
10 Apr 2007 | International news release
Water markets can overcome the global water crisis
Water pricing needs to reflect contribution of natural ecosystems to water quality and quantity, says a new publication by the World Conservation Union …
22 Mar 2007 | International news release
More oceanic sharks added to the IUCN Red List
Expert findings show even the fastest, widest ranging sharks are threatened by overfishing as more species added to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species …
22 Feb 2007 | International news release
Holcim and the World Conservation Union join forces to conserve biodiversity
Leading building materials company Holcim and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) have signed a cooperation agreement to work jointly on ecosystem conservation and biodiversity issues relevant to the building materials sector …
19 Feb 2007 | International news release
Nomadism benefits the economy, new study shows
New report on the economics of nomadism reveals importance of this traditional lifestyle to the income of developing countries and international trade …
06 Feb 2007 | International news release
Carcass of critically endangered whale found in fishing gear off Japan’s coast
A critically endangered Western Pacific Gray Whale (Western Gray Whale) has recently died off the Pacific coast of Japan after becoming trapped in fishing gear. …
01 Feb 2007 | International news release
Les financements publics outre-mer ignorent largement les enjeux écologiques
Selon une vaste étude menée sur deux ans par le Comité français de l’UICN (Union mondiale pour la nature), les financements publics dont bénéficie l’outre-mer n’intègrent pas suffisamment les enjeux écologiques. Le constat général est très décevant. …
11 Jan 2007 | International news release
