Story | 30 jun, 2015
Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Reserve and Brazil’s Cerrado face increasing threats – IUCN
IUCN raises concerns over the state of Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve and Brazil’s Cerrado Protected Areas today at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting taking place in Bonn, Germany.
Press release | 29 jun, 2015
Colombian World Heritage site in conflict area comes off ‘danger list’, as advised by IUCN
Bonn, Germany, 30 June 2015 (IUCN) – Colombia’s Los Katíos National Park has been taken off the List of World Heritage in Danger today at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting taking place in Bonn, Germany. The decision follows advice by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature…
Comunicado de prensa | 29 jun, 2015
Bonn, Alemania, 30 de junio de 2015 (UICN) – El Parque Nacional Los Katios de Colombia ha sido retirado de la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro el día de hoy en la reunión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO que se celebra en Bonn, Alemania. Esta decisión sigue una recomendación…
Communiqué de presse | 29 jun, 2015
Bonn (Allemagne), le 30 juin 2015 (UICN) – Le Parc national Los Katíos, en Colombie, a été retiré de la Liste du patrimoine mondial en péril aujourd’hui, lors de la réunion du Comité du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO tenue à Bonn, en Allemagne. Cette décision fait suite à une recommandation de l…
Press release | 24 jun, 2015
Climate change and dams threaten natural World Heritage, warns IUCN
Climate change and large dam projects are putting natural World Heritage sites at risk, says IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the official advisory body on nature to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, meeting this Sunday in Bonn, Germany.
Comunicado de prensa | 24 jun, 2015
La UICN advierte de que el cambio climático y las represas amenazan el Patrimonio Mundial natural
El cambio climático y los proyectos de construcción de represas de gran envergadura están poniendo en peligro los sitios de Patrimonio Mundial natural, afirma la UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza), órgano consultivo oficial sobre la naturaleza del Comité del…
Communiqué de presse | 24 jun, 2015
Le changement climatique et les projets de barrages à grande échelle mettent les sites du patrimoine mondial naturel en péril, avertit l’UICN (Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature), l’organisation consultative officielle pour les biens naturels du Comité du patrimoine…
Press release | 24 jun, 2015
Werelderfgoedgebieden bedreigd door klimaatverandering en dammen
Klimaatverandering en de aanleg van grootschalige dammen brengt steeds meer Werelderfgoedgebieden in gevaar. Die waarschuwing geeft de International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) aan het Werelderfgoedcomité van UNESCO, daags voordat die bijeenkomt in Bonn. IUCN is het officiële…
Story | 23 jun, 2015
Forest landscape restoration is more than planting trees - three case studies from the United States
Three short stories of landscape restoration in the western United States show that restoration can mean a lot more than just planting trees. Sometimes it means cutting trees, setting fires, and unleashing destructive rodents. Perhaps we'd better explain.
Press release | 22 jun, 2015
Conservation successes overshadowed by more species declines – IUCN Red List update
Successful conservation action has boosted the populations of the Iberian Lynx and the Guadalupe Fur Seal, while the African Golden Cat, the New Zealand Sea Lion and the Lion are facing increasing threats to their survival, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened…