Story | 06 sep, 2021
A snapshot of IUCN Europe's successes
Today, the IUCN European office released a summary of its successes over the past 4 years to coincide with the World Conservation Congress. Despite the unprecedented circumstances over the last few years, the IUCN European Region has persevered with its influential work.
Story | 30 aug, 2021
Meet the Hoverflies Experts: Jeroen van Steenis
In this edition of “Meet the Expert” we hear from Dutch entomologist Jeroen van Steenis. With his fellow assessors, Jeroen has been playing an essential role in the assessment of Europe's hoverflies, building and gathering the necessary knowledge to successfully conserve these species across the…
Story | 16 aug, 2021
IUCN is publishing a worldwide collection of case studies that provide concrete illustrations of how aquaculture can be part of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), sharing conservation objectives with the community while outlining critical issues that should be explored on a case-by-case basis. Today…
Story | 30 jul, 2021
Action Plans for conservation of threatened pollinator species in the EU
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in collaboration with experts from the IUCN Species Survival Commission, in particular the Invertebrate Conservation Committee and the Hoverfly Specialist Group, as well as Buglife, have started working on the production of Action Plans…
Story | 16 jul, 2021
EU Commission outlines the way forward for forests
Today, the European Commission unveiled the much-awaited EU Forest Strategy as part of its Fit for 55 package - the Commission’s legislative pathway to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030.
Artículo | 23 jun, 2021
La UICN, el órgano consultivo oficial de naturaleza del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO, recomienda la inscripción de cuatro sitios naturales en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro: la Gran Barrera de Coral en Australia, el Complejo W-Arly-Pendjari en Benin, Burkina Faso y…
Article | 22 jun, 2021
L'UICN, conseiller officiel pour la nature auprès du Comité du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, recommande l'inscription de quatre sites naturels sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en péril : la Grande Barrière en Australie, le Complexe W-Arly-Pendjari au Bénin, au Burkina Faso et au Niger, le…
Story | 22 jun, 2021
IUCN, the official advisor on nature to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, recommends adding four natural sites to the List of World Heritage in Danger: the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger, the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the…
Story | 09 jun, 2021
EU Parliament backs a strong Biodiversity Strategy
IUCN welcomes the European Parliament seal of approval to the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030. The vote is a clear signal to the European Commission and the EU Member States to move forward with fully implementing the strategy.
Story | 08 jun, 2021
Aprobado el estándar de la Lista Verde de la UICN para su aplicación en España
La colaboración de un grupo amplio y diverso de expertos evaluadores ha permitido finalizar la adaptación al contexto español del primer Estándar mundial que reconoce las mejores prácticas de gestión en áreas protegidas: la Lista Verde de Áreas Protegidas y Conservadas de la UICN.