Story | 08 июн, 2021
IUCN announces departure of the European Regional Director
The IUCN European Regional Office announces the departure of Luc Bas, serving Director for over 8 years. The announcement is bittersweet as Bas has guided the European office with clarity, expertise and perseverance through some of the most challenging and exciting times for biodiversity…
Story | 07 июн, 2021
Ocean Acidification: The what, where, how, why and what next on this major ocean issue
In the last 200 years, the ocean has taken up around 30% of all CO2 emissions and this absorption has altered the production of calcium carbonate in oceanic waters, causing the phenomenon known as Ocean Acidification (OA). Our new web story provides a high-level look at all impacts of this…
Story | 28 Май, 2021
Space Lens for Transformational Change
By Ning Li - SpaceX has made numerous eyebrow-raising headlines in the past 10-15 years - that does not look likely to change.
Story | 27 Май, 2021
The ocean and the UNFCCC Global Stocktake: What does this mean?
What the ocean means to the Global Stocktake (GST) has been analysed by multiple conservation organisations in this new report. The conclusion? The ocean, as a central part in the Earth's climate system, must also be central to the UNFCCC’s GST.
Story | 20 Май, 2021
Recruiting participants to the first European Red list of insect taxonomists
The ‘Red List of Taxonomists’ initiative, funded by the European Union, launches its registration portal and calls for professionals and citizen scientists to register on. The purpose is to build a database of European taxonomic experts in the study of insects. The analysis of these data will…
Story | 12 Май, 2021
What makes conservation effective? A community perspective
A video is now available of the public event held April 20, 2021, to celebrate the launch of the new CCRN book, co-published by IUCN-CEESP: Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods.
Story | 10 Май, 2021
CEESP News: by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba*
As more and more terrestrial and marine regions come under protected area status, the idea of community-based conservation becomes…
Artículo | 10 Май, 2021
Noticias de la CPAES: por Fikret Berkes, Universidad de Manitoba*
Article | 10 Май, 2021
Nouvelles du CEESP: par Fikret Berkes, Université du Manitoba*
Story | 07 Май, 2021
An Interview with Entomologist Ana Grkovic
This is the sixth in a series of interviews with the network of Hoverfly Experts involved in developing the IUCN’s European Red List (ERL) of Hoverflies. The project aims to assess the extinction risk of hoverfly species across Europe, and will contribute to guiding decisions and conservation…