Story | 12 Nov, 2009
The Management of Natural Coastal Carbon Sinks
Press release | 07 Oct, 2009
A successful and productive workshop that brought together 83 people from 43 countries from 6 continents. 20 different international organisations were represented along with three IUCN commissions – the World Commission on Protected Areas, Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy…
Press release | 13 Jan, 2009
Climate change to have devastating effect on many sectors, experts warn; the poorest to be worst hit
Islamabad, Pakistan, 14 January, 2009 (IUCN) – Weather patterns in the future will be characterised by intensity and extremes, and the effects will be felt in a wide range of sectors from agriculture and water resource management to health and infrastructure. This was stated by experts…
Press release | 12 Jan, 2009
Climate change an economic threat, say experts
Climate change an economic threat, say experts
Islamabad, Pakistan, 13 January, 2009 (IUCN) – Climatic changes are likely to intensify the environmental stresses that lead to land degradation, shortfalls in food production, rural poverty and urban unrest. This was…
Story | 07 Jan, 2009
Governance for sustainability : issues, challenges, successes
Bosselmann, Klaus ; Engel, Ron ; Taylor, Prue ISBN 978-2-8317-1105-8
Story | 12 Nov, 2008
Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage
The threats posed by climate change to natural and cultural sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List are outlined in a new UNESCO publication, "Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage"*.
Story | 05 Nov, 2008
Economic Values of Protected Areas - Guidelines for Protected Area Managers
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, Task Force on Economic Benefits of Protected Areas ; IUCN, Economics Service Unit ; Cardiff University BPG Nº 2
Story | 30 Oct, 2008
A report by the Ecosystems, Protected Areas, and People Project
Story | 30 Oct, 2008
Securing protected areas in the face of global change : issues and strategies
Barber, Charles Victor, ed. ; Miller, Kenton R., ed. ; Boness, Melissa, ed.
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas