Story | 05 Mar, 2010
Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative brochure - Working towards high seas conservation
Project description brochure for the Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI)
Story | 04 Mar, 2010
As part of an ongoing collaboration to promote the implementation of more sustainable biofuels, IUCN and Shell, working with ProForest and The Packard Foundation convened stakeholders of a number of certification schemes, including secretariat and Board members as well as industry and civil…
Story | 28 Feb, 2010
Risks from maritime traffic to biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea
Risks from maritime traffic to biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea - Identification of issues and possible responses
Story | 24 Feb, 2010
Towards a better Governance of the Mediterranean / Vers une meilleure gouvernance de la Méditerranée
Towards a better Governance of the Mediterranean / Vers une meilleure gouvernance de la Méditerranée
Press release | 07 Dec, 2009
2.3 million Euro for mangrove management for climate change and livelihood in the Pacific
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, signed a Euro 2.3 million (or US$3.4 million) Pacific Mangrove Initiative project with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), on Monday December 7th.
Press release | 26 Nov, 2009
Billion hectares of forests with potential for restoration, study shows
Land areas around the world, bigger than Canada, have been identified as having potential to be restored to good quality, healthy forests, a new study has found.
Press release | 18 Nov, 2009
Developed countries to pay for forests, says Geneva survey
A survey carried out in Geneva, Switzerland, shows that most people believe that the key to conserving tropical forests and seriously reducing greenhouse gas emissions lies with better funding from developed countries.
Story | 18 Nov, 2009
The IUCN-Holcim Panel proposes the adoption of a Biodiversity Management System
The IUCN-Holcim Panel, composed by 5 high international experts in biodiversity conservation, has completed the…
Press release | 10 Nov, 2009
Don’t shun the ocean – IUCN tells climate leaders
Failure to recognize the ocean in climate change discussions will have profound consequences for humanity, according to IUCN.