Story | 27 Nov, 2009
The Management of Natural Coastal Carbon Sinks
The Management of Natural Coastal Carbon Sinks
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 | 15 Nov, 2009
Ocean carbon central to climate challenge
World leaders should recognize the immense potential of the ocean to reduce global warming by capturing carbon, if we are to avoid a serious climate crisis.
Story | 12 Nov, 2009
The Management of Natural Coastal Carbon Sinks
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.
Press release | 02 Nov, 2009
Extinction crisis continues apace
The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ shows that 17,291 species out of the 47,677 assessed species are threatened with extinction.
Press release | 18 Oct, 2009
Forget forests at your peril – IUCN
Economic development and forest loss and degradation do not have to go hand in hand, according to IUCN.
Story | 04 Oct, 2009
Sylvia Earle and IUCN Invite World Leaders to Celebrate and Extend Ocean Protection
Today legendary underwater explorer and ocean ambassador Sylvia Earle teamed up with IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas in a historic move to send individual letters to 106 world leaders inviting them to join Sylvia in her wish to better protect the world’s oceans.
Press release | 01 Oct, 2009
New Professional Body for the Pacific
A new professional network, the Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics Network (PREEN), was established at a technical workshop in Suva yesterday.
Press release | 01 Oct, 2009
Conservation of world’s forests key to planet’s survival
With only two months to go before a new climate deal is negotiated in Copenhagen, The Forests Dialogue calls on industrialized nations to ensure robust financial commitments for conservation and sustainable management of forests and on tropical countries to ensure that these new financial…