Press release | 06 Mar, 2008
Recognition: Male Warriors Supporting Women’s Empowerment in Environmental Conservation
Press release | 03 Mar, 2008
IUCN makes the difference in the Commission on the Status of Women
52 Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and Climate Change recognizes the topic of gender and climate change as an important gender issue. Experts argued that practical solutions to the escalating global warming crisis hinge on women's participation in all aspects of the…
Press release | 19 Dec, 2007
Nations urged to adopt global vision to save oceans from climate-accelerated collapse
On Tuesday 18 December at the United Nations General Assembly, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the only conservation organization with official observer status at the UN, called for the rapid development of a network of marine protected areas to help the oceans cope with climate change.
Press release | 23 Oct, 2007
New ocean threats underline need for urgent action to protect the high seas
Marine policy experts today warned that a crisis situation is developing in oceans that will require urgent measures and stronger international law to avoid catastrophic declines in ocean productivity