Story | 12 Jun, 2014
arborvitae Issue 45 - Forest Landscape Restoration: Potential and Impacts
Press release | 12 Jun, 2014
IUCN Red List raises more red flags for threatened species
Almost 80% of temperate slipper orchids and over 90% of lemurs are threatened with extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. The newly assessed Japanese Eel has been listed as Endangered, while the Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo – the mascot of the…
Story | 05 Jun, 2014
IUCN launches Resolutions and Recommendations Platform
IUCN Resolutions and Recommendations are now more accessible and easier to search than ever with the new IUCN Resolutions and Recommendations Platform.
Story | 04 Jun, 2014
Nature's A-list to debate a sustainable future for the planet
Internationally recognized experts, politicians, CEOs, activists and indigenous leaders will be at the forefront of a series of public debates during the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 taking place this November in Sydney, Australia.
Press release | 21 May, 2014
Hawaii to host the next IUCN World Conservation Congress
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Council has selected Hawaii, United States of America, as the host of the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress – the world’s largest conservation event.
Story | 01 May, 2014
IUCN 2014 World Heritage recommendations now available
IUCN’s evaluations of 10 sites nominated to obtain World Heritage status are now public ahead of the upcoming World Heritage Committee meeting. In addition, the first batch of State of Conservation reports, prepared jointly by IUCN and the World Heritage Centre, has been released.
Story | 16 Apr, 2014
IUCN condemns attack on Virunga’s Chief Warden
IUCN is deeply shocked by the news of the violent attack on Virunga National Park’s Chief Warden Emmanuel de Merode, which took place yesterday.
Story | 16 Apr, 2014
European Parliament adopts legislation to tackle invasive alien species at EU level
The European Parliament today adopted legislative plans to prevent the introduction and manage the spread in the EU of invasive alien species (IAS) of plants, animals or insects that cause ecological and economic damage. The legislation aims to tackle the threat through better, more coordinated…
Press release | 02 Apr, 2014
Bad news for Europe’s bumblebees
Twenty four percent of European bumblebee species are threatened with extinction according to a recent study assessing the species group at the European level.
Press release | 30 Mar, 2014
Kering and IUCN Boa & Python Specialist Group announce first report on captive breeding
The first report under the ‘Python Conservation Partnership’, a collaboration between Kering, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Boa and Python Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, has been presented today.