Story | 05 Oct, 2016
Reflections on a forest journey
IUCN World Conservation Congress Forest Journey is complete. What did we learn?
Story | 03 Oct, 2016
Blog: 'Can’t see the water for the trees?' By James Dalton et al.
Originally published in Global Water Forum, Monday 3 October 2016. To maximise downstream water quantity, you remove vegetation – all of it, including the trees. To counter rising carbon dioxide levels, you plant trees – lots of them. How should we do both?
Story | 29 Sep, 2016
Restoring mangroves to boost coastal resilience
Over the past three years, IUCN has been working with Marriott Hotels & Resorts in Thailand to restore around nine hectares of mangroves. More than 50,000 mangrove trees have been planted in Thailand as a result of the project, which also works with local communities to take care of the…
Press release | 26 Sep, 2016
Kering, ITC and IUCN release new data on the sustainability and livelihood benefits of python trade
Three new reports published today by the Python Conservation Partnership (PCP), a partnership between Kering, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Species Survival Commission Boa and Python Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), reveal that the…
Story | 19 Sep, 2016
Valuing lessons learned leading to good practice: crab resources enhancement in Bang Son Bay
Community-based coastal resources management works: IUCN recently visited two successful ‘crab banks’ in Bang Son Bay, where crab resources are enhanced by keeping female crabs in a shelter until they hatch their eggs, allowing them to release thousands of offspring into the sea. These crab…
Story | 15 Sep, 2016
Thailand: Where mangrove (trees) thrive, birds prosper
Mangroves are a sign of resilience and resistance and are critical in maintaining the health of local fishing industries and in protecting vulnerable coastlines from natural disasters. They provide spawning and nursery areas for fish, food and other products for local livelihoods, and they offer…
Story | 12 Sep, 2016
Nature for all: Converging to save the planet
This opinion editorial, coinciding with the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai'i, is bylined by Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director, IUCN Asia.
Press release | 04 Sep, 2016
Four out of six great apes one step away from extinction – IUCN Red List
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 4 September 2016 (IUCN) – The Eastern Gorilla – the largest living primate – has been listed as Critically Endangered due to illegal hunting, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress…
Story | 04 Sep, 2016
Species Vulnerability to Climate Change - New Guidelines
Hawaii September 3rd 2016.. The new IUCN Guidelines for Assessing Species’ Vulnerability to Climate Change have been launched today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. The guidelines provide the conservation community with a vital tool for that underpins efforts to help species adapt to…
Story | 03 Sep, 2016
Take a nature-based solutions journey at IUCN World Conservation Congress
Nature-based Solutions are actions to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems, which address societal challenges (e.g. climate change, food and water security or natural disasters) effectively and adaptively, while simultaneously providing human well-being and…