Story | 09 Sep, 2008
IUCN Species Programme and SSC Short Guide to Congress 2008
Read our Short Guide to Congress to find out more about the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) and Species Programme's events being held at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona this October.
Press release | 03 Sep, 2008
IUCN joins forces with businesses for World Conservation Congress
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has joined forces with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) for its World Conservation Congress, the world’s largest ever conservation event.
Press release | 11 Aug, 2008
Humpback whale on road to recovery, reveals IUCN Red List
Some large whale species, including the humpback, are now less threatened with extinction, according to the cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List. Most small coastal and freshwater cetaceans, however, are moving closer to extinction.
Story | 07 Aug, 2008
IUCN Private Sector Relations 2009 - 2012
The present document brings together all the private sector related activities proposed by the different component programmes for the 2009 - 2012 quadrennial.
Press release | 04 Aug, 2008
Extinction threat growing for mankind’s closest relatives
Mankind’s closest relatives – the world’s monkeys, apes and other primates – are disappearing from the face of the Earth, with some being literally eaten to extinction.
Story | 24 Jul, 2008
Agricultural Ecosystems - Facts and Trends
Understanding agriculture’s dilemma between food security and conservation – new publication Agriculture is suffering from a growing dilemma: it needs to feed a fast growing world population, and conserve biodiversity and manage natural resources of an increasingly depleted planet. …
Press release | 23 Jul, 2008
Seagrass meadows in “hot water” – IUCN
Seagrass meadows are essential to commercial species such as prawns
Press release | 10 Jul, 2008
One Third of Reef-Building Corals Face Extinction
One third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. The study findings were published today by Science Express.