Story | 15 Sep, 2011
A new series of Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) case studies was recently launched during the Stockholm World Water Week.
Story | 16 Aug, 2011
Water Vision to Action, Catalyzing Change through the IUCN Water & Nature Initiative (Results' Report)
Story | 02 Aug, 2011
The 2010 Annual Report of CEESP was tabled at the 76th meeting of the IUCN Council. In her introduction to the Report, CEESP Chair wrote, "The Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) has over 1000 members spread across all regions of the world. It is no easy…
Story | 02 Aug, 2011
IUCN and Rio Tinto working together towards transformative change in the mining sector
In 2010, IUCN and Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining and mineral exploration companies, signed a three year collaborative agreement which aims to support Rio Tinto in making transformative progress towards sustainable development and environmental management.
The primary…
Story | 02 Aug, 2011
A Gender Perspective on the "Green Economy"
A ‘green’ economic system must promote social equity - Equitable, healthy and decent jobs and livelihoods.
Story | 02 Aug, 2011
UNESCO has released a new Working Paper on Culture & Development
Culture and development are two words which have not always gone together, or been worked upon within the same context. In recent years however, we come across new elements, instruments and ideas which place increasing emphasis on this pair of concepts.
Press release | 13 Jul, 2011
Karez systems are ancient traditional practices of water tapping and channeling prevalent in rural areas. IUCN with the support of local communities is working to rehabilitate karez to improve water supply and provide sustainable livelihoods. In this connection an agreement was signed in between…
Press release | 07 Jul, 2011
Increased protection urgently needed for tunas
For the first time, all species of scombrids (tunas, bonitos, mackerels and Spanish mackerels) and billfishes (swordfish and marlins) have been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Of the 61 known species, seven are classified in a threatened category, being at serious risk of…
IUCN Statement | 28 Jun, 2011
More World Heritage Sites, more challenges for conservation
Paris, France, 29 June, 2011. Four outstanding natural sites in Kenya, Jordan, Australia and Japan were given World Heritage status following the advice of IUCN to the World Heritage Committee, which closes today in Paris. An extension to an existing World Heritage Site in Ukraine and Slovakia…