Story | 13 May, 2010
A recent study in Cameroon has found that participatory modeling is a valuable means of capturing the complexities of achieving conservation at landscape scales and of stimulating innovative solutions to entrenched problems.
Press release | 29 Apr, 2010
World governments fail to deliver on 2010 biodiversity target
Background: World leaders have failed to deliver commitments made in 2002 to reduce the global rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, and have instead overseen alarming biodiversity declines. These findings are the result of a new paper published in the journal Science and…
Story | 28 Apr, 2010
A gateway to PES: using payments for ecosystem services for livelihoods and landscapes
The main objective of this work is to provide an introduction and sense of direction (i.e. a “Gateway”) into the complicated world of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). It by no means intends to serve as a comprehensive overview of this vast field.
Story | 07 Apr, 2010
Study on indigenous peoples and climate change issues made available
IUCN has undertaken an in-depth review of the concerns of indigenous peoples in relation to current international climate change and REDD-plus policy making.
Story | 24 Mar, 2010
IUCN publishes FLEGT resources in Thai
IUCN has issued Thai versions of two publications describing important legal and policy changes in the United States and Europe that will affect Thailand's forest resources and industry.
Story | 08 Mar, 2010
Asia’s natural parks ‘green lungs’ to combat climate change
Robust and connected systems of natural parks help conserve biodiversity and maintain benefits we receive from nature. They are also crucial to help us to mitigate and adapt to climate change…
Story | 21 Jan, 2010
The Financial Costs of REDD - Evidence from Brazil and Indonesia
This study discusses the financial costs of abating greenhouse gas emissions through reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). It is written from the perspective of an institutional investor seeking cost-effective mitigation options. A review of empirical data from…
Press release | 20 Jan, 2010
Aires protégées – des solutions naturelles à la crise du changement climatique
Les aires protégées offrent une solution rentable pour lutter contre les effets des changements climatiques, selon une étude de l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN), The Nature Conservancy, le Programme des Nations unies pour le développement (PNUD), la Banque mondiale…
Press release | 18 Jan, 2010
KARACHI January19: The National Coording Body of ‘Mangroves For the Future’, a South Asian initiative started in the aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami, was held here at the IUCN Pakistan Country Office.