Story | 13 Jul, 2020
Uzbekistan makes a big step forward towards achieving global biodiversity targets
The surface of protected areas in Uzbekistan has increased 36% since its previous update 23 years ago, revealed the July release of the World Database of Protected Areas. This data submission is boosting the progress towards the achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 set by the Convention…
Press release | 13 Jul, 2020
Dr Bruno Oberle named IUCN Director General
Gland, Switzerland, 13 July 2020 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, has announced the appointment of Dr Bruno Oberle as Director General, starting today. He succeeds Inger Andersen who served as Director General from 2015 to 2019 and is now…
Story | 13 Jul, 2020
Pakistan’s ‘Protected Areas Initiative’
Pakistan’s “Protected Areas Initiative” will prove to be a historic milestone for nature conservation in Pakistan. Article by Malik Amin Aslam Khan.
Story | 10 Jul, 2020
Statement of the IUCN SSC African Elephant Specialist Group on elephant deaths in Botswana
10th July 2020 — The African Elephant Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) expresses its concern about the reported mysterious mass die-off of African elephants (Loxodonta africana). It is estimated that over 250…
Story | 10 Jul, 2020
Almost a third of lemurs now Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List
Almost a third (31%) of all lemur species in Madagascar are now Critically Endangered – just one step away from extinction – with 98% of them threatened, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This update completes a revision of all African primate…
Press release | 09 Jul, 2020
Almost a third of lemurs and North Atlantic Right Whale now Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 9 July 2020 (IUCN) – Almost a third (31%) of all lemur species in Madagascar are now Critically Endangered – just one step away from extinction – with 98% of them threatened, according to today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened…
Story | 08 Jul, 2020
Towards improved management of natural resources in North Macedonia
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of North Macedonia is launching the process of evaluating the natural and socio-economic values of the Lake Ohrid and the Shar Mountains, with the support of national and international experts, civil…
Story | 07 Jul, 2020
Joint efforts to fight forest fires in the largest tropical forest in Mesoamerica
Since 2018, the state institutions responsible for managing the protected areas of the Selva Maya have strengthened their technical capacities in order to protect the natural and cultural resources of this forest massif
Story | 07 Jul, 2020
CONAP is strengthened with tools for the prevention and control of forest fires
There are no obstacles to stop the will of the personnel of the National Council of Protected Areas of CONAP (as per the Spanish acronym) - Petén Region when fighting forest fires.
Story | 07 Jul, 2020
Sensitive, committed, willing to innovate and create new ways of carrying out surveillance, restoration, monitoring and firefighting. This is how the director of the Bala’an K’aax Flora and Fauna Protected Area describes one of the community…