DG Statement | 10 Mar, 2018
IUCN dismayed as Philippines seeks to declare UN Special Rapporteur a ‘terrorist’
The International Union for Conservation of Nature expresses its strong condemnation and grave concern at reports that UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, has been targeted by her Government and tagged as a “terrorist…
Press release | 09 Mar, 2018
Suva, Fiji, 09 March 2018 (IUCN) – Reminiscing the adventures of growing up around mangrove forests in Fiji, Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Peter Thompson, who is also serving as the UN Special Envoy for Oceans, shared opening remarks with participants of…
Story | 08 Mar, 2018
Wild Life, Wild Livelihoods: involving communities in sustainable wildlife management
CEESP News - by IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi), IUCN Eastern & Southern Africa Office and IIED
UN Environment, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Institute on Environment and Development (…
DG Statement | 08 Mar, 2018
IUCN Director General's statement on International Women's Day 2018
This year, Women’s Day takes on new significance, as a wave of women step forward demanding their rights, equal treatment and an end to denigrating and discriminatory behaviour, sexual harassment and violence. We are seeing, for the first time, at a global scale, that women feel empowered to…
Story | 07 Mar, 2018
15 Caribbean countries to benefit from partnership for people and biodiversity
6 March 2018. Kingston, Jamaica -- The University of the West Indies (UWI) and IUCN (International Union of Conservation of Nature) Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, have renewed a five-year…
Story | 07 Mar, 2018
New airport near the Narta Lagoon, Albania
On 25 January 2018, the Albanian parliament decided to vote in favor of opening concession negotiation procedures for construction of a new airport close to the city of Vlora, near the village of Akërni, which is located within Vjose-Narte Protected Landscape (IUCN Category V) in south-west…
Story | 06 Mar, 2018
Mediterranean Protected Areas Gather in Croatia to Discuss New Ecotourism Offer
Ecotourism Conference in Split Kicks Off With Launch Of New Protected Area Network, Focused on Ecotourism that Support Conservation While Reducing the Footprint of Travelers.
Story | 06 Mar, 2018
Almost half of Madagascar’s freshwater species threatened – IUCN report
Forty-three percent of Madagascar’s freshwater species are threatened with extinction, including many endemic species important to local livelihoods, a new IUCN led study has found.
Story | 06 Mar, 2018
A gender specialist’s view of responsive forest landscape restoration
Gender equity is a driving force for effective, equitable and sustainable environmental solutions. How do we ensure the forest landscape restoration and the restoration opportunity assessment methodology are gender responsive?
Story | 06 Mar, 2018
Celebrating World Wetlands Day in Savannakhet, Lao PDR
On 9 February, IUCN Lao PDR organised an event in Phonsim Village, Savannakhet Province, to celebrate World Wetlands Day, which falls on February 2. The event took place at Phonsim Upper Secondary School, close to the site of the local Phonsim Wetlands. The event aimed to raise awareness about…