Story | 27 Sep, 2015
Your excellency, Ollanta Humala, President of the Republic of Peru Your Excellency, Francois Hollande, President of the Republic of France Your Excellency Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly Excellencies Ladies and gentlemen
Story | 23 Sep, 2015
Sustainable Development Goals recognise role of business
The United Nations' new development agenda presents a historic opportunity for the private sector to actively participate in addressing the world’s global challenges, and building a more inclusive and sustainable society.
Press release | 21 Sep, 2015
Sumatran rhino likely to go extinct unless action is taken urgently, warns IUCN
With fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinos surviving in the wild, the species will likely become extinct unless the Indonesian Government urgently implements the Sumatran rhino recovery plan, warns IUCN on World Rhino Day. The remaining 100 Sumatran rhinos represent less than half of the population…
Legacy Article | 18 Sep, 2015
Biological diversity, or biodiversity, is the variety of life on earth. It describes the variability among living organisms from all sources including terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems, and the ecological complexes of which they are part. This also includes diversity within species,…
Legacy Article | 16 Sep, 2015
The Mediterranean Experience of Ecotourism (MEET) Network will soon launch the MEET Catalogue, a compilation of new and unique ecotourism experiences in protected areas across various Mediterranean countries. With the aim of providing support for the conservation of nature and revitalizing less…
Story | 08 Sep, 2015
World Heritage status for wilderness helps respond to climate change
Nature experts, including several IUCN specialists, are calling for a new approach to conserving wilderness areas under the World Heritage Convention in a paper published today in Conservation Letters. Inscribing wilderness sites on the World Heritage List and improving their connectivity…
Story | 06 Sep, 2015
The pros and cons of biodiversity offsets
Protecting forests and restoring wetlands are some of the actions companies and governments are taking to make up for biodiversity lost as a result of their development activities. These measurable conservation actions - designed to compensate for unavoidable impacts, on top of prevention and…
Story | 31 Aug, 2015
Countdown begins to the world’s leading environmental summit
Gland, Switzerland, 1 September 2015 (IUCN) – Today marks one year to the opening of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016, the world’s largest and most inclusive environmental decision-making forum that will define the future path for nature conservation.
Press release | 31 Aug, 2015
Countdown begins to the world’s leading environmental summit
The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 to take place 1-10 September in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Story | 30 Aug, 2015
From academia to international practice
Manami Watanabe takes us through her experience as Trainee with IUCN’s World Heritage Programme.