Story | 06 Jul, 2008
Climate Change and Biodiversity in the European Union Overseas Entities
This background paper, produced by IUCN in collaboration with ONERC, offers for the first time a comparative analysis of the 28 overseas entities of the European Union. The European Union overseas entities are particularly vulnerable to climate change effects. Mostly tropical islands, they are…
Story | 04 Jun, 2008
IUCN Pan-European Newsletter 16: Islands of Hope
This newsletter issue focuses on island conservation, in preparation of the conference "The European Union and its Overseas Entities: Strategies to counter Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss”, taking place from 7-11 July 2008 in Reunion Island.
Story | 03 Jun, 2008
Sailing to Barcelona - Come onboard!
As part of IUCN´s World Conservation Congress (5-14 October 2008, Barcelona, Spain), Sailing to Barcelona will give a voice to creative marine conservation efforts from various corners of the world.
Press release | 22 May, 2008
Restoring natural habitats in Myanmar a reconstruction priority, says IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, May 23, 2008 (IUCN) – IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) offers to share its broad environmental experience to help with the reconstruction efforts in Myanmar. A vital long-term environmental need is to restore coastal ecosystems, following the catastrophic…
Press release | 19 May, 2008
Don’t let invasive biofuel crops attack your country, warn top scientists
Bonn, Germany, May 20, 2008 (IUCN/GISP) – Countries should avoid planting crops for biofuels that stand a high risk of becoming invasive species, according to a report released today.
Story | 06 May, 2008
A summary in images based on five years of research outside and on ICRISAT Sahelian Center, Niamey, Niger funded by the Ministry for International Cooperation, The Hague, The Netherlands, through Wageningen Agricultural University
Press release | 06 Apr, 2008
Systems that save biodiversity
Regulations cannot guarantee conservation of biodiversity, reveals the EU-funded research project GEM-CON-BIO. The most successful governance patterns for biodiversity conservation are based on a mix of financial incentives, regulations and voluntary engagement, according to thirty case studies…
Story | 09 Mar, 2008
IUCN survey results on energy expertise
A survey was conducted in June and July 2006 on the issue of Energy and Biodiversity, one of the proposed IUCN Leveraging Initiatives. More than 100 responses were received from IUCN staff, Members and Commissions.