Press release | 29 Nov, 2008
Use nature to fight climate change – IUCN
Countries should use their natural resources to fight climate change, according to IUCN.
Story | 27 Nov, 2008
A study produced by IUCN finds that the US government does not adequately assess the risk to the American environment or economy from invasive species brought to the United States through trade-related pathways.
Press release | 26 Nov, 2008
A network of marine protected areas to safeguard biodiversity urgently needed in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea covers only 0.8% of the world’s ocean surface, but it also accounts for 7% of all marine species known. Considered a hotspot of biodiversity, almost one fourth of Mediterranean species are endemic to the region. An almost closed sea surrounded by an overpopulated coast, it…
Press release | 23 Nov, 2008
Zambezi basin stakeholders to interrogate the IWRM strategy in Lilongwe, Malawi
People with a stake in the Zambezi river basin are set to meet in Lilongwe Malawi to discuss how they can implement the recently adopted Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Strategy for the much shared river basin.
Press release | 23 Nov, 2008
India’s wild medicinal plants threatened by over-exploitation
India is a hub of the wild-collected plant medicine industry in Asia, but key species have declined due to over-collection to supply domestic and foreign medicinal markets, according to IUCN and TRAFFIC researchers.
Press release | 23 Nov, 2008
IUCN at the 2008 European Development Days
The International Union for Conservation of Nature was represented by its Regional Office for pan-Europe (ROfE) at the third edition of the European Development Days in Strasbourg (France) on 15-17 November 2008.
Press release | 23 Nov, 2008
Zambezi basin stakeholders to interrogate the IWRM strategy in Lilongwe, Malawi
People with a stake in the Zambezi river basin are set to meet in Lilongwe Malawi to discuss how they can implement the recently adopted Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Strategy for the shared river basin.