Story | 15 May, 2019
Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas in the climate change era: challenges & opportunities
The MPA-ADAPT project concludes with a final conference to be held on the 4-5 June 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.
Story | 13 May, 2019
Tunisia works with IUCN to develop National Red Lists for Species & Ecosystems
IUCN Red List methodologies for Species and for Ecosystems are currently being evaluated as suitable strategies to preserve forests, birds and vascular plants in Tunisia, with the support of IUCN-Med’s team.
Story | 09 May, 2019
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Policy Matters - Submit Proposal by June 15
Submit your 300-word proposal to policymatters2020@gmail.com by June 15 to be considered! See Spanish and French translations below.
Story | 09 May, 2019
Facilitating Implementation and Promoting Compliance With the Paris Agreement Under Article 15
By Christina Voigt - WCEL Climate Change Specialist Group Chair, Christina Voigt, along with Gu Zihua and Jacob Werksman, recently co-authored the article 'Facilitating Implementation and Promoting Compliance With the Paris Agreement Under Article 15: Conceptual Challenges and Pragmatic Choices…
Press release | 09 May, 2019
Rewriting genes could have broad knock-on effects on nature – IUCN report
The emerging field of synthetic biology could affect nature in ways that go beyond single genetically engineered organisms, according to an IUCN report published today.
Story | 09 May, 2019
Enhancing progress towards Aichi Target 11
In April, the Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz, BfN) held a meeting of the Global Partnership on Aichi Target 11, in order to stimulate…
Story | 09 May, 2019
New record for IUCN's protected areas massive open online courses!
The 5 online courses run by the IUCN Programme on African Protected Areas (IUCN-Papaco) has recently broken new records. Since the first MOOC in 2015, nearly 27,000 participants have enrolled in the courses (available in English and in French) and over 1,000 students have received a certificate…
Story | 08 May, 2019
The right species for the right purpose
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Rwanda country representative Charles Karangwa spoke to the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) on the sidelines of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) 2018 in Bonn, Germany, at which he participated in a…
Story | 08 May, 2019
Obituary Mr Mahfuz Ullah (Councillor 2008-2012)
IUCN is sad to announce that Mr Mahfuz Ullah, IUCN Regional Councillor for South and East Asia from 2008 to 2012 and former Chair of the National Committee of IUCN Members in Bangladesh, has passed away.
Story | 07 May, 2019
By Klaus Bosselmann - The global conservation movement has lost one of its most inspiring figures. It is with great sadness we announce that Polly Higgins has passed away on 21 April 2019 aged 50.