Story | 20 Jul, 2010
Indigenous peoples and REDD-plus
Challenges and opportunities for the engagement of indigenous peoples and local communities in REDD-plus
Story | 08 Jul, 2010
One billion hectares of lost forests could be restored
“Across the globe lie more than a billion hectares of lost and degraded forest land that could be restored”, according to the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration, which includes IUCN. It’s a vast area – an area greater than China – with the potential to enrich communities, their…
Press release | 15 Apr, 2010
Jurassic Coast Student named UK Young Scientist of the Year 2010
Press release | 11 Mar, 2010
Habitat loss blamed for more species decline
Habitat loss is having a serious impact on Europe’s butterflies, beetles and dragonflies. The release of the European Red List, commissioned by the European Commission, shows that nine percent of butterflies, 11 percent of saproxylic beetles (beetles that depend on decaying wood) and 14 percent…
Story | 08 Mar, 2010
Asia’s natural parks ‘green lungs’ to combat climate change
Robust and connected systems of natural parks help conserve biodiversity and maintain benefits we receive from nature. They are also crucial to help us to mitigate and adapt to climate change…
Story | 04 Nov, 2009
Dryland Opportunities : A new paradigm for people, ecosystems and development
Mortimore, Michael ; Anderson, Simon, collab. ; Cotula, Lorenzo, collab. ; Davies, Jonathan, collab. ; Faccer, Kristy, collab. ; Hesse, Ced, collab. ; Morton, John, collab. ; Nyangena, Wilfrid, collab. ; Skinner, Jamie, collab. ; Wolfangel, Caterina, collab.
IUCN ; IIED ; UNDP
…Press release | 04 Oct, 2008
Curtain rises on largest environmental meeting of 2008
The IUCN World Conservation Congress kicks off today in Barcelona, Spain, with its mission of boosting action to conserve nature. Leading questions are how to meet the growing needs of populations and expanding markets without sacrificing nature, and how to get conservation messages to new…
Story | 25 Sep, 2008
The nature of drylands: Diverse ecosystems, diverse solutions
This magazine features over 30 articles on drylands from IUCN Members and Commission experts around the world. It illustrates the diversity of the drylands and dryland issues and provides an insight into the far-reaching work of IUCN’s membership in dryland areas of the world.
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.