Story | 30 Oct, 2008
A report by the Ecosystems, Protected Areas, and People Project
Story | 29 Oct, 2008
In search of the lost gender : equity in protected areas
Aguilar Revelo, Lorena ; Castañeda, Itzá ; Salazar, Hilda
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas ; IUCN, Protected Areas Programme ; IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Story | 29 Oct, 2008
Our land, our legacy : our North American world heritage
Our North American world heritage
Press release | 07 Oct, 2008
IUCN and UNESCO publish guidelines on sacred natural sites in protected areas
Thousands of sacred natural sites are in jeopardy around the world despite the fact that many lie within formal Protected Areas.
Press release | 06 Oct, 2008
IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress…
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 | 15 Jul, 2008
New World Heritage Sites for the Pacific
Twenty-seven new sites have recently been added to the internationally recognised World Heritage List, including three sites in the Pacific: Chief Roi Mata's Domain (Vanuatu), the Kuk Early Agricultural Site (Papua New Guinea) and the Lagoons of New Caledonia (France).