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…
Story | 29 Jun, 2010
Thailand’s Andaman aspirations
Thailand’s Andaman Sea with its island paradises, emerald waters, stunning rock formations and white sands is many people’s idea of a dream holiday location. The area is home to well-known destinations such as Phuket and Koh Phi Phi as well as hundreds of lesser known jewels. But much work is…
Story | 29 Jun, 2010
Momentum for Mesopotamia’s marshlands
Once covering an area of up to 20,000 km2, the Mesopotamian marshlands of southern Iraq are one of the world's great wetlands. The marshlands (al ahwar) are part of the Tigris-Euphrates River Basin, which is shared by Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey and were once home to several hundred thousand…
Story | 29 Jun, 2010
Temperate Grasslands Strategy Paper 2010
Press release | 19 May, 2010
Are protected areas in Africa harbouring invasive species?
Protected areas, long thought of as safe refuges for animals and plants, are under increasing threats from invasive species which not only affect biodiversity but also people’s livelihoods. Protected areas can have huge social and economic value, particularly in Africa, where national parks are…
Press release | 15 Apr, 2010
Jurassic Coast Student named UK Young Scientist of the Year 2010
Story | 14 Apr, 2010
Protected Areas for Life's Sake
How protected areas enrich our lives and secure the web of life
Story | 14 Apr, 2010
Joint PAEL-TILCEPA workshop on Protected Areas Management Evaluation and Social Assessment of Protected Areas
Story | 12 Apr, 2010
Next Steps: Convention on Biological Diversity's Programme of Work on Protected Areas
This paper outlines proposals from IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) on new strategies and opportunities arising from the review of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA) at the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) 10th Conference of Parties (COP) in Nagoya, Japan…
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…