Press release | 21 Jul, 2020
New action plan developed for conservation of Darwin's frogs
17 July 2020 — A paper published in Oryx, The International Journal of Conservation, outlines the development of a multi-participatory binational conservation strategy for Darwin’s frogs (Rhinoderma darwinii and Rhinoderma rufum), an initiative that was led by the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist…
Story | 10 Jul, 2020
Statement of the IUCN SSC African Elephant Specialist Group on elephant deaths in Botswana
10th July 2020 — The African Elephant Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) expresses its concern about the reported mysterious mass die-off of African elephants (Loxodonta africana). It is estimated that over 250…
Press release | 09 Jul, 2020
Almost a third of lemurs and North Atlantic Right Whale now Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 9 July 2020 (IUCN) – Almost a third (31%) of all lemur species in Madagascar are now Critically Endangered – just one step away from extinction – with 98% of them threatened, according to today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened…
Press release | 19 Jun, 2020
The world’s horseshoe crab populations are imperiled, because of overharvesting for use as food, bait and biomedical testing, and because of habitat loss from coastal reclamation and development.
Story | 10 Jun, 2020
Former IUCN Species Survival Commission Chair wins top environmental prize
Dr Simon Stuart, former Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and a central figure of IUCN’s species conservation work for over three decades, has been awarded the prestigious Blue Planet Prize by the Asahi Glass Foundation.
Press release | 26 May, 2020
ASAP launches its first small grant scheme for Southeast Asian species on the brink of extinction
The IUCN SSC Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP), with support from Fondation Segré, has launched a Rapid Action Fund for tackling the extinction crisis in Southeast Asia.
Story | 25 Mar, 2020
Nature-based Solutions for Water Infrastructure at your service
'Natural water infrastructure' is not built infrastructure. Instead, it is shaped, grown, eroded or deposited by nature over time. It refers to services nature provides for free, such as mangroves protecting shorelines from storms, peatlands sequestering carbon, wetlands filtering contaminated…
Press release | 19 Mar, 2020
Conservation efforts bring cautious hope for African rhinos - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 19 March 2020 (IUCN) – The African Black Rhino remains Critically Endangered, but its population is slowly increasing as conservation efforts counter the persistent threat of poaching, according to today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM…
Story | 12 Mar, 2020
Report: Blue Infrastructure Finance, where all win
All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is…
Story | 19 Feb, 2020
Emergency Recovery Plan could halt catastrophic collapse in world’s freshwater biodiversity
With biodiversity vanishing from rivers, lakes and wetlands at alarming speed, a new scientific paper outlines an Emergency Recovery Plan to reverse the rapid decline in the world’s freshwater species and habitats – and safeguard our life support systems.