Story | 19 Nov, 2020
IUCN guidelines on Treasuring Fishers’ Knowledge for Policy Development and Safekeeping
A new Guidelines for the Gathering of Fishers’ Knowledge for Policy Development and Applied Use was published by IUCN. The launch is also in collaboration with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), World Forum of Fisher Peoples, and International Planning Committee Working Group on Fisheries…
Story | 13 Nov, 2020
Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission is honored with the George B. Rabb Conservation Medal
Dr Jon Paul Rodríguez has been honored during the 2020 Conservation Leadership Awards Celebration by the Chicago Zoological Society’s (CZS) Board of Trustees and Women’s Board held virtually.
Story | 23 Oct, 2020
Successful Breeding at the National Zoo of Chile Marks Pivotal First Step Toward Returning Frog to the Wild. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group members are involved in this project that aims to reverse the trend of loss of the Loa water frog.
Story | 26 Sep, 2020
The West Asia Arabian Plants Specialist Group (WAAPSG) is now revived
The West Asia Arabian Plants Specialist Group (WAAPSG), which was formally known as Arabian Plants Specialist Group (APSG) had been revitalized to join an extensive science-based network of volunteer…
Story | 23 Sep, 2020
IUCN mourns the loss of leading conservationist Georgina Mace
IUCN is deeply saddened by the passing of eminent conservationist Professor Dame Georgina Mace – a leader in the fight against global biodiversity loss, who made key contributions to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the Union at large…
Story | 22 Sep, 2020
IUCN Species Survival Commission Freshwater Fish Specialist Group and Freshwater Conservation Committee jointly with Global Organizations Urge Government to Prohibit Construction of Small Hydropower Projects Endangering Critically Important Rivers and Rare and Endemic Wildlife
Story | 22 Sep, 2020
Thank you, Georgina, from us all
An appreciation of Georgina Mace, who passed away on 19th September 2020. Colleague and friend, IUCN Commission member Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland reflects on Georgina’s legacy in the conservation movement.
Story | 15 Sep, 2020
IUCN Standard to support global action on invasive alien species
IUCN today launched a global standard for classifying the severity and type of impacts caused by alien species, known as the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT). This tool will alert scientists, conservation practitioners and policy makers to the potential consequences of…
Publication | 2020
IUCN EICAT categories and criteria : first edition
A unified classification of alien taxa based on the magnitude of their environmental impacts has been developed in response to these issues. EICAT (Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa) is a simple, objective and transparent method for classifying alien taxa in terms of the …
Press release | 28 Aug, 2020
IUCN Species Survival Commission member wins the 2020 British Ecological Society award
The British Ecological Society (BES) announced today the winners of its annual awards and prizes, recognising Wendy Foden, Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Climate Change Specialist Group, for her outstanding contribution to climate change research.