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  • Cascading Waterfall, Blue and John Crow National Park, Jamaica
    Story 14 May, 2015
    IUCN recommends action for natural World Heritage in danger

    Key recommendations by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, on new and threatened natural World Heritage sites are released today ahead of the World Heritage Committee meeting which takes place in Bonn, Germany from 28 June to 8 July. IUCN recommends that Colombia’s Los…

  • Andinobates dorisswansonae
    Press release 17 Nov, 2014
    Global appetite for resources pushing new species to the brink – IUCN Red List

    Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel, Chinese Cobra and an Australian butterfly are threatened with extinction

  • Jean-Christophe Vié speaks
    Story 13 Oct, 2014
    SOS: A Powerful Tool for governments

    Learn more about SOS – Save Our Species at a celebration on resource mobilisation with colleagues also from the CBD, CEPF and LifeWeb at the Rio Convention Pavilion Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 18:30– 20:00.

  • Mountain gorilla, Virunga National Park, World Heritage site
    Press release 02 Feb, 2014
    IUCN welcomes Total’s ‘no-go’ commitment in World Heritage sites

    Oil and gas company Total has confirmed that it will not carry out extractive operations within natural World Heritage sites, including Virunga National Park. IUCN welcomes this decision and calls on all oil and gas companies to follow suit.

  • LCF Guide
    LCF Guide
    Story 02 Oct, 2013
    Guide to investing in locally controlled forestry

    This guide to Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry (ILCF) is an outcome of the Growing Forest Partnerships initiative that engaged The Forests Dialogue to co-ordinate 11 wideranging dialogues involving investors, rights-holders, governments, donors and others on this topic. It is primarily a…

  • "Love, Not Loss" is a video about communicating biodiversity
    Story 23 May, 2011
    Video in Arabic, Chinese, French, Hebrew and Spanish: Love. Not Loss.

    This popular video is now available in six languages. Screen it at your next event and start people talking about how to 'communicate biodiversity'.

  • The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.
    Story 02 Jan, 2011
    IUCN welcomes ‘Forests 2011’ - International Year of Forests

    The world’s forests are essential to life in all its diversity and to attaining humanity’s biggest goals such as reducing poverty, curbing climate change and achieving sustainable development. Throughout 2011 IUCN will work towards making sure that forests deliver their maximum potential for…