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  • IUCN BBNJ Treaty policy brief cover
    IUCN BBNJ Treaty policy brief cover
    Grey literature 2023
    High Seas Biodiversity Treaty Policy Brief

    An Introduction to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

  • IUCN Youth Strategy
    Grey literature 2022
    IUCN Youth Strategy 2022-2030

    Young people are the future. We need their help and engagement, their unique perspectives and fresh ideas as well as their expertise to address the global challenges humanity is facing. This new IUCN Youth Strategy recognises this. The IUCN Youth Strategy aims to embed young people’s…

  • Forest Elephant
    Story 14 Apr, 2016
    Exposing illegal trade in elephant tusks

    Following a seizure of ivory, a suspected illegal trader has been sentenced to imprisonment. Paul de Ornellas of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a grantee with IUCN’s SOS initiative, explains how ZSL helped expose the crime.

  • Okapi
    Story 04 Mar, 2016
    Getting SMART about tackling wildlife crime on the frontline.

    With illegal wildlife trade being a core issue of the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016, the role and value of SMART conservation software is pertinent. Marking World Wildlife Day March 3 2016, we travel to the Okapi Faunal Reserve in Democratic Republic of Congo to learn more about…

  • The meaningful consultation and participation of indigenous peoples and local communities, such as these Baka women in Cameroon, is an important aspect of the pro-poor approach for REDD
    Story 15 Nov, 2015
    Report calls on aluminium industry to respect indigenous peoples' rights

    Geneva, Switzerland, 16 November 2015 – While global demand for the world’s most popular metal – aluminium – continues to rise, it is critical that the aluminium industry address its environmental and social impacts, particularly in indigenous peoples’ territories, according to new report…

  • Saiga Antelope
    Story 10 Dec, 2014
    Helping celebrate more than 50 years of IUCN’s contribution to wildlife conservation with a magazine and free digital app

    To help celebrate more than 50 years of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) work protecting our global natural heritage, Terre Sauvage has published a special edition of their renowned wildlife magazine.

  • 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

  • Key representatives from Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, IUCN and Freeland Foundation
    Story 14 Nov, 2014
    Behind the frontlines: Interagency cooperation supporting rangers' work in Thailand

    Updating SOS on project developments from an emergency funding grant for work in Thap Lan National Park, Thailand, Eric Ash of Freeland Foundation, an IUCN Member, is succinct. “While it is critical to support front-line rangers and other park-based stakeholders first and foremost, reducing…

  • Ivory intercepted
    Story 13 Nov, 2014
    Major ivory haul seized in Cameroon

    A haul of ivory worth more than $190,000 has been seized in Cameroon, one of the largest single seizures made in the country.

     

  • 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.