Story | 01 Nov, 2011
Europe’s overseas territories need more protection
Giant “Mountain Chicken” frogs, the 25 million bird island, and a rainforest the size of Portugal are increasingly threatened by the impacts of climate change and in need of greater protection, according to a new report published by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
Story | 30 Oct, 2011
arborvitae Issue 44 - Forests: a legal challenge
Story | 10 Oct, 2011
Natural Solutions: Protected Areas helping people deal with desertification and drought
Drylands occupy approximately 40% of Earth's land area and are home to more than two billion people.
Story | 25 Sep, 2011
IUCN is deeply saddened by the loss of Wangari Maathai, one of Africa’s foremost environmental campaigners and a great advocate for social justice, human rights, peace and democracy. Wangari Maathai has passed away in Nairobi at the age of 71.
Press release | 04 Sep, 2011
Whales & dolphins need more protected areas
A new book, Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises is released, calling for accelerated efforts to conserve marine mammals by protecting a greater area of the ocean. Currently only 1.3% of the ocean is protected but many new Marine Protected Areas are being created. Erich Hoyt…
Story | 18 Aug, 2011
Young writers' forest letter contest - Barbados and China win!
A Great Oak in Guyana’s Windsor Forest and an observant little tree ‘prepared to care for humanity’ helped 15-year-old Charlée Gittens from Barbados and 13-year-old Wang Sa from China to win gold medals in the Universal Postal Union’s 40th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young…
Story | 16 Aug, 2011
Press release | 10 Aug, 2011
The National Park Service (NPS) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have established a partnership to support protected areas and national parks around the world. The first partnership action is the assigning of Mr. David Reynolds, the NPS Northeast Region Chief of…
Story | 09 Aug, 2011
Removing rats, restoring islands
A unique international project partnership involving IUCN Member organizations, the Royal Society for Protection of Birds, The Nature Conservancy and the US Fish & Wildlife Service is helping to restore a series of islands and seabird habitats in the Pacific by removing alien invasive rats…
Story | 24 Jul, 2011
Crossing borders for nature : European examples of transboundary conservation
Crossing borders for nature : European examples of transboundary conservation