Press release | 18 Oct, 2009
Forget forests at your peril – IUCN
Economic development and forest loss and degradation do not have to go hand in hand, according to IUCN.
Press release | 19 Jul, 2009
Ganges River Dolphin in dire straits
Dolphin hotspots must be protected if the Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) is to survive in the Brahmaputra river system, according to a recent study.
Story | 23 Jun, 2009
Baira : the floating gardens for sustainable livelihood
Irfanullah, Haseed Md. ; Ahmed, Rashiduzzaman, ed. ; Nishat, Ainun, ed.
IUCN Bangladesh ; Sustainable Environment Management Programme (SEMP) ; UNDP ; Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forest
Press release | 12 May, 2009
World Ocean Conference, a fight to get oceans into the climate change debate
For immediate release: 11 May, 2009 Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 11 May, 2009 (IUCN) – The Manado Ocean Declaration draft will be review at the World Ocean Congress in Manado urging the UN to put marine issues at the top of the agenda at the climate talks in Copenhagen.
Press release | 18 Mar, 2009
Share water to make peace – IUCN
More people and less water could mean increased conflict for scarce shared water resources, warns IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). But in its latest report IUCN clearly shows how better cooperation over shared rivers can help governments avoid water crises.
Story | 30 Oct, 2008
Bastian Bomhard and Guy Midgley A report by the Ecosystems, Protected Areas and People Project, IUCN ASIA 2005
Press release | 06 Oct, 2008
IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress…
Press release | 16 Jun, 2008
Rhinos on the rise in Africa but Northern white nears extinction
African rhinos have reached record numbers for the first time in decades, but the Northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) is on the brink of extinction.