Story | 10 Jun, 2009
Shell starts to sell advanced biofuel
IUCN is pleased to hear that second generation biofuels is being sold at a Shell service station in Canada as part of a month-long demonstration.
Story | 08 Jun, 2009
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services
The Gateway offers an introduction and sense of direction into the complicated world of payments for ecosystem services (PES). It is tailored for researchers, practitioners and decision makers interested in using economic incentives in support of conservation and poverty reduction efforts in…
Story | 28 May, 2009
IUCN and Nespresso to sign landmark agreement to make aluminium greener
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Nestlé Nespresso S.A., the world’s leading provider of single-portioned highest-quality premium coffee, are to sign an agreement to make aluminium more sustainable.
Story | 28 May, 2009
"Synergies" is the 2008 Annual Report of the Business and Biodiversity Programme (BBP)
Story | 20 May, 2009
Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs
Press release | 20 May, 2009
Manage corals - Minimize climate change
A better assesment of the threats to coral reefs along with improved management will give corals a much higher chance of survival in the face of warming oceans, says IUCN’s latest report.
Story | 07 May, 2009
Shell released its 2008 Sustainability Report today. IUCN has worked with Shell on various biodiversity related projects over the past ten years and notes positively that Shell’s reporting on sustainability in general has steadily improved over recent years, with increasing detail and…
Story | 27 Apr, 2009
IUCN welcomes reprieve for whales
IUCN is delighted that Sakhalin Energy followed the advice of an expert panel and stopped all seismic surveys affecting the Western Gray Whale.