Story | 09 Oct, 2018
Farming that works with nature is better for all - report
Agriculture plays a crucial role in European society, securing the production of sufficient and safe food and sustaining viable rural communities. But, as a new IUCN report shows, agriculture depends on nature, for soil fertility, water, pollination, pest control, amongst other services.
Story | 04 May, 2018
Redirecting EU CAP payments to sustainable farming
Unsustainable farming is the largest threat to Europe’s unique biodiversity and the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) makes up the largest part of the EU budget. That is why EU policymakers need to ensure that direct payments under the next CAP are awarded to farmers in exchange for…
Story | 30 Apr, 2018
Sharing experiences on marine invasive species management in Mediterranean marine protected Areas
The IUCN-Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN-Med) in collaboration with ENALIA Physis Environmental Research Centre and the support of Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas organised a first workshop addressing marine invasive species management in Mediterranean Marine…
Story | 05 Feb, 2018
New research reveals a global rise in emerging invasive alien species
IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) has contributed to research published today in the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’, which highlights the urgent need for governments to develop measures to control the spread of emerging alien…
Story | 23 Jan, 2018
IUCN contributes to a new paper which aims to help combat Invasive Alien Species
The IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group has made a major contribution to a paper published today in the journal Scientific Data, which provides a detailed description of the data behind The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS).
Story | 12 Dec, 2017
EU auditors find CAP ‘greening’ measures ineffective
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has found that the ‘greening’ of direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been environmentally ineffective.
Story | 25 Oct, 2017
Managing invasive species on islands can curb global extinction rates
Managing invasive species could benefit 95 per cent of Endangered and Critically Endangered amphibians, birds and mammals that live on islands, according to a study involving researchers from the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Invasive Species Specialist Group and IUCN Member Island…
Story | 13 Oct, 2017
Australian Environmental Lawyers call for Sea Country Reforms
CEESP News - by Hanna Jaireth, member of IUCN CEESP, WCEL, WCPA
One of the technical papers in a broad blueprint for the next generation of environmental laws in Australia calls for a more strategic national approach to marine and coastal governance, including nationally consistent laws…
Press release | 03 Oct, 2017
Scientists call for more invasive alien species to be tackled at the EU level
Brussels, 3 October 2017 – A new study published today in the Journal of Applied Ecology, and co-authored by several IUCN scientists, identifies priority invasive alien species that require urgent action across the EU and proposes a systematic, proactive approach to select species for risk…
Story | 07 Sep, 2017
EU Overseas - champions in marine and coastal protection
With 33% of national waters protected the EU Overseas spearhead efforts in global marine conservation