Press release | 22 May, 2009
Protecting the oceans makes economic sense
Protecting the oceans through marine protected areas can provide higher and more sustained income through tourism and controlled fisheries than continued exploitation. This is the result of IUCN’s new compilation of case studies about the economic benefits of marine protected areas, launched on…
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 | 20 May, 2009
Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs
Story | 14 May, 2009
Security Considerations in the Planning and Management of Transboundary Conservation Areas
Leo Braack, Trevor Sandiwth, David Peddle and Thomas Petermann
Story | 14 May, 2009
Marine Protected Areas receive welcome boost
One of the cornerstones of improved ocean management – the establishment of networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the world’s oceans - received a strong endorsement from the representatives from 76 countries at the World Ocean…
Press release | 13 May, 2009
Three day workshop on ‘Communicating Climate Change’ begins in Islamabad
Capacity Building exercise being held for national media ISLAMABAD Mar 12: A three day capacity building workshop for the national media began in Islamabad, organized by IUCN-Pakistan and OXFAM GB. The workshop is being supported by Stockholm Environment Institute and Artists for Earth.
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 | 12 May, 2009
Ocean protection: we cannot afford to fail – IUCN
The most pressing marine environmental issues will be addressed at the first International Marine Conservation Congress in Washington D.C. from May 19 to 24. The Congress aims to put conservation science into practice and will address climate change, poverty and globalization, marine protected…
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 | 06 May, 2009
Holcim Spain and the IUCN Mediterranean Programme have signed an agreement in April 2009. This sets another milestone in the relationship between IUCN and the Holcim Group, one of the world's leading suppliers of cement and aggregates.