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 | 30 Apr, 2009
Defining Protected Areas : An international conference in Almeria, Spain 2007
The “Categories Summit” which is reported in these proceedings was a major contribution to the revision of the IUCN protected area management categories.
Story | 30 Apr, 2009
Azores Scientific Criteria and Guidance
Azores Scientific Criteria and Guidance for identifying ecologically or biologically significant marine areas and designing representative networks of marine protected areas in open ocean waters and deep sea habitats
Story | 29 Apr, 2009
Serial Natural World Heritage Properties
An initial analysis of the present situation of serial natural World Heritage properties.
IUCN World Heritage Studies No 6
Story | 28 Apr, 2009
Supporting Protected Area Management in Fiji
The IUCN Regional Office for Oceania is pleased to announce the release of a legal briefing paper on existing legal mechanisms for establishment and management of terrestrial protected areas in Fiji. The paper was prepared by IUCN on behalf of Birdlife International. The paper is intended to…
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.
Press release | 23 Apr, 2009
Stop all oil and gas activities that could harm Western Gray Whales, says panel
An independent panel of scientists has recommended a moratorium on all activities by oil and gas companies in eastern Russia that could adversely affect the Western Gray Whale population.
Press release | 07 Apr, 2009
The seminar, which was organised by CEIDA (
Press release | 05 Apr, 2009
connect2earth now links young people directly with world’s top experts to debate green issues
The popular online community connect2earth.org has launched a new service that links young people directly with the world’s top environmental experts to talk about headline-grabbing topics that they care about such as climate change, the energy crisis, and species loss.