Story | 08 Apr, 2015
World Forum on Natural Capital calls for ground-breaking case studies
Organizers of the second World Forum on Natural Capital, including IUCN, have issued a call for case studies that demonstrate how putting natural capital at the heart of decision-making can benefit companies’ bottom line, as well as the environment.
Story | 27 Mar, 2015
Finland to host the next IUCN Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North and Central Asia
IUCN officially announces Helsinki, Finland, as the host of the 2015 Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North and Central Asia, from 14 to 17 December 2015.
Story | 12 Mar, 2015
Demystifying the World's Forest Landscape Restoration Opportunities
A global movement to restore deforested and degraded forest landscapes is emerging. What should forest landscape restoration achieve? And where should it occur?
Story | 02 Feb, 2015
IUCN’s new Director General engages global leaders in Davos
As one of her first acts, IUCN Director General Inger Andersen participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Story | 12 Jan, 2015
Inger Andersen takes up her duties as IUCN Director General
This week IUCN extends a warm welcome to Inger Andersen as she takes on her new role as Director General.
Story | 10 Dec, 2014
To help celebrate more than 50 years of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) work protecting our global natural heritage, Terre Sauvage has published a special edition of their renowned wildlife magazine.
Story | 06 Dec, 2014
As the Pacific Islands region continues to lead the way in creating large marine protected areas, the World Parks Congress has delivered a wake-up call to the rest of the world that the Pacific will require help to manage these massive areas of global importance.
Story | 25 Nov, 2014
Mua Voyage video at World Parks Congress
A short video highlighting the Mua Voyage's message on ocean protection and climate change received a standing ovation when it was shown at the opening plenary of the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014.
Press release | 17 Nov, 2014
Global appetite for resources pushing new species to the brink – IUCN Red List
Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel, Chinese Cobra and an Australian butterfly are threatened with extinction
Story | 11 Nov, 2014
Pacific Island leaders sail into Sydney Harbour with call to protect oceans
The leaders of Kiribati, Cook Islands and Palau have called on the world to follow their lead in ocean protection, after sailing into Sydney Harbour aboard traditional voyaging canoes that have travelled more than 6,000 nautical miles from the Pacific Islands.