Press release | 26 Nov, 2009
Billion hectares of forests with potential for restoration, study shows
Land areas around the world, bigger than Canada, have been identified as having potential to be restored to good quality, healthy forests, a new study has found.
Press release | 22 Nov, 2009
Climate change: turn the tide – turn to nature
UNFCCC COP15 meeting: 7 to 18 December, Copenhagen Leaders at Copenhagen should make robust commitments and a timetable for achieving a legally binding treaty for the post-2012 climate change regime as early as possible.
Story | 22 Nov, 2009
Extractive Industry Conference
CEESP/SEAPRISE members Rick Steiner and Richard Cellarius promote a new paradigm for Oil & Gas Development at the European Conference on Extractive Industries, Oct. 13th, 2009.
Story | 22 Nov, 2009
Policy Matters 16, October 2008
Climate Change, Energy Change and Conservation
Press release | 18 Nov, 2009
Developed countries to pay for forests, says Geneva survey
A survey carried out in Geneva, Switzerland, shows that most people believe that the key to conserving tropical forests and seriously reducing greenhouse gas emissions lies with better funding from developed countries.
Story | 18 Nov, 2009
The IUCN-Holcim Panel proposes the adoption of a Biodiversity Management System
The IUCN-Holcim Panel, composed by 5 high international experts in biodiversity conservation, has completed the…
Story | 18 Nov, 2009
IUCN Director General on natural solutions to climate change
Ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks that take place 7-19 December, IUCN's Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre calls for investing in nature for adaptation and mitigation.
Story | 12 Nov, 2009
The Management of Natural Coastal Carbon Sinks
Press release | 10 Nov, 2009
Don’t shun the ocean – IUCN tells climate leaders
Failure to recognize the ocean in climate change discussions will have profound consequences for humanity, according to IUCN.
Press release | 02 Nov, 2009
Extinction crisis continues apace
The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ shows that 17,291 species out of the 47,677 assessed species are threatened with extinction.