Story | 02 Nov, 2008
Guidelines for protected areas legislation
Lausche, Barbara J.
IUCN, Environmental Law Centre ; UNEP
Story | 29 Oct, 2008
In search of the lost gender : equity in protected areas
Aguilar Revelo, Lorena ; Castañeda, Itzá ; Salazar, Hilda
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas ; IUCN, Protected Areas Programme ; IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Story | 23 Oct, 2008
New Impetus for the High Seas following IUCN World Conservation Congress
IUCN members at the World Conservation Congress have called for strong action to protect high seas biodiversity and to regulate the human activities impacting it. This signals a growing awareness of the vital role oceans play in sustaining life on our planet and alarm at the multiplying threats…
Press release | 06 Oct, 2008
IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress…
Press release | 04 Oct, 2008
Curtain rises on largest environmental meeting of 2008
The IUCN World Conservation Congress kicks off today in Barcelona, Spain, with its mission of boosting action to conserve nature. Leading questions are how to meet the growing needs of populations and expanding markets without sacrificing nature, and how to get conservation messages to new…
Press release | 24 Apr, 2008
Bangkok market a hub for illegal international trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises
Thailand is a major hub for the international trade in illegal freshwater turtles and tortoises, finds a new report, Pet freshwater turtle and tortoise trade in Chatuchak Market, Bangkok, Thailand, launched today by TRAFFIC, the wildlife monitoring network, a joint programme of WWF and IUCN.
Press release | 06 Mar, 2008
Recognition: Male Warriors Supporting Women’s Empowerment in Environmental Conservation
Press release | 03 Mar, 2008
IUCN makes the difference in the Commission on the Status of Women
52 Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and Climate Change recognizes the topic of gender and climate change as an important gender issue. Experts argued that practical solutions to the escalating global warming crisis hinge on women's participation in all aspects of the…
Story | 02 Mar, 2008
IUCN Director General visits ELC
On June 14 Julia Marton-Lefèvre, the IUCN Director General, visited the IUCN Environmental Law Centre in Bonn, Germany.