Story | 21 May, 2019
APAP welcomes new Country and Associate Members
APAP has welcomed three new Members and Associate Members since December 2018: the Protected Area Management Division of Lao PDR’s Department of Forestry; the Maldives’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (…
Story | 21 May, 2019
A Young Lawyer’s First COP: International negotiations and the state of the environment
By Sabrina Nick - Young lawyer and WCEL Early Career Group Applicant, Sabrina Nick, shares her experience attending the UN Biodiversity COP 14 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November, 2018.
Story | 20 May, 2019
La Antigua will host the Regional Conservation Forum
The Forum will include a Knowledge Day which will be open to the general public, with experience exchange panels, expert talks, audiovisual presentations, and posters about conservation and sustainable development experiences.
Story | 20 May, 2019
Korea and China share visitor management experiences at World Protected Areas Leaders Forum
Effective visitor management practices in protected areas were highlighted at the 11th Meeting of the World Protected Areas Leaders Forum (WPALF) held in March 2019 in Victoria, Australia.
Story | 19 May, 2019
Rights of Nature: Why it Might Not Save the Entire World
By Dr. Julien Bétaille - Dr. Bétaille, Associate Professor of Law the at the University of Toulouse (France), recently published an article on the rights of nature in the Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law, as a contribution to the academic debate.
Press release | 16 May, 2019
IUCN and Lacoste team up again to inspire support for threatened species
The Lacoste-IUCN partnership has launched its second awareness-raising campaign to support species conservation action worldwide.
Story | 16 May, 2019
The Korea National Park Service (KNPS) and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation of Thailand (DNP) recently enhanced their knowledge about marine national park management.
Story | 13 May, 2019
Tunisia works with IUCN to develop National Red Lists for Species & Ecosystems
IUCN Red List methodologies for Species and for Ecosystems are currently being evaluated as suitable strategies to preserve forests, birds and vascular plants in Tunisia, with the support of IUCN-Med’s team.
Press release | 09 May, 2019
Rewriting genes could have broad knock-on effects on nature – IUCN report
The emerging field of synthetic biology could affect nature in ways that go beyond single genetically engineered organisms, according to an IUCN report published today.
Story | 07 May, 2019
By Klaus Bosselmann - The global conservation movement has lost one of its most inspiring figures. It is with great sadness we announce that Polly Higgins has passed away on 21 April 2019 aged 50.