Press release | 18 Jun, 2008
World Heritage sites under scrutiny
World Heritage sites will be under the spotlight next month as the World Heritage Committee prepares to meet in Quebec City, Canada, from July 2-10.
Press release | 15 Jun, 2008
The National Natural Park System of Colombia reaches 54 protected areas.
THE SANCTUARY OF FLORA “MEDICINAL PLANTS ORITO INGI ANDE” IS BORNOne of the few protected areas in the world that has been created for the protection of the biodiversity associated to the survival of the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples.
Story | 03 Jun, 2008
Sailing to Barcelona - Come onboard!
As part of IUCN´s World Conservation Congress (5-14 October 2008, Barcelona, Spain), Sailing to Barcelona will give a voice to creative marine conservation efforts from various corners of the world.
Press release | 12 May, 2008
Extension of the application deadline to the Young Conservationist Award 2008
Extension of the application deadline until Monday, June 30th 2008
Press release | 13 Apr, 2008
As part of the ‘Initiative for World Heritage Forests in Central Africa' , UNESCO's World Heritage Centre organized an expert workshop on March 13-14 in Brazzaville (Congo) to identify the most outstanding protected areas in the Congo Basin and to study their complementarity with sites in the…
Story | 13 Apr, 2008
Training World Heritage site managers is one of the most valuable investments in heritage conservation, particularly as these sites confront the challenges of increasing flows of tourism and diminishing flows of international assistance for conservation and management. This is why UNESCO's World…
Press release | 26 Mar, 2008
Conserving biodiversity is a business opportunity, say IUCN and Shell
The business case for conserving nature is strong and getting stronger, according to a new report published today by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Shell International Limited.
Story | 18 Mar, 2008
Building Biodiversity Business
The challenge of building biodiversity business is not trivial. Biodiversity is still largely neglected by private finance. There is a need to develop new business models and market mechanisms for biodiversity conservation, and to persuade the public and policy makers that biodiversity (or…
Press release | 12 Mar, 2008
Montenegro and IUCN unite efforts to protect nature
The creation of marine protected areas to safeguard biodiversity has been identified as a first step to meet international standards
Story | 09 Mar, 2008
During November and December of 2007, a survey of public attitudes and preferences on international ecosystem services was carried out in Geneva, Switzerland. This report provides some preliminary results of consumers' willingness to pay for the conservation of tropical forests.