Story | 22 Sep, 2008
The Biology, Ecology and Vulnerability of Deep-Water Coral Reefs.
Executive Summary
Story | 17 Sep, 2008
arborvitae special issue - Learning from Landscapes
Learning from Landscapes
This arborvitae special reviews current best practice assessing landscape values based upon on-the-ground experiences in tropical developing countries.
Story | 17 Sep, 2008
Business has joined forces with the World Conservation Union (IUCN) to better understand the biology of and threats to western gray whales. The purpose of this broad engagement is to do everything possible to ensure the survival and recovery of this population.
Press release | 17 Sep, 2008
CITES conference to impact on music, food, and jewelry industry
Wood species used for violin bows, shark species featured in British fish and chip meals and coral species exploited for jewelry rank high on the CITES conference agenda for international trade controls in endangered species, opening on Sunday.
Story | 17 Sep, 2008
Oil business and conservation work to protect Western Pacific Gray Whales
Sakhalin Energy and the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel, convened by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), have agreed to work together on seismic surveys and oil spill prevention. These are some of the biggest threats to the critically endangered Western Gray Whales from the oil and gas…
Story | 16 Sep, 2008
Agriculture and Productivity – conservation imperatives
Food and fuel: Prices matter more than ever – and the stakes are very high. When you ship 1kg of beef around the world, you’re actually shipping about 16,000 litres of water. Feature: Global demand for land to produce food, fuel…Press release | 11 Aug, 2008
Humpback whale on road to recovery, reveals IUCN Red List
Some large whale species, including the humpback, are now less threatened with extinction, according to the cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List. Most small coastal and freshwater cetaceans, however, are moving closer to extinction.
Story | 06 Aug, 2008
Rights-based approaches to forest conservation
News: Liberia’s forest exploitation over the last half-century has ridden roughshod over customary property rights. Perspective: The urban public generally view forest conservation as an unquestionably ‘good thing’ akin to apple pie,…Press release | 23 Jul, 2008
Seagrass meadows in “hot water” – IUCN
Seagrass meadows are essential to commercial species such as prawns