Story | 29 Jun, 2008
A taskforce of whale and oil industry experts convened by IUCN have published a list of monitoring and mitigation measures aimed at minimising the impacts of a seismic survey off Sakhalin Island in eastern Russia scheduled for 2009.
Story | 04 Jun, 2008
IUCN Pan-European Newsletter 16: Islands of Hope
This newsletter issue focuses on island conservation, in preparation of the conference "The European Union and its Overseas Entities: Strategies to counter Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss”, taking place from 7-11 July 2008 in Reunion Island.
Press release | 22 May, 2008
You can swim but you can’t hide – more oceanic sharks on the IUCN Red List
Bonn, Germany, May 22, 2008 (IUCN/Wiley-Blackwell) – The first study to determine the global status of 21 species of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays reveals that 11 of them are threatened with extinction, says IUCN on International Biodiversity Day.
Press release | 11 May, 2008
Mediterranean forests under threat due to climate change
Conclusions of the international workshop entitled "Adaptation to Climate Change in Mediterranean Forest Conservation and Management", co-organized by WWF and IUCN in Athens, Greece, between April 14-17/04/2008
Story | 06 May, 2008
Members of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel, an independent scientific body convened by IUCN, have voiced their concern to Exxon Neftegaz Ltd. over plans to build an oil pipeline and an ice bridge across the Piltun Lagoon on the Sakhalin Island. The Lagoon is believed to be of crucial…
Story | 20 Apr, 2008
A Sustainable Tuna Roundtable is being held today, hosted by IUCN and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council. It will bring together the tuna fishing industry and the retail industry in an attempt to get both industries to agree on a single set of standards to assess the sustainability…
Story | 13 Apr, 2008
REDD Opportunities - Integrating Sustainable Forest Management Approaches
Major reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions are necessary if we are to avoid disastrous climate change. IUCN believes that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) can help achieve this goal if it is based on sustainable forest management and integrated into broader…
Story | 31 Mar, 2008
Forest Governance and Illegal Logging
Improving legislation, and interagency and inter-stakeholder relations in Russia. A summary project report