Story | 25 Sep, 2008
The nature of drylands: Diverse ecosystems, diverse solutions
This magazine features over 30 articles on drylands from IUCN Members and Commission experts around the world. It illustrates the diversity of the drylands and dryland issues and provides an insight into the far-reaching work of IUCN’s membership in dryland areas of the world.
Story | 24 Sep, 2008
Managing Seagrasses for Resilience to Climate Change
Managing Seagrasses for Resilience to Climate Change
Story | 23 Sep, 2008
Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A guide for planners and managers.
R.V. Salm, John Clark, and Erkki Siirila. 2000. (5.6MB)
Story | 24 Jul, 2008
Agricultural Ecosystems - Facts and Trends
Understanding agriculture’s dilemma between food security and conservation – new publication Agriculture is suffering from a growing dilemma: it needs to feed a fast growing world population, and conserve biodiversity and manage natural resources of an increasingly depleted planet. …
Press release | 10 Jul, 2008
28 EU overseas entities join forces for the first time to counter climate change - IUCN
For the first time the EU’s overseas entities have come together at a meeting in Reunion Island, calling for action on climate change impacts to help preserve nature, says IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) at the Reunion Conference on Climate Change and Biodiversity in EU…
Press release | 10 Jul, 2008
One Third of Reef-Building Corals Face Extinction
One third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. The study findings were published today by Science Express.