Story | 18 Mar, 2015
“Little Sydney” Conference registration is open
IUCN, along with the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), have now opened registration for the “Little Sydney: Protecting Nature in Europe” Conference, the biggest European protected areas event of the year, scheduled to run May 28-31 in Hainburg, Austria.
Story | 15 Mar, 2015
Race against oceans of plastic
A unique sailing expedition to create the first ever inventory of plastic pollution across the most polluted ocean areas set off yesterday from Bordeaux, France.
Story | 12 Mar, 2015
Demystifying the World's Forest Landscape Restoration Opportunities
A global movement to restore deforested and degraded forest landscapes is emerging. What should forest landscape restoration achieve? And where should it occur?
Story | 11 Mar, 2015
Mangroves pivotal to protection of Bengal communities
A study has revealed that rice croplands which are protected by mangroves provide a stronger resistance to cyclones and therefore help support human lives in countries affected by tropical weather conditions.
Story | 10 Mar, 2015
Protected areas left short-changed by governments
A study, which revealed the most visited protected areas in the world are in the United States and the United Kingdom, has shown that global protected areas generate over US$600 billion each year while only 2% of this figure is reinvested in the safeguarding of their future.
Story | 25 Feb, 2015
Getting #SeriousAboutWildlifeCrime
What do camels use to hide themselves? Camelflauge of course!
If you search the Internet for wildlife jokes, you will find many – some good, some not so good. But you will find them.
Story | 19 Feb, 2015
Mounting pressure for marine protection
IUCN has teamed up with a coalition of leading marine conservation organisations to urge the British Government to safeguard the maritime zones of the UK’s overseas territories by creating three of the largest…
Story | 31 Jan, 2015
Celebrating the wealth of wetlands
Every year, 2 February marks World Wetlands Day, commemorating the 1971 signing of the Ramsar Convention – an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. This year’s theme is ‘Wetlands for our Future’, aiming to raise awareness among younger generations, and for…
Story | 28 Jan, 2015
Failing to protect nature's capital could cost businesses trillions
This OpEd piece by IUCN Director General Inger Andersen originally appeared on Guardian Sustainable Business.
Story | 25 Jan, 2015
In the early hours of a snowy Saturday morning in New York, United Nations delegates took a historic step towards safeguarding the global ocean commons. Government representatives at a UN meeting agreed to launch a formal preparatory process for a global and legally-binding instrument for the…