Story | 13 Mar, 2011
Message from IUCN Director General on Japanese earthquake and tsunami
On behalf of all IUCN Members and staff, I join with people from around the world in extending sympathy and solidarity to the many families affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Story | 03 Mar, 2011
Renewed partnership between Holcim and IUCN
Holcim and IUCN have renewed a partnership agreement, set up to protect biodiversity at Holcim’s quarries around the world. The partnership, which began in 2007, has been extended for a further three years.
Story | 02 Mar, 2011
Partnership between Holcim and IUCN renewed
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Holcim have decided to renew a partnership agreement set up to protect biodiversity at Holcim’s quarries around the world. The partnership, which began in 2007, has been extended for a further three years.
Story | 24 Feb, 2011
Polar bears: proceedings of the 15th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, Copenhagen, Denmark, 29 June–3 July 2009
Story | 24 Feb, 2011
Gender and Climate Change manual now available in Arabic!
IUCN's influential manual on gender and climate change is now available in Arabic.
Story | 23 Feb, 2011
Keep the Lagoons of New Caledonia intact
An IUCN-led monitoring mission to the Lagoons of New Caledonia in the French Pacific Ocean archipelago, will look at how the site is managed, evaluate the impact of mining activities in the buffer zone and identify no-take zones.
Story | 20 Feb, 2011
Tanguar Haor: a unique wetland in Bangladesh. Photobook published by IUCN Bangladesh
Story | 17 Feb, 2011
Towards an IUCN strategy for sustainable bioenergy
“By 2016, bioenergy responsibly contributes to biodiversity conservation, climate change solutions and sustainable livelihoods, as part of building resilient ecological and socio-economic systems.” This is IUCN’s working vision for sustainable bioenergy, an outcome of a recent workshop that…
Story | 16 Feb, 2011
Western gray whale makes unexpected journey
In October 2010, a team of scientists from Russia and the United States satellite tagged a western gray whale off Sakhalin Island, Russia. This is the first individual from the Critically Endangered western gray whale population to be tagged and tracked using telemetry. This whale, nicknamed…