Press release | 27 Sep, 2009
Natural solutions for climate change - IUCN
Governments meeting in Bangkok at the UN Climate Change talks must recognize that managing nature better helps people adapt to climate change and can actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to IUCN.
Story | 27 Sep, 2009
Pacific Islands Come Together to Protect Marine Resources
Last week two of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) announced a historic alliance to enhance the management and protection of almost 300,000 square miles of marine habitat in the Pacific Ocean.
Press release | 16 Sep, 2009
The latest analysis of the state of conservation has been published today by IUCN. The book, Conservation for a New Era, outlines the critical issues facing us in the 21st century, developed from the results of last year’s World Conservation Congress in Barcelona.
Press release | 15 Sep, 2009
Climate change is the most fundamental challenge ever to confront humanity
IUCN and Ministry of Environment prepare for Copenhagen
ISLAMABAD, September 16 2009: All eyes are now on Copenhagen, venue for the vital Climate Change negotiatons to be held in December. Cognizant of the fact that Climate Change poses an…
Story | 02 Sep, 2009
Coral Reef Resilience Assessment of the Pemba Channel Conservation Area, Tanzania
This report outlines results of an IUCN assessment of the resilience to climate change of Pemba’s coral reefs.
Story | 01 Sep, 2009
What is the potential effect of climate change on Red Sea coral reefs and tourism in Egypt? Kuoni, HEPCA, IUCN and local tour operators are working in partnership to address this issue.
Story | 19 Aug, 2009
Coral Reefs, Climate Change and Resilience
An Agenda for Action from the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain
Story | 19 Aug, 2009
Monitoring Functional Groups of Herbivorous Reef Fishes as Indicators of Coral Reef Resilience
A practical guide for coral reef managers in the Asia Pacific Region
Press release | 30 Jul, 2009
West African Parliamentarians and local elected representatives in climate change conclave in Praia.
A few months away from the decisive round of negotiations for an agreement on climate change in Copenhagen in December, West African parliamentarians and local elected representatives have decided to make their voice heard.
Story | 19 Jul, 2009
Report - Women's Empowerment in Pastoral Societies
When reading about women in pastoral societies it is common to find reference to their marginalised roles, their hardship, their oppression and their lack of power as opposed to men’s domination, men’s ownership, men’s power and associated patriarchal relations.