Press release | 31 May, 2011
New international report to secure natural riches of North Africa and the Middle East
An international conservation project has brought together botanists and scientists from the Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria and Tunisia - in an unprecedented bid to secure the future of the region’s…
Story | 31 May, 2011
A promising future for Rio Platano
In the Mosquitia region in north-east Honduras is a place whose natural and cultural wealth can rarely be seen elsewhere in the world. But the future of this exceptional richness, in a country torn by conflict, poverty and adverse socio-economic conditions, strongly depends on the readiness of…
Story | 31 May, 2011
Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean region - Priority sites for conservation
Editors: E.A. Radford, G. Catullo and B. de Montmollin
Story | 30 May, 2011
IUCN welcomes 24 new Members and 3 National Committees
On 25 May 2011, the 76th Meeting of the IUCN Council admitted 24 new Members to IUCN and officially recognized 3 National Committees.
Press release | 29 May, 2011
Bonn “Can Do” Cancun Climate Change Agreement – IUCN
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn, Germany, 6-17 June
Story | 24 May, 2011
Reports on the economics of nomadism reveal the importance of this traditional lifestyle to the income of developing countries and international trade. WISP studies found that mobile pastoralism – or nomadism – in several…
Story | 23 May, 2011
Video in Arabic, Chinese, French, Hebrew and Spanish: Love. Not Loss.
This popular video is now available in six languages. Screen it at your next event and start people talking about how to 'communicate biodiversity'.
Story | 12 May, 2011
Challenges and Opportunities
Story | 12 May, 2011
Ocean acidification - Making it clear
A fresh look at the global problem of ocean acidification for those people who want to know a little more.
Story | 12 May, 2011
The Antelope Specialist Group has made the entire collection of Gnusletter available online
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