Press release | 06 Dec, 2021
All coral reefs in the Western Indian Ocean at high risk of collapse within 50 years
Gland, Switzerland, 6 December 2021 (IUCN) - A new assessment of the coral reefs of the Western Indian Ocean shows that they are all at high risk of collapse within the next five decades. Ocean warming and overfishing were identified as the main threats.
Story | 06 Dec, 2021
Endangered Caspian Seal Habitat Awarded Important Marine Mammal Area Status
Today, the IUCN Task Force on Marine Mammal Protected Areas, a joint task force of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and the World Commission on Protected Areas, announces that Caspian seals have been awarded three Important Marine Mammal Areas, or IMMAs, as part of a tranche of 14 new IMMAs…
Story | 02 Dec, 2021
Combining GIS, the positive outcomes achieved in Africa and Asia, and the stories of success behind them, IUCN Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) presents its work tackling plastic pollution in the ocean.
Story | 29 Nov, 2021
How to ignite ecosystem restoration in your community
Grassroots action for the restoration of your local ecosystem is a means to engage yourself and the community around you to become part of the change that you are trying to achieve, according to the IUCN Community-Organizing Toolkit on Ecosystem Restoration.
Story | 18 Nov, 2021
Global deforestation: EU Commission outlines new law to address agriculture trade chains
Yesterday, the European Commission proposed a ground-breaking new legislation which aims to minimise the EU’s footprint on the world’s forests. The new law hopes to keep products linked to deforestation and forest degradation off the EU market.
Story | 16 Nov, 2021
The Restoration Initiative: A Tanzania story
Restoring and protecting the United Republic of Tanzania’s rich natural heritage
Story | 16 Nov, 2021
The Restoration Initiative: A Sao Tome and Principe story
Bridging the gaps between the banking sector and restoration investment opportunities in Sao Tome and Principe
Story | 16 Nov, 2021
The Restoration Initiative: A Pakistan story
Restoration from on top of the world – promising news from Pakistan
Story | 16 Nov, 2021
The Restoration Initiative: A Kenya drylands story
Supporting improved management and restoration of the Mukogodo National Forest Reserve in Kenya
Story | 16 Nov, 2021
The Restoration Initiative: A Guinea-Bissau story
Restoring mangroves while preserving traditional farming methods in Guinea-Bissau