Story | 02 Nov, 2014
Pacific Island leaders to help spread Mua Voyage’s message on conservation
As the Mua Voyage canoes sails south from the Gold Coast with their message on oceans and climate change, three Pacific Island political leaders have confirmed they will be on board the canoes when they sail into Sydney Harbour.
Story | 20 Oct, 2014
Coastal Blue Carbon step by step - A new manual for measuring, assessing and analyzing carbon in the field and lab
Press release | 16 Oct, 2014
Governments still behind on commitments to avert biodiversity crisis
Pyeongchang, Republic of South Korea, 17 October 2014 – Despite increasing recognition of the biodiversity crisis and its impacts on human well-being, the scale of the government response is far from commensurate with the magnitude of the calamity, says IUCN, International Union for Conservation…
Story | 13 Oct, 2014
SOS: A Powerful Tool for governments
Learn more about SOS – Save Our Species at a celebration on resource mobilisation with colleagues also from the CBD, CEPF and LifeWeb at the Rio Convention Pavilion Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 18:30– 20:00.
Press release | 13 Oct, 2014
Inger Andersen named IUCN Director General
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, announced today the appointment of Inger Andersen as the new Director General of the Union starting in January 2015.
Story | 02 Oct, 2014
Mua Voyage: Samoan and Cook Islands voyaging canoes on way to Fiji
The Samoan voyaging canoe Gaualofa has joined the Cook Islands’ Marumaru Atua on the second leg of the Mua Voyage to Sydney, raising awareness about the importance of people, oceans and climate change in the Pacific – next stop, Fiji!
Story | 24 Sep, 2014
The Marumaru Atua has set sail from Rarotonga, Cook Islands, the first of four Pacific voyaging canoes that will sail to Sydney for the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, conveying the message to the world about Our People, Our Islands, Our Ocean, Our Future.
Press release | 23 Sep, 2014
More nations commit to fight climate change by restoring forests
New York, 23 September 2014 – World leaders announced new pledges to restore over 30 million hectares of degraded forest lands today at the UN Climate Summit in New York. The commitments come from Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, and Uganda, among others, and more than…
Story | 10 Sep, 2014
A good news story unfolds for mantas and sharks
What did it take to get here? And what will it take to go further? asks Isabel Ender, Conservation Strategy Manager with the Manta Trust, an SOS Grantee.
Story | 30 Jul, 2014
True Grit: life on the trail of the rosewood poachers
Marking World Ranger Day 31 July 2014, SOS – Save Our Species wishes to bring you to the frontline of conservation. Talking with Chaloaw Kotud, Enforcement Ranger Patrol Team Leader at Thap Lan National Park, Thailand we highlight the work of the unsung heroes worldwide who are charged with…