Story | 07 Feb, 2013
Lam Binh Community sends strong message to poachers
Once bitten, twice shy. Or perhaps, in this case the phrase should be ‘once stung, twice shy’. That is the lesson SOS grantee, People Resources and Conservation Foundation, hopes poachers will take from a recent successful ‘sting’ operation carried out in Lam Binh, a remote mountainous karst…
Story | 31 Jan, 2013
New TEEB Report: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Water and Wetlands
The new TEEB report 'The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Water and Wetlands' was launched by RAMSAR and partners on the occassion of World Wetlands Day.
Press release | 25 Jan, 2013
Energy utility RWE and IUCN join forces for nature
Essen, Germany/Gland, Switzerland, 25 January 2013 – Today, Germany’s number one power producer RWE and IUCN signed a three-year agreement on biodiversity management at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The aim is to further integrate protection of biological diversity into the corporate…
Story | 18 Dec, 2012
Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows: Resilience and Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation
A Short Summary
Story | 17 Dec, 2012
An Ecosystem Approach to Management of Seamounts in the Southern Indian Ocean
Volume 1: overview of seamount ecosystems and biodiversity
Story | 17 Dec, 2012
An Ecosystem Approach to Management of Seamounts in the Southern Indian Ocean
Volume 2 – Anthropogenic Threats to Seamount
Story | 17 Dec, 2012
An Ecosystem Approach to Management of Seamounts in the Southern Indian Ocean
Press release | 06 Dec, 2012
Doha, Qatar, 6 December, 2012 (IUCN) -- The global movement to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2020 – known as the “Bonn Challenge” – gains further momentum at the UN Climate Talks in Doha today, as Costa Rica and El Salvador each commit up to1 million hectares.…
Story | 22 Nov, 2012
Gland, Switzerland, 22 November 2012 – Flagship species conservation initiative Save Our Species (SOS) is expanding its work with US$ 2.5 million funding for 25 new projects.