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 | 30 Aug, 2009
IUCN Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are the executing agencies for a United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) project on “Sustainable Management of Inland Wetlands in…
Press release | 19 Aug, 2009
Full worth of wetlands can now be revealed
A new way to assess the real worth of wetlands has been released today by IUCN. It is now possible to measure the economic value of a wetland at the same time as assessing species that live there and the importance of a wetland for people’s livelihoods.
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 | 28 Jul, 2009
arborvitae special issue - Strengthening Voices for Better Choices
Strengthening Voices for Better Choices
A review of the lessons and experiences of IUCN’s global multi-stakeholder forest governance project Brazil, DR Congo, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam
Story | 22 Jul, 2009
Forest partnerships
Amazon: For many of the companies involved, it is the image of partnering with communities that is more important than the product itself. Innovation: Partnerships between scientists and practitioners are not working well. Forests Dialogue: I’m convinced that…Press release | 19 Jul, 2009
Ganges River Dolphin in dire straits
Dolphin hotspots must be protected if the Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) is to survive in the Brahmaputra river system, according to a recent study.