IUCN Statement | 16 Apr, 2019
IUCN calls for a moratorium on projects impacting the Critically Endangered Tapanuli orangutan
IUCN is deeply concerned about ongoing and new threats to the Critically Endangered Tapanuli orangutan in Sumatra, Indonesia. IUCN therefore calls for the development and adoption of a conservation management plan for the Tapanuli orangutan based on an independent, objective Population and…
Story | 09 Apr, 2019
GIS maps, storytelling and authoritative documents can now be combined to offer an enhanced experience of conservation and biodiversity data.
Story | 09 Apr, 2019
Global Plastics Challenge in the Spotlight at UN Environment Assembly
Environment Ministers, along with development and environmental practitioners, from around the world recently gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4). This is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for international…
Story | 08 Apr, 2019
A first step towards business engagement in biodiversity in Central and West Africa
More than fifty participants including IUCN staff and Members, civil society representatives, conservation actors and businesses got together in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 18 to 20 March, 2019 for the first regional meeting…
Story | 02 Apr, 2019
Biodiversity in Cambodia: protecting water birds, creating strong riverine communities
The Sesan, Sekong and Sre Pok (3S) rivers of Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam together form the largest and most important transboundary watersheds and tributaries to the Mekong River. Aside from providing food and livelihoods to over three million people living…
Story | 01 Apr, 2019
This is the fourth in a series of interviews with Natura 2000 experts as part of the LIFE Green List for N2K project. In this interview, Thierry Lefebvre, the programme officer on protected areas of the IUCN French Committee, shares his optimism and hope towards the benefits of the pilot project…
Story | 26 Mar, 2019
Acknowledging concerns around the legal and institutional frameworks governing mangroves, the Save Our Mangroves Now!
Story | 25 Mar, 2019
Rwanda and Costa Rica Sign MoU to strengthen conservation efforts
Environment Ministers of Rwanda and Costa Rica have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen collaboration on key environmental conservation programmes in the two countries. The MoU was signed on March 15, 2019 on the sidelines of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi…
Story | 25 Mar, 2019
When Artificial Intelligence spots the Monk Seal
Improving monitoring systems - Within the world’s marine mammals, the Mediterranean monk seal stands out as one of the most threatened species. Currently, its status is particularly endangered in the Mediterranean region, where it has rarely been observed. As a result, in early 2018 we saw the…
Story | 22 Mar, 2019
Call for Wetland Decade under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030)
Open Letter by the International Organization Partners of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: The environmental health of our wetlands across the world is deteriorating. The authoritative Global Wetland Outlook released by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 2018 highlighted an alarming trend in…