Press release | 15 Nov, 2007
Mediterranean Sea: most dangerous place on Earth for sharks and rays
More than 40% of shark and ray species in the Mediterranean are threatened with extinction, according to a new report from the World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Press release | 19 Jul, 2007
World Conservation Union panel voices concern over impact of noise on whales
Scientists highlight the importance of noise limits for energy companies operating in Russia to protect the critically endangered western gray whale
Press release | 24 Jun, 2007
Conserve the gene pool of our oceans, urges the World Conservation Union
Press release | 19 Apr, 2007
Berlin conference on marine protected areas in European waters and high seas calls for better management of the world's oceans
Press release | 17 Apr, 2007
Protect the oceans to prevent commercial fisheries
Berlin conference on marine protected areas in European waters and high seas (18-20 April) will chart way forward for marine conservation
Press release | 12 Apr, 2007
Marine Summit calls for dramatic increase in ocean protection
IUCN Marine Protected Area Summit issues strategy to counter escalating threats to the world’s oceans
Press release | 09 Apr, 2007
Protecting oceans and coasts will help millions of people survive climate change
IUCN Marine Protected Area Summit in Washington, DC opens today with call for better protection of our seas to counter climate change and other threats to the marine environment
Press release | 31 Jan, 2007
Carcass of critically endangered whale found in fishing gear off Japan’s coast
A critically endangered Western Pacific Gray Whale (Western Gray Whale) has recently died off the Pacific coast of Japan after becoming trapped in fishing gear.
Story | 13 Mar, 2006
A reef manager's guide to coral bleaching
Marshall, Paul ; Schuttenberg, Heidi IUCN, Global Marine Programme ; United States, NOAA ; Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority