Story | 18 Aug, 2016
Blog: Vulture conservation − Changing our conservation approach for the better
In South Asia, vulture populations have reduced drastically since 1990s due to veterinary use of pain-killers. Highlighting some recent developments in Bangladesh, this article explains how conserving vultures gives us an opportunity to change the…
Story | 10 Aug, 2016
The Republic of Korea strengthens Yellow Sea conservation efforts
The Yellow Sea ecosystem of tidal wetlands, associated habitats and the biodiversity that depends on them is one of the ecological wonders of the world. The ecosystem represents the largest muddy tidal area on the planet, and is the most important staging site for migratory…
Story | 08 Aug, 2016
Understanding options for governance of marine biodiversity: A new online tool
IUCN has launched a new tool to help negotiators, governments and other stakeholders understand their options for an international instrument for marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. The Marine Biodiversity Matrix is available online at www.marinebiodiversitymatrix.org. …
Story | 26 Jul, 2016
Enhancing capacities in the Caribbean Region on the ABS Clearing-House
“In collaboration with the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the IUCN has achieved one of the outcomes of the project Advancing the Nagoya Protocol in Countries of the Caribbean Region” said Melesha Banhan, technical coordinator of the project, after the Access and Benefit-…
Story | 18 Jul, 2016
World’s top areas for iconic species among new sites on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee yesterday inscribed nine new natural World Heritage sites evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Story | 08 Jul, 2016
Judges Establish the Global Judicial Institute for the Environment
Coinciding with the 1st IUCN World Environmental Law Congress, judges from 15 different countries gathered in Brazil in April 2016 for the inauguration of the Global Judicial Institute for the Environment (GJIE). On April 23-24, 2016, judges and other environmental law experts came together to…
Story | 28 Jun, 2016
Bellagio Action Agenda calls for more landscape partnerships with private sector
Bellagio, Italy, 31 May - 2 June, 2016 -- The future of sustainable agriculture goes beyond the fence, farm and even the supply chain, according to an expert workshop that has created a four-pronged Action Agenda to advance the impact and prevalence of landscape partnerships with strong private…
Story | 23 Jun, 2016
A loving relationship between a community and protected area in Russia
Villagers see tangible benefits from safeguarding forested lands ─ now they look to the future
Story | 23 Jun, 2016
EU Member States agree on joint steps on environmental protection
EU Environment Ministers met earlier this week to advance the debate on issues related to wildlife trafficking, the circular economy and climate change.
Story | 22 Jun, 2016
New Publication: Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability
Despite a proliferation of legal instruments related to the environment, environmental challenges such as ecosystem degradation, climate change and species loss continue to accelerate. At local, national and global scales, environmental legal systems are not consistently achieving the goals for…