Story | 12 Dec, 2016
Value we see in trees: innovation and the exchange of ideas
Innovation is a key to improving the rights and livelihoods of farmers and small land holders while encouraging them to plant trees and effectively restore landscapes. During a regional knowledge exchange in Thailand, the Tree Bank offered one such innovation.
Press release | 08 Dec, 2016
New bird species and giraffe under threat – IUCN Red List
Cancun, Mexico, 8 December 2016 (IUCN) – Over 700 newly recognised bird species have been assessed for the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, and 11% of them are threatened with extinction. The update also reveals a devastating decline for the giraffe, driven by habitat…
Story | 05 Dec, 2016
Talamanca Celebrates Fourth Agrobiodiversity Fair on November 11 and 12
The activity is held to strengthen protection for the genetics of local seeds, along with traditional culture and values in the ways they are cultivated.
Speech | 05 Dec, 2016
IUCN addresses CBD CoP 13 on the urgency of increasing efforts to protect biodiversity
Today, IUCN Director General Inger Andersen delivered the following statement to the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD CoP13) in Cancun, Mexico. In the statement, IUCN urges Parties to the convention to step up efforts to…
Story | 05 Dec, 2016
This year the 6th National Congress on Research in Climate Change took place in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. The 300 participants included representatives of government institutions, nongovernmental institutions and academia, students,…
Story | 04 Dec, 2016
The 2016 regional assessment of the Mediterranean Sea, which includes 73 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, calls for urgent action to conserve their populations and habitats.
Story | 02 Dec, 2016
Tackling wildlife trafficking through the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Recognising the significant and detrimental economic, environmental, security-related, and social impacts of the illegal trade in wildlife, 42 countries adopted the Hanoi Statement on Illegal Wildlife Trade on 17 November 2016. The Statement that was adopted at the Hanoi Conference on illegal…
Story | 01 Dec, 2016
Forests on the agenda at Convention on Biological Diversity COP13
IUCN will take part in the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cancun, Mexico from 4 - 17 December 2016. Forests are high on the agenda, as one of the four main focus areas from the CBD.
Story | 30 Nov, 2016
Combined effort amplifies restoration in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest
In a new article published in World Development Perspectives, “Governance innovations from a multi-stakeholder coalition to implement large-scale Forest Restoration in Brazil,” the authors explore how bringing together the efforts of 270 groups made a stronger impact on forest landscape…
Story | 29 Nov, 2016
IUCN reaffirms commitment to tackling illegal wildlife trade at high-level conference in Viet Nam
The Hanoi Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade, held on November 17 and 18, brought together global leaders with the goal of eradicating illegal wildlife trade, and to ensure effective protection of endangered wildlife from the imminent threats of extinction.