Story | 06 Feb, 2018
Update on the diversity and conservation of European dragonflies and damselflies
Analysis of the diversity, distribution, and status of odonates in Europe
Grey literature | 2015
Greater bilby recovery summit 2015 : report and interim conservation plan
The following report and interim conservation plan is the result of a four-day intensive planning workshop for the Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) involving 39 individuals that I would consider to be experts in their particular fields and representative of 29 organisations involved directly…
Grey literature | 2017
The Bellinger River Snapping Turtle (BRST) (Myuchelys georgesi) is a freshwater turtle endemic to a 60 km stretch of the Bellinger River, and possibly a portion of the nearby Kalang River in coastal north eastern New South Wales (NSW). In mid-February, 2015 a significant mortality event was…
Story | 05 Feb, 2018
60 year-old Sau Dung is a fisherman who lives by the Hau River, a tributary of the Mekong in Viet Nam’s Hau Giang Province. His family relies on his catch, and with his skill and hard work, he can earn VND 6 million (US$ 265) every month. But there are not many…
Story | 01 Feb, 2018
In December 2017, 40 participants from civil society organizations (CSOs), government agencies and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) National Advisory Committee for Thailand took part in a knowledge-sharing workshop in Bangkok. Supported by CEPF, the…
Story | 30 Jan, 2018
Buna river project launch gathers wide support in Albania
Around 70 participants from local government, civil society and education bodies from Albania and Montenegro gathered to launch the Buna Delta Protection Project during an opening in Shkodra (Albania) on 25 January, followed by a field visit to the…
Grey literature | 2018
European Red List of saproxylic beetles
Saproxylic beetles are insects that depend on dead and decaying wood for at least part of their lifecycle, and play important ecological roles in European habitats. The current IUCN European Red List provides an assessment for 693 species of saproxylic beetles. In 2008, following a two-year…
Story | 23 Jan, 2018
IUCN contributes to a new paper which aims to help combat Invasive Alien Species
The IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group has made a major contribution to a paper published today in the journal Scientific Data, which provides a detailed description of the data behind The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS).
Story | 22 Jan, 2018
Ushering a bright future for nature conservation in Cambodia
“People and nature can indeed live in harmony, and sustainable development is possible for our people” Dr. Srey Sunleang, NatureLife Cambodia.