Story | 28 Sep, 2016
IUCN behind major advance for seahorse conservation
Thailand, the world’s largest exporter of seahorses, decided on Friday to end seahorse exports until it can address the threats they pose to wild populations. The decision followed 22 years of work on the issue by IUCN SSC’s Seahorse, Pipefish and Stickleback Specialist Group (SSC SPS SG), and…
Press release | 26 Sep, 2016
Kering, ITC and IUCN release new data on the sustainability and livelihood benefits of python trade
Three new reports published today by the Python Conservation Partnership (PCP), a partnership between Kering, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Species Survival Commission Boa and Python Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), reveal that the…
Press release | 23 Sep, 2016
Poaching behind worst African elephant losses in 25 years – IUCN report
Africa’s overall elephant population has seen the worst declines in 25 years, mainly due to poaching over the past ten years – according to IUCN’s African Elephant Status Report launched today at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, taking place in Johannesburg, South…
Story | 20 Sep, 2016
Conserving the natural wealth of the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Indo-Burma region continues to gather momentum with the launch of two new calls for proposals, the organisation of capacity building events and discussions on the grant-making mechanism’s plans for the future.
Story | 19 Sep, 2016
Valuing lessons learned leading to good practice: crab resources enhancement in Bang Son Bay
Community-based coastal resources management works: IUCN recently visited two successful ‘crab banks’ in Bang Son Bay, where crab resources are enhanced by keeping female crabs in a shelter until they hatch their eggs, allowing them to release thousands of offspring into the sea. These crab…
Story | 16 Sep, 2016
Bangkok, Thailand, 26 August 2016 — Dr Dao Thi Nga, Co-Founder and Director of the Center for Water Resources Conservation and Development (WARECOD), a Vietnamese nongovernmental organisation is among 15 Biodiversity “Hotspot Heroes” to be honoured on September 4 at the IUCN World…
Story | 15 Sep, 2016
Thailand: Where mangrove (trees) thrive, birds prosper
Mangroves are a sign of resilience and resistance and are critical in maintaining the health of local fishing industries and in protecting vulnerable coastlines from natural disasters. They provide spawning and nursery areas for fish, food and other products for local livelihoods, and they offer…
Story | 13 Sep, 2016
IUCN has launched a call for proposals for the preparation of the GEF-funded ‘The Restoration Initiative (TRI)’ child project in Myanmar. Approved by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council in July 2016, the project will be implemented by GEF Partner Agency, IUCN.
Story | 12 Sep, 2016
Nature for all: Converging to save the planet
This opinion editorial, coinciding with the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai'i, is bylined by Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director, IUCN Asia.
Story | 10 Sep, 2016
La Asociación Sotz’il, (Centro para la Investigación y Planificación del Desarrollo Maya, Sotz’il) obtuvo un reconocimiento de la Comisión de Política Ambiental, Económica y Social (CEESP, por sus siglas en inglés) de la UICN por su trabajo en la promoción de la conservación biocultural entre…