Story | 17 Mar, 2016
Manas National Park, the natural capital from which millions of people benefit
One often looks at protected areas as pristine lands, yet completely isolated from our human activity, with maybe the exception of tourism destinations. However, given the extent of services these sites provide us, we should in fact consider their broader roles in our economies.
Press release | 09 Mar, 2016
IUCN reports deepening rhino poaching crisis in Africa
The number of African rhinos killed by poachers has increased for the sixth year in a row with at least 1,338 rhinos killed by poachers across Africa in 2015, according to new data compiled by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission’s African Rhino…
Story | 04 Mar, 2016
Getting SMART about tackling wildlife crime on the frontline.
With illegal wildlife trade being a core issue of the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016, the role and value of SMART conservation software is pertinent. Marking World Wildlife Day March 3 2016, we travel to the Okapi Faunal Reserve in Democratic Republic of Congo to learn more about…
IUCN Statement | 02 Mar, 2016
IUCN Director General’s statement on World Wildlife Day 2016
We are wandering dangerously close to a precipice. Human activities are putting enormous and growing pressure on the planet, threatening the survival of many species through habitat destruction, the spread of invasive species, illegal wildlife trade, pollution and climate change.
Story | 19 Feb, 2016
Barcelona Convention promotes the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas
The IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas has been recognized as a Flagship Initiative under the Mediterranean Strategy on Sustainable Development (MSSD) 2016-2025, adopted during the 19th Convention of the Parties of the Barcelona Convention, held in Athens from the 9th to the 11th…
Story | 15 Feb, 2016
Ministers committed to reduce pressures on marine and coastal environment in the Mediterranean
Ministers from Mediterranean countries and parties contracted to the Barcelona Convention, today renewed their commitment to enhance measures to reduce pressures on their marine and coastal environment through the Athens Declarations.
Story | 12 Feb, 2016
IUCN at the 19th meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention
Tomorrow the 19th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention hosted by the Hellenic Government, will be begun in Athens until 12 February…
Story | 09 Feb, 2016
The IUCN Centre of Mediterranean Cooperation in collaboration with the IUCN Global Species Programme is organizing a 5-day workshop to establish an IUCN Red List of Monocotyledon Plants for the Mediterranean region. This workshop, the second out of three that will be held in the framework of…
Story | 07 Feb, 2016
136 species of Anthozoans natives to the Mediterranean Sea have been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Story | 04 Feb, 2016
Our Red List Species Assessors: an interview with Benoȋt Dodelin, Saproxylic Beetle Expert
Saproxylic beetles play an important role in decomposition processes and nutrient recycling in natural ecosystems, as they are involved in, or dependent on, wood decay. Dr. Dodelin is based in Lyon, France, and has been researching beetles in Europe for more than a decade. Here, he talks about…