Story | 14 May, 2018
Atelier de formation en collaboration avec des sociétés d'électricité du Maroc et d’Espagne.
Story | 14 May, 2018
EAGL Network Established, Members Trained
Establishment of EAGL network for West Asia region
Story | 14 May, 2018
Patrol teams trained to defend Lao PDR’s protected areas
Since February 2018, IUCN has been working with local communities and government officials to extensively train patrol teams in three parts of Khammouan Province, in and around the Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area (NPA).
Story | 11 May, 2018
Convened with the aim of affirming key regional priorities and expectations, the four-day inception meeting served to secure buy-in and commitments from partners in the sector towards advancing programme implementation. The forum also provided a worthwhile…
Story | 09 May, 2018
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Institute for International Development (IIED) are proud to launch the guidance and associated tools to implement the Local Communities: First Line of Defence against…
Story | 07 May, 2018
Mass mortality events of the endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis (pen shell) have been recorded in the Western Mediterranean populations over the last year and a half.
Story | 04 May, 2018
Regional Red Lists of threatened Species and Ecosystems training
First Joint Training Workshop on Species and Ecosystems Red Lists – Abu Dhabi Emirate
Publication | 2018
Cuvier’s gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) is a species endemic to North Africa, with its distribution being limited to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The species is listed on CITES Appendix I and CMS Appendix I, within the framework of which the CMS Sahelo-Saharan Antelopes Action Plan was developed.…
Story | 30 Apr, 2018
Worsening land degradation undermining human well-being worldwide, experts warn
The pervasive nature and scale of land degradation is currently undermining the well-being of two fifths of humanity, according to an IUCN co-authored assessment of global land degradation and restoration.
Story | 30 Apr, 2018
Aditya Birla Group and Ultratech Cement launch Corporate Biodiversity Policy with IUCN’s support
The Aditya Birla Group (ABG) launched a group-wide Corporate Biodiversity Policy on 23 April 2018 with a commitment to achieve No Net Loss of Biodiversity at their areas of operation. Following their lead, Ultratech Cement Ltd (an ABG Company) also launched their Corporate Biodiversity Policy on…