Story | 16 Jan, 2019
Students Study Protected Areas and Learn About Climate Change and Human Health Impacts
CEESP News - by Warren G. Lavey, University of Illinois
In a university environmental policy course addressing the benefits, protections, and challenges for natural areas, lessons, and students’ research papers provided training about the many adverse impacts of climate change on human…
Story | 10 Jan, 2019
Building the global momentum on marine/aquatic plastics litter
Along with over 18,000 participants from 180 countries representing government institutions, national agencies, academia and research, private sector, students, and plastic sector actors, IUCN joined the Sustainable Blue…
Story | 12 Dec, 2018
Asia-Pacific Day for the Ocean: catalysing new commitments to improving ocean health in Asia-Pacific
On 20 November, IUCN Asia and Mangroves for the Future (MFF) attended the Asia-Pacific Day for the Ocean event in Bangkok. Taking place between the first Ocean Conference in 2017 and the second in 2020, the event gave ocean stakeholders – member states, UN agencies, civil society, and focal…
Story | 11 Dec, 2018
Protecting climate by protecting nature
Curbing global temperature rise will require removing more carbon from the atmosphere than we release into it. How can we harness natural ecosystems to help achieve this?
Story | 14 Nov, 2018
This is the 3rd Meeting of Environmental Journalists of News Agencies of the Mediterranean, promoted by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Story | 25 Oct, 2018
IUCN Asia Regional Members Committee Meeting
The Asia Regional Members Committee (ARMC) meeting was held in Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China from 11 to 12 September under the chairmanship of Prof. Ma Keping. The meeting was supported by the Bureau of International Co-operation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Mt Huangshan Scenic…
Story | 23 Oct, 2018
From 15-19 October 2018, the IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force (the “Task Force”) conducted the fourth Important Marine Mammal Area workshop in Brest, France. This workshop follows successful Task Force IMMA regional workshops in the Mediterranean, Pacific Islands and Northeast…
Press release | 11 Oct, 2018
Escalating climate change impacts on species prompt IUCN review of emerging field
A major IUCN co-authored paper published today reviews the relatively new field of assessing species’ vulnerability to climate change, as experts warn that time is running out for many species.
Story | 08 Oct, 2018
Nature-based solutions are key to achieving Europe’s ambitious climate change targets
Nature is a powerful ally in tackling climate change. Yet it does not receive the attention it deserves in the debate about how to accomplish a transition towards a zero net emission society. Natural ecosystems such as forests, soils and peatlands are the most sophisticated and effective…
Story | 01 Oct, 2018
Distinguished state supreme court justices from several U.S. States, and international jurists from OAS and UN member States, as well as selected academics, scientists, leading experts, ambassadors and diplomats from across the globe came together from 22-23 August 2018 to discuss Environmental…