Press release | 05 Jul, 2018
Australia’s reptiles threatened by invasive species, climate change – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 5 July 2018 (IUCN) – Australia’s unique reptiles – including lizards and snakes – face severe threats from invasive species and climate change, with 7% of them threatened with extinction, reveals the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, published today…
Story | 19 Jun, 2018
Protecting our oceans - now and for future generations
Pacific representatives met in Apia, Samoa last week to identify the challenges and opportunities to progress and effectively manage Protected Areas in the region.
Story | 18 Jun, 2018
IUCN advises in-danger status for Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago World Heritage site
Uncontrolled development, unsustainable fisheries and invasive species threaten Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which recommends placing the site on the List of World Heritage…
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Closing the 'plastic loop' on marine waste across Asia
In a special World Environment Day op-ed, Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director for IUCN Asia and Director of IUCN's Regional Hub for Asia-Oceania, writes about grassroots initiatives and efforts to engage the private sector that IUCN and Mangroves for the Future are already undertaking.
Speech | 22 May, 2018
IUCN Director General’s speech at the 70th anniversary celebration in Sweden
On International Day for Biological Diversity, IUCN Members in Sweden celebrated the Union’s 70th anniversary.
Speech | 18 May, 2018
IUCN Director General’s speech at the signing ceremony for IUCN Congress 2020
On 18 May 2018 in Marseille, during the signing of an agreement with France to jointly organise the 2020 IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN Director General Inger Andersen delivered a speech on the importance of the IUCN Congress and the…
Story | 18 May, 2018
Penguin specialist, Pablo Borboroglu, wins prestigious conservation award
Congratulations to Pablo Borboroglu, Co-Chair of IUCN Penguin Specialist Group, for winning the internationally acclaimed Whitley Gold Award.
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…
Press release | 08 May, 2018
Ocean risks a wake-up call for policymakers – IUCN report
Southampton, Bermuda, 08 May 2018 (XL Catlin/IUCN): A new report by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, commissioned by the global (re)insurance company XL Catlin, warns of unprecedented changes occurring in the ocean and points to the pressing need for a multi-sectoral…
Story | 20 Apr, 2018
Earth Day 2018: To end plastic pollution, we need to understand the problem
Plastic provides many benefits to society and is used for a wide variety of applications. But it comes at a cost to the marine environment and human health. To initiate change, we need to understand the magnitude of the problem and ways to address plastic pollution.