Story | 10 Sep, 2016
Europe Overseas have bypassed Aichi target with 16% of their marine areas under protection
The EU Overseas [1] have reached and bypassed the target of marine protected areas (MPAs) set down in the Aichi 2010 declaration- a globally agreed target.
Press release | 07 Sep, 2016
First global conservation priorities set – IUCN World Conservation Congress
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 6 September (IUCN) – Limiting illegal trade in threatened species, promoting nature-based solutions to climate change and accounting for biodiversity conservation in the development of renewables are among the first global conservation priorities set today at…
Press release | 05 Sep, 2016
Latest ocean warming review reveals extent of impacts on nature and humans
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 5 September (IUCN) – Ocean warming is affecting humans in direct ways and the impacts are already being felt, including effects on fish stocks and crop yields, more extreme weather events and increased risk from water-borne diseases, according to what has been called the most…
Press release | 03 Sep, 2016
The World Now Protects 15% of Its Land, but Crucial Biodiversity Zones Left Out
Close to 15% of the Earth's land and 10% of its territorial waters are covered by national parks and other protected areas; coverage of marine protected areas increased by almost 300% in the last decade; and eight in 10 key biodiversity areas worldwide lack complete protection.
Story | 22 Aug, 2016
IUCN ready to work with Pacific to access Green Climate Funds
A team from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Oceania Regional Office comprising: Taholo Kami, Regional Director; Mason Smith, Regional Programme Coordinator; Solstice Middleby, Strategic Advisor Partnerships; and Ruci Botei, Executive Officer Special Projects &…
Story | 08 Aug, 2016
Preliminary findings of a comprehensive scientific survey examining the impact of the climate change-related 2016 mass bleaching in the Maldives indicate that all reefs surveyed were affected by the event. Approximately 60% of all coral colonies assessed – and up to 90% in some sites – were…
DG Statement | 05 Aug, 2016
IUCN and the Global Environment Facility – celebrating a 25-year partnership
As part of the institutional architecture created to fulfil the vision of the 1992 Earth Summit, outlined in Agenda 21, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has made an enormous contribution to environmental protection and nature conservation.
Story | 04 Aug, 2016
Motions that specifically mention CEESP, including requests for action by CEESP
By Richard Cellarius (CEESP Deputy Chair)
Story | 03 Aug, 2016
Sargasso Sea among spots in the High Seas identified as potential World Heritage sites
Five sites in the High Seas, which belong to no country, could be recognised under the World Heritage Convention, according to a new report by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the advisory body on natural World Heritage. The report has…