Press release | 08 Jun, 2017
Overfishing, reef decline threaten greater Caribbean and Pacific island fisheries – IUCN reports
Gland, Switzerland, 8 June 2017 (IUCN) – Overfishing and the degradation of coral reefs across the Caribbean and Pacific islands are pushing many fish, including food sources like tunas and groupers, towards extinction, according to two regional Red List reports published today by the…
DG Statement | 07 Jun, 2017
IUCN Director General's statement on World Oceans Day
Where did life on Earth begin? The fact is, no one really knows. Charles Darwin imagined a “warm little pond”, while some scientists today speculate about tide pools and hot springs. Increasingly, however, scientists are narrowing in on one hypothesis: that life began around a deep sea…
IUCN Statement | 01 Jun, 2017
Urgent action needed as climate change and plastics choke the ocean – IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, 1 June 2017 (IUCN) – Ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life below water), IUCN calls for urgent action on climate change and marine plastic pollution to conserve the ocean and help ensure global food…
Press release | 21 Feb, 2017
Invisible plastic particles from textiles and tyres a major source of ocean pollution – IUCN study
Tiny plastic particles washed off products such as synthetic clothes and car tyres could contribute up to 30% of the ‘plastic soup’ polluting the world’s oceans and – in many developed countries – are a bigger source of marine plastic pollution than plastic waste, according to a new IUCN report…
Publication | 2017
Primary microplastics in the oceans
Plastic has penetrated everyday life, and the disadvantages of plastics are becoming more and more visible: large quantities of plastics leak into rivers and oceans, with adverse effects to marine ecosystems and related economic activities. This report is one of the first of its kind to quantify…
Press release | 07 Feb, 2017
IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 awarded international sustainability certification
The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 held in Hawaiʻi, USA received the prestigious ISO 20121 Event Sustainability Management System certification for its efforts to minimise the environmental impacts of the event.
Story | 19 Oct, 2016
EU Council of Environment Ministers informed about IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 Outcomes
IUCN welcomes results of the recent Environment Council of EU Ministers meeting which took place in Luxembourg, 17 October 2016. The EU Slovak Presidency informed the Ministers about the outcomes of the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016. This follows last week’s EU Nature Directors…
Story | 29 Sep, 2016
The Members Assembly – A snapshot!
The Members’ Assembly is the highest decision-making body of IUCN during which IUCN’s 1,300+ Member organisations collectively decides on actions to address the most pressing and often controversial conservation and sustainable development challenges.
Story | 07 Sep, 2016
"The Biodiversity Sri Lanka (BSL) (http://biodiversitysrilanka.org) coordinates the private sector interests in biodiversity conservation.
Story | 08 Aug, 2016
Ha Long Bay decision: Polystyrene banned and must be replaced
The Ha Long City People’s Committee officially announced last week the decision to ban the usage of polystyrene in floating villages and fishing activities around the Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site.