Story | 12 Mar, 2015
Demystifying the World's Forest Landscape Restoration Opportunities
A global movement to restore deforested and degraded forest landscapes is emerging. What should forest landscape restoration achieve? And where should it occur?
Story | 11 Mar, 2015
Mangroves pivotal to protection of Bengal communities
A study has revealed that rice croplands which are protected by mangroves provide a stronger resistance to cyclones and therefore help support human lives in countries affected by tropical weather conditions.
Story | 11 Mar, 2015
Vietnam beauty spot learns to tame the beast
As the Vietnamese city of Hoi An boldly declared its vision to become an eco-city by 2030, locals - who have long feared for the future of nearby Cham Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA) - breathed a huge sigh of relief secure in the knowledge that every effort would be made to preserve this…
Story | 27 Feb, 2015
At the invitation of French President François Hollande, IUCN’s Director General, Inger Andersen, travelled with a high-level delegation this week to the Philippines to see first-hand the impacts of climate change on the island nation and mobilise support for a global climate deal which is…
Story | 26 Feb, 2015
Public-Private Partnerships for environmental protection: role of the media
Quang Ninh is one of Vietnam’s most environmentally notable and richest provinces. Home to the famous Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site, the area welcomes thousands of visitors each day. With growing environmental impact from mass tourism and surrounding industries, however, the need for…
Story | 25 Feb, 2015
Getting #SeriousAboutWildlifeCrime
What do camels use to hide themselves? Camelflauge of course!
If you search the Internet for wildlife jokes, you will find many – some good, some not so good. But you will find them.
Press release | 19 Feb, 2015
Call for papers on: Enhancing food security through forest landscape restoration
Forest landscape restoration can dramatically improve food security in rural areas - but we need more evidence to understand how best this works, and where. We are calling for new research papers linking landscape restoration to food security.
Story | 11 Feb, 2015
Climate change vulnerability assessment for Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar site, Lao PDR
The Lower Mekong Basin covers an area of 606,000 km2 and has a population of more than 60 million people in Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. The region supports the livelihood of many who rely on its natural resources.
Story | 09 Feb, 2015
Over €6 million boost for nature conservation in European Overseas Countries and Territories
There’s good news for biodiversity conservation in the millions of square kilometres of land and ocean that make up European Union (EU) Overseas Countries and Territories with the launch of a grants fund of over €6 million to be coordinated by IUCN.
Press release | 09 Feb, 2015
Political Dialogue on ‘Commuting with Dignity’
The Pakistan Sustainable Transport (PAKSTRAN) Project organized a political dialogue in Islamabad today to reaffirm the need for sustainable transport systems in the country and to discuss the stance of prominent political parties of the country on the issue of mass transit systems.