Story | 10 Dec, 2019
Celebrate International Mountain Day 11 December 2019
Covering about 25% of the world’s total continental land surface and home to more than 85% of the world’s species of amphibians, birds, and mammals, mountains contain extraordinary natural values, a unique and diverse biodiversity and some of the world’s most…
Press release | 07 Dec, 2019
Marine life, fisheries increasingly threatened as the ocean loses oxygen – IUCN report
Madrid, Spain, 07.12.2019 (IUCN) - The loss of oxygen from the world’s ocean is increasingly threatening fish species and disrupting ecosystems, a new IUCN report…
Story | 06 Dec, 2019
Torricelli Mountains Range equipped to use SMART
The PNG-SMART Collaboration recently kicked-off with two-weeks of field training in the proposed Torricelli Mountains Range Conservation Area.
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
Assurance for the IUCN Green List sustainability standard is required
IUCN is now seeking to secure our assurance provider for the Green List through the next quadrennial period, 2020 to 2024. The Assurance Provider would help maintain and deliver a credible and transparent evaluation process and governance framework for the IUCN Green List.
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
The IUCN Green List gets down to earth and sea in Malaysia
On the edge of Tun Mustapha Marine Park - one of Malaysia’s newest and largest marine protected areas and a Green List applicant site - WWF Malaysia, Sabah Parks and IUCN brought together representatives of Green List applicant sites to learn and share experiences at a training workshop on…
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
IUCN-outsourced paper finds no proof Rufiji dam project can meet Tanzania’s development needs
A strategic environmental assessment meant to guide decisions on the Rufiji hydropower project in Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve World Heritage site is completely inadequate, according to an independent technical review commissioned and issued today by IUCN. The document does not assess the…
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
German Ministry of Environment cements its commitment to solution sharing in nature conservation
PANORAMA, the initiative to promote and share “what works” in nature conservation and sustainable development, has received a major new funding commitment, setting it onto the path towards a bright future. Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (…
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
Taking stock of three years of Water-Energy-Food Nexus Dialogues in Central Asia
The Central Asian region experiences rapid demographic changes, suffers from water, energy and food insecurities and is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Environmental degradation and scarcity, as well as the uneven distribution of natural resources, are triggering tensions in the…
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
Quetta based IUCN Members resolve to tackle water scarcity issue through mutual cooperation
A meeting of the Quetta based IUCN Members was held at IUCN Balcohistan Programme Office. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Amjad Rashid, Chair of the Pakistan National Committee of IUCN Members.
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
Training of government officials by IUCN to control and manage forest fires in Punjab
(Islamabad, October 02, 2019) A training session on forest fire control and management for the senior officials of Punjab Forest Department was organized by IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change, Punjab Forest Department at the Punjab Forest Services Academy, Ghorra…