Story | 08 Nov, 2017
Experts for Stringent Measures to Address Illegal Trade of Fresh Water Turtles in Pakistan
IUCN Pakistan organized a Consultative Workshop in collaboration with the Sindh Wildlife Department, Government of Sindh, to discuss the findings of a study jointly conducted on illegal trade of freshwater turtles in Sindh and Balochistan, under a USAID-funded project IUCN is currently…
Story | 08 Nov, 2017
Nature Based Solutions for an Uncertain Future?
Effective country-driven climate change adaptation reflects the importance of water management in reducing vulnerability and building climate resilience.
Story | 07 Nov, 2017
Public and Private Sector Engagement for Agrobiodiversity Conservation
CEESP NEWS - by Pierina Benites Alfaro
Agrobiodiversity (AGB) is defined as the diversity of plants and animals domesticated by man, which offers various beneficial environmental services both privately and publicly. Despite this, there has been a significant drop in AGB on a global…
Story | 07 Nov, 2017
New orangutan species described in Indonesia
A team of international scientists, including IUCN experts, have described a new species of orangutan found in Indonesia.
Story | 07 Nov, 2017
The future of Agriculture and Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in the Western Balkans
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe, North and Central Asia (ECARO) held a regional workshop on “Agriculture and Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in the Western Balkans” on 31 October 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia. The…
Story | 07 Nov, 2017
Forest events and discussions at COP23
Forests are fundamental to climate change dialogues at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Congress of Parties 23 (UNFCCC COP23). IUCN is engaging in forest discussions at several venues, including the IUCN Pavilion, where an array of high-level and thought-provoking events…
Issues brief | February 2021
Invasive alien species and climate change
Story | 05 Nov, 2017
Le mouflon à manchettes (Ammotragus lervia) est un ongulé endémique du nord de l’Afrique dont les effectifs ne cessent de diminuer dans la région. Face à cette situation, la Direction Générale des Forêts en Tunisie en collaboration avec l’Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (…
Story | 03 Nov, 2017
Gland, Switzerland - IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC) launched the first-ever global biodiversity offset policy database at the Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable…