Story | 10 Mar, 2017
Ecosystem services for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction – a ‘win-win’ approach
Nadi, Fiji, 10 March 2017 (IUCN) – The increasing incidence and severity of disasters are leaving more people vulnerable each year. The Oceania region is particularly prone to disasters with cyclones, floods, droughts and other natural hazards such as earthquakes and tsunamis causing widespread…
Story | 10 Mar, 2017
Promoting the conservation and wise use of Wetlands
Nadi, Fiji, 8 March 2017 (IUCN) – The Wetlands are under pressure from local and global factors, including coastal development, destructive fishing practices, inappropriate agricultural practices and watershed changes, invasive species, ocean acidification, and climate change…
Story | 10 Mar, 2017
The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation has just launched a call for the identification of coastal Protected Areas (PAs) in Spain interested in the implementation of Pilot Ecotourism Actions in the framework of the DestiMED project. These pilot actions will help define a sustainability…
Story | 09 Mar, 2017
The key to restoration success? Tailoring it to local ecosystems.
Governments and the private sector are realizing the manifold benefits of restoring degraded landscapes. How can we make these projects cost-effective and successful? The SESYNC team examined 166 restoration studies to find the answer.
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Empowering women in water management - International Women's Day 2017
IUCN is committed to gender equality. To support International Women's Day, the Water Programme compiled some of their most recent efforts to empower women in decisions and actions for sustainable water management.
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Madagascar's youth speak up for lemurs on #WorldWildlifeDay
Multimedia feature.
The futures of Madagascar's youth and its lemurs are intertwined. In a country where 60% of the population is under 25, widespread poverty is driving unsustainable use of natural resources such as forests and wetlands. This is placing increased pressure on the…
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Gender equality: A game changer for nature
This opinion editorial, authored by Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director, IUCN Asia, highlights how women can be strong advocates for nature-based sustainable development.
Blog | 08 Mar, 2017
Climate change is hitting species hard – we should keep an eye on the most vulnerable
Climate change is already affecting many threatened birds and mammals, with some species much more vulnerable to rising temperatures than others, according to a recent study co-authored by IUCN SSC Climate Change Specialist Group (IUCN SSC CCSG) members. To prevent further extinctions we need to…
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Can you differentiate between antelopes of North Africa and the ones of the Arabian Peninsula?
New fact sheet to help conserve antelope species that occur naturally in North Africa and Arabia in order to preserve their genetic integrity and keep them apart.
Story | 07 Mar, 2017
Women are part of the solution for good resource management in the Goascoran river basin, shared between Honduras and El Salvador, they work together to conserve it and to have access to water in its different uses.