Story | 13 Jun, 2016
The project "Promoting the value of key biodiversity areas (KBAs) in North Africa through the involvement of civil society organizations in their conservation and management ", funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), concludes with the publication of three studies conducted in…
Story | 13 Jun, 2016
Advanced course on Protected Areas and socioecological landscape planning
The International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) of Zaragoza, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature - Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN-Med), is offering an advanced course on Protected Areas and socioecological landscape…
Story | 10 Jun, 2016
Wildlife trade and dams putting natural World Heritage at risk – IUCN
Natural World Heritage sites face major threats, such as commercial logging, poaching, gillnet fishing and dams, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In its recommendations to the World Heritage Committee, which meets in July, IUCN has advised that three…
Story | 09 Jun, 2016
Gulf of Mottama: Navigating muddy waters
The Gulf of Mottama is one of the world's largest areas of permanently muddy water. Sediment delivery from four major rivers – the Ayeyarwady, Yangon, Sittaung, and Thanlwin – and a 7-meter tidal range that drives currents of up to 3 meters/second, produce constantly changing patterns of…
Story | 08 Jun, 2016
EU Green Week Event: Making money through landscape restoration
In this year’s edition of European Green Week, which took place from 30 May to 3 June 2016, the focus was on ‘Investing for a greener future.’ Green Week is one of the most prominent annual events to debate and discuss European environment policy. IUCN participated in this debate by organising a…
Story | 06 Jun, 2016
What agroforestry in Brazil looks like
Agroforestry is an excellent landscape-wide restoration option to benefit both people and the environment. It can, however, be somewhat of an abstract concept, unless you can see it in action.
Story | 06 Jun, 2016
Celebrating Wildlife - Fighting against illegal trade in wildlife
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 to raise global awareness of the need to take positive environmental action. This year's theme, 'Go Wild for Wildlife' calls on everyone to celebrate the species under threat from the poachers and traffickers, and inspires us to take…
Story | 03 Jun, 2016
IUCN Viet Nam has received over 1,100 applications for its Marine Turtle Conservation volunteer programme. This is very encouraging as it means that an increasing number of youths are becoming interested in environmental protection programmes.
Story | 02 Jun, 2016
Beyond Barriers: Investing in Landscapes Pays Dividends
On 6 June, 2016 at the Royal Society of London, IUCN hosts a session addressing 'Removing barriers for investing in forest landscape restoration: What works where?' as part of the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case.
DG Statement | 02 Jun, 2016
IUCN Director General’s statement on World Environment Day
It’s big business, it’s a growing threat to our environment, and it’s illegal.
It is wildlife trafficking.