Story | 21 May, 2018
WCEL 2017 Annual Highlights and 2018 Progress
WCEL presents its report highlighting activities during 2017 and early 2018.
Story | 21 May, 2018
Firas Abd-Alhadi is CEC Regional Vice-Chair for West Asia
IUCN CEC Regional Vice-Chair
Story | 21 May, 2018
Ecosystem education for kids in Lao PDR
On 3 May, IUCN Lao PDR organised an event in Nakai district, Khammouan province, where the Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area (NPA) is located. The event, which aimed to bring awareness to local communities about the importance and benefits of conservation, took place in Ban Yang Village’s…
Story | 21 May, 2018
Every Day is World Biodiversity Day at Phuket Marriott Resort & Spa Merlin Beach
Since opening in 2016, Phuket Marriott Merlin Beach Resort & Spa has collaborated with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to highlight the incredible biodiversity surrounding the resort property. The hotel is located south of Patong on…
Story | 19 May, 2018
On 18 May 2018 in Marseille, during the signing of an agreement with France to jointly organise the 2020 IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN Vice-President, Malik Amin Aslam Khan delivered a speech on the importance of the IUCN Congress on…
Story | 18 May, 2018
WCEL at the UN General Assembly Dialogue on Harmony with Nature
Commemorating International Mother Earth Day (22 April), WCEL Members were featured speakers during the 8th Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature on 23 April 2018 during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Speech | 18 May, 2018
IUCN Director General’s speech at the signing ceremony for IUCN Congress 2020
On 18 May 2018 in Marseille, during the signing of an agreement with France to jointly organise the 2020 IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN Director General Inger Andersen delivered a speech on the importance of the IUCN Congress and the…
Press release | 18 May, 2018
France to host IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020
Marseille, France – The French Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, today signed an agreement to jointly organise the next IUCN World Conservation Congress, to be held in 2020 in Marseille.
Story | 18 May, 2018
Penguin specialist, Pablo Borboroglu, wins prestigious conservation award
Congratulations to Pablo Borboroglu, Co-Chair of IUCN Penguin Specialist Group, for winning the internationally acclaimed Whitley Gold Award.
Story | 17 May, 2018
The IUCN Green List for Protected and Conserved Areas made an important step forward in its implementation with the inauguration of the Swiss Expert Assessment Groups – Green List (EAGL) in Gland, at IUCN's headquarters on May 8th 2018.