Press release | 06 Mar, 2008
Recognition: Male Warriors Supporting Women’s Empowerment in Environmental Conservation
Story | 04 Mar, 2008
Ecosystems, Livelihoods and Disasters
Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen, ed. ; Masundire, Hillary, ed. ; Rizvi, Ali, ed. ; Rietbergen, Simon, ed. IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management ; International Water Management Institute ; CARE International
Press release | 03 Mar, 2008
IUCN makes the difference in the Commission on the Status of Women
52 Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and Climate Change recognizes the topic of gender and climate change as an important gender issue. Experts argued that practical solutions to the escalating global warming crisis hinge on women's participation in all aspects of the…
Story | 02 Mar, 2008
IUCN Director General visits ELC
On June 14 Julia Marton-Lefèvre, the IUCN Director General, visited the IUCN Environmental Law Centre in Bonn, Germany.
Story | 25 Feb, 2008
Addressing the Problems of Access: Protecting Sources, While Giving Users Certainty
Medaglia, Jorge Cabrera; López Silva, Christian
ISBN 978-2-8317-0979-6
Press release | 19 Dec, 2007
Nations urged to adopt global vision to save oceans from climate-accelerated collapse
On Tuesday 18 December at the United Nations General Assembly, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the only conservation organization with official observer status at the UN, called for the rapid development of a network of marine protected areas to help the oceans cope with climate change.
Story | 26 Nov, 2007
Development co-operation for Marine Research in East and West Africa: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Press release | 31 Oct, 2007
Sink or swim: over one in three freshwater fish species in Europe threatened with extinction
The first ever assessment of European freshwater fishes indicates astonishing species diversity but also the devastating impact of over 100 years of development and management of freshwater systems and fishes
Press release | 23 Oct, 2007
New ocean threats underline need for urgent action to protect the high seas
Marine policy experts today warned that a crisis situation is developing in oceans that will require urgent measures and stronger international law to avoid catastrophic declines in ocean productivity