Press release | 04 Sep, 2016
Four out of six great apes one step away from extinction – IUCN Red List
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 4 September 2016 (IUCN) – The Eastern Gorilla – the largest living primate – has been listed as Critically Endangered due to illegal hunting, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress…
Story | 01 Sep, 2016
Better natural resource governance in practice: improving how institutions work with people
All too often, natural resource projects are designed without regard for how local people’s needs and interests will be represented in decision-making bodies during planning and implementation. Even project designs that have built-in participatory mechanisms, such as community-based user groups…
Story | 18 Aug, 2016
Mapping the health of forest reserves in Ghana
Little was known about the state of Ghana’s forest reserves over the past 20 years. New maps are helping to fill these gaps and open up new opportunities for restoration.
Story | 29 Jul, 2016
Kigali Declaration on Forest Landscape Restoration in Africa
During the Africa High Level Bonn Challenge Roundtable on 26-27 July 2016, ministers and government officials representing 13 African countries adopted a declaration of immense importance for reaffirming and increasing their commitment to the Bonn Challenge and their dedication to developing and…
Story | 25 Jul, 2016
Event: Building regional cooperation on forest landscape restoration in Africa
More than 750 million hectares of deforested and degraded land in Africa can be restored, to the benefit of vulnerable local communities and the environment. To catalyse regional collaboration on this immense potential, two high-level meetings are taking place in Kigali, Rwanda this week.
Story | 22 Jul, 2016
Event: Identifying pathways for governance of the Miombo woodlands
On July 27-29, 2016, southern Africa’s oldest regional network is meeting at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique, to discuss the conservation of the Miombo woodlands.
Story | 14 Jul, 2016
Rising illegal wildlife trade threatens natural World Heritage sites, warns IUCN
The rise in demand for products derived from animals and plants, such as elephant tusks or precious wood, is causing an increase in illegal logging and poaching in natural World Heritage sites. The World Heritage Committee, which holds its annual meeting this week in Istanbul, today discussed…
Story | 05 Jul, 2016
Around the world, wildlife is being depleted by illegal activities at an alarming rate, depriving local populations and national economies of important natural capital.
Story | 28 Jun, 2016
Indigenous Peoples & forests video
Listen to indigenous voices talk about the productive value of forests
DG Statement | 24 Jun, 2016
Seizure of huge African pangolin scale shipment points to worrying increase in trafficking
Statement by IUCN Director General, Inger Andersen