Story | 11 Jun, 2015
West and Central Africa’s wildlife in trouble, shows new IUCN report
A new IUCN report released today evaluates the state of West and Central Africa’s terrestrial and freshwater fauna and highlights the inadequacy of responses to rapid wildlife decline in the region. Improved legislation and much more effective protection is urgently required to meet…
Story | 10 Jun, 2015
Resilience of Coastal Systems and Their Human Partners
This report explains the ecology and social profile of coastal systems in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania in order to contribute to the development of effective strategies to enhance the resilience of marine and coastal systems in the Western Indian Ocean. Special consideration is given to the…
Story | 10 Jun, 2015
Fishing using explosives is common in Tanzanian waters in all sections of the coast from Mtwara in the south to Moa in the north. It is currently considered to be more widely practiced in Tanzania than at any other point in history to the extent that is becoming ‘fishing as usual’.
Story | 09 Jun, 2015
First intact fossil of prehistoric whale discovered in Wadi Al-Hitan
The world’s only intact fossil of an early whale – the Basilosaurus dating about 40 million years ago – has been uncovered during a new excavation at Wadi Al-Hitan, a natural World Heritage site in Egypt. The discovery reveals for the first time the creature’s complete skeleton and includes…
Story | 09 Jun, 2015
IUCN launches second call for Tiger conservation projects
After a successful first call for proposals in October last year, IUCN's Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme (ITHCP) is now calling for a second round of proposals from eligible applicants.
Story | 09 Jun, 2015
Call for Contributions to the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 now open
The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 will bring together several thousand leaders and decision-makers from government, civil society, business, and academia with the goal of conserving the environment and harnessing the solutions nature offers to global challenges. This is an opportunity…
Story | 08 Jun, 2015
To have healthy oceans we need healthy marine wildlife
According to the United Nations, World Oceans Day is about a healthy planet being based on healthy oceans – so true and in so many ways! The ecological pressures on Earth’s oceans are as diverse and daunting as the storms that can roll across its blue horizons. But there is hope rolling in the…
Story | 07 Jun, 2015
Heralding the next era of action on ocean acidification
Ten years on from when research into ocean acidification started in earnest, the leading scientists in this field have decided that time has come to reflect on what has been learned and to determine a course of action to tackle this very serious threat to our oceans. The Monaco Ocean…
Press release | 07 Jun, 2015
Global Landscapes Forum to focus on restoration
The 2015 Global Landscapes Forum, on the sidelines of the 21st Conference of the Parties UNFCCC in Paris, will focus on landscape restoration as one of its key themes. IUCN, now an implementing partner of this leading world conference on land use issues, celebrates the new attention to…
Story | 06 Jun, 2015
Wadi El Hitan “Valley Of The Whales” Continues Revealing Its Secrets
The first Egyptian national task force field team for fossil excavation within the Nature Conservation Sector inside the Ministry of Environment, has declared the discovery of a new unique excavation, within Wadi El Hitan World Heritage Site. This was announced by the Egyptian Minister of the…