Story | 27 Aug, 2019
وزير الزراعة ووزير البيئة يعلن تضامن الأردن مع المجتمع الدولي في مواجهة حرائق الأمازون
وزير الزراعة ووزير البيئة يعلن تضامن الأردن مع المجتمع الدولي في مواجهة حرائق الأمازون
Story | 27 Aug, 2019
IUCN Sri Lanka and ILO lend a hand to build a bridge over “Paravidola”
IUCN Sri Lanka in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) initiated the construction of a permanent bridge over a stream—“Paravi dola”— which runs across the village Palbima of the Illukpotha Grama Niladhari Division (GND).
Story | 26 Aug, 2019
IUCN boosts climate change coping initiatives, supports agroforestry in Sikkim, India
As part of the ‘Coping with Uncertainties: Building Community Resilience and Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan Region’ project, IUCN took part in the green initiative “A Day for Mother Earth” to raise awareness of the negative impacts of climate change in…
Story | 26 Aug, 2019
الاتحاد الدولي لحماية الطبيعه يطالب حكومة البرازيل ومواطنيها والحكومات الأخرى بوقف حرائق الامازون
الاتحاد الدولي لحماية الطبيعه يطالب حكومة البرازيل ومواطنيها والحكومات الأخرى بوقف حرائق الامازون
Publication | 2019
Review of plastic footprint methodologies
Of the 8,300 million tonnes of plastic produced from 1950 to 2015, only 7% has been recycled while more than half has been discarded in landfill or leaked into the environment. Companies, organisations, and governments are taking measures to tackle plastic pollution. However, there is currently…
Story | 26 Aug, 2019
Lawyers are important for IUCN
On 1 August 2019, IUCN WCEL Deputy Chair, Denise Antolini, sat down with IUCN Acting Director General and WCEL Member, Grethel Aguilar, at the IUCN Oceania Regional Conservation Forum in Suva, Fiji, to discuss the Director General's background as an environmental…
IUCN Statement | 25 Aug, 2019
The Amazon is one of the most important biomes on the planet. Shared by nine countries, it covers more than 8 million square kilometres and is home to some 30% of the world’s biodiversity. The Amazon is also one of the most important carbon stores in the world and vital for hydrological cycles…
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites
WCEL members Jonathan Liljeblad and Bas Verschuuren co-edited a book featuring indigenous voices and indigenous perspectives on indigenous sacred sites.
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
IUCN’s Commission membership reaches 15,000
IUCN is proud to announce that it has reached 15,000 Commission members.
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
As part of the Mekong WET project, recent climate change vulnerability assessments conducted by IUCN in Cambodia revealed that wetland communities in three Ramsar sites would face increasing water scarcity issues, extensive crop damage, and a dramatic loss of…