Story | 31 Jul, 2019
IUCN leads tree planting kick-off campaign in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
IUCN – Bangladesh in collaboration with other humanitarian and conservation actors has inaugurated the plantation kick-off campaign on 26 June 2019 in Cox's Bazar, considering the importance of restoration of heavily degraded forest areas around…
Story | 30 Jul, 2019
IUCN reaches out to American companies in Thailand to join new business and biodiversity platform
As part of its outreach efforts, IUCN Asia delivered a presentation about Thailand Thailand Bio-Diversity Network Alliance (B-DNA) to the Food and Agriculture Committee members of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Thailand, on Monday 22 July, in Bangkok.
Story | 29 Jul, 2019
Throughout the Mediterranean region, environmental organizations are rolling out different types of Nature-based Solutions to tackle key societal challenges in a variety of ecosystems. In a Mediterranean context of increased temperatures, sea level rise, more frequent extreme weather events,…
Story | 29 Jul, 2019
Celebrating the extension of the Ohrid Region World Heritage site in Albania
The oldest and one of the most biodiversity rich lakes in Europe is now recognised as World Heritage in its entirety. The already inscribed part of the Ohrid region, located in North Macedonia, was extended at the 2019 World Heritage Committee meeting held earlier this July in Baku to include…
Story | 29 Jul, 2019
International Tiger Day: Celebrating an integrated approach for tiger conservation
Since 1910, tiger populations have plummeted from around 100,000 individuals to an estimated 3,200 individuals in 2010. Poaching, habitat destruction and human-wildlife conflict have all contributed to this dramatic decrease in one of the world’s…
Story | 26 Jul, 2019
2nd World Environmental Law Congress Call for Abstracts
The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) will host the 2nd World Environmental Law Congress at the Supreme Court of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23-27 March 2020.
This call is now closed
Story | 26 Jul, 2019
Cambodian farmers profit from wildlife-friendly approach
Communities and nature win with eco-branded rice
Story | 25 Jul, 2019
Celebrating Mangroves – the super ecosystem of the tropics
By Raphaelle Flint, Marine Programme Officer, IUCN Global Marine & Polar Programme
On the occasion of World Mangrove Day, let’s hear it for mangroves the super ecosystem of tropical and subtropical latitudes!
Story | 24 Jul, 2019
Nature-based solutions and protected areas to improve urban biodiversity and health
Story | 24 Jul, 2019
New technology can help map species on the IUCN Red List
A novel method incorporating remote sensing data into species mapping demonstrates how the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species continues to evolve, increasing in accuracy and impact as new technologies emerge.