Story | 20 May, 2019
Natural World Heritage sites in Central Asia - from assessment to action
Constructive discussions of protected area managers and national experts from Central Asia at a workshop convened by IUCN in Almaty, Kazakhstan in April 2019 resulted in the assessment of threats and management effectiveness of three natural World Heritage sites in…
Story | 20 May, 2019
Korea and China share visitor management experiences at World Protected Areas Leaders Forum
Effective visitor management practices in protected areas were highlighted at the 11th Meeting of the World Protected Areas Leaders Forum (WPALF) held in March 2019 in Victoria, Australia.
Story | 19 May, 2019
Rights of Nature: Why it Might Not Save the Entire World
By Dr. Julien Bétaille - Dr. Bétaille, Associate Professor of Law the at the University of Toulouse (France), recently published an article on the rights of nature in the Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law, as a contribution to the academic debate.
Press release | 16 May, 2019
IUCN and Lacoste team up again to inspire support for threatened species
The Lacoste-IUCN partnership has launched its second awareness-raising campaign to support species conservation action worldwide.
Story | 16 May, 2019
IUCN mourns the loss of fervent conservationist Dr Ljupco Melovski
With great sadness we received the news that Dr Ljupco Melovski, a full-time professor at the Institute of Biology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Skopje and one of the leading conservationists in South-Eastern Europe, has passed away at the age of 60.
Story | 16 May, 2019
The Korea National Park Service (KNPS) and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation of Thailand (DNP) recently enhanced their knowledge about marine national park management.
Story | 15 May, 2019
Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas in the climate change era: challenges & opportunities
The MPA-ADAPT project concludes with a final conference to be held on the 4-5 June 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.
Publication | 2019
This publication explores emerging concepts, challenges, and key policy and law tools to help inform governments as they modernize public sector planning to better address 21st century change and advance their sustainable development goals.
Story | 13 May, 2019
Tunisia works with IUCN to develop National Red Lists for Species & Ecosystems
IUCN Red List methodologies for Species and for Ecosystems are currently being evaluated as suitable strategies to preserve forests, birds and vascular plants in Tunisia, with the support of IUCN-Med’s team.
Story | 09 May, 2019
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Policy Matters - Submit Proposal by June 15
Submit your 300-word proposal to policymatters2020@gmail.com by June 15 to be considered! See Spanish and French translations below.