Story | 08 Feb, 2018
A Tribute to Esmond Bradley Martin
Tom Milliken, TRAFFIC Elephant and Rhino Programme Officer, pays tribute to one of conservation's great unsung heroes.
Press release | 07 Feb, 2018
Protected areas in the Pacific benefit from IUCN-SPREP partnership
Suva, Fiji, 7 February, 2018 (IUCN) - Pacific island countries are demonstrating global leadership in their actions to help halt the world’s biodiversity loss through the establishment of Protected Areas. These special areas on land, coastlines and open oceans have the added support of a…
Story | 07 Feb, 2018
IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with Engro Foundation, organized an awareness-raising campaign for schools located around the Karachi’s Rehri Goth and Ibrahim Hyderi villages on the occasion of World Wetlands Day on 2nd February 2018.
Story | 06 Feb, 2018
WCEL in France: 2018 Activities Plan
In January 2018, WCEL Chair Justice Antonio Benjamin visited WCEL members and partners in Marseille, Nice, and Paris, France to plan for 2018 activities.
Story | 06 Feb, 2018
Highlights of the WCEL Steering Committee Meeting: Rio de Janeiro, December 2017
The WCEL Steering Committee convened a joint meeting with its Specialist Group Chairs, IUCN Commission Chairs, IUCN Councilors, and Honored Guests from 7-10 December 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Story | 06 Feb, 2018
The 4th International Seminar on Water, Life, Law, and Human Rights (Aqua, Vida, Direitos Humanos) was held at Brazil's National Council of the Public Ministry (Conselho Nacional do Ministério Público (CNMP)) on 11-12 December 2017. Brazil’s Attorney General…
Story | 06 Feb, 2018
Update on the diversity and conservation of European dragonflies and damselflies
Analysis of the diversity, distribution, and status of odonates in Europe
Story | 06 Feb, 2018
At the highest levels of international organisations and governments, policies and guidelines often support engagement with local stakeholders, and include their representation. These ideas are enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Target 16 which ensures responsive,…
Story | 05 Feb, 2018
New research reveals a global rise in emerging invasive alien species
IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) has contributed to research published today in the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’, which highlights the urgent need for governments to develop measures to control the spread of emerging alien…
Grey literature | 2015
Greater bilby recovery summit 2015 : report and interim conservation plan
The following report and interim conservation plan is the result of a four-day intensive planning workshop for the Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) involving 39 individuals that I would consider to be experts in their particular fields and representative of 29 organisations involved directly…