Story | 15 Dec, 2017
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15th December 2017 — An average of 20 tonnes of pangolins and their parts have been trafficked internationally every year with smugglers using 27 new global trade routes annually, according to new research released today by TRAFFIC and IUCN.
Story | 14 Dec, 2017
IUCN advocates that key international climate change mitigation targets called NDCs, in order to be strengthened, should be translated into robust, ambitious and implementable policy instruments to bridge the global emissions gap and enhance the adaptive capacity of social and environmental…
Story | 14 Dec, 2017
IUCN Patrons of Nature spark new commitments for the organisation's 70th Anniversary in 2018
At a recent IUCN Patrons of Nature meeting hosted by HSH Prince Albert of Monaco in Monte Carlo, Patrons pledged to scale-up their engagement to address IUCN’s global environmental priorities – species extinction, climate change, water scarcity, deforestation and ocean acidification – in honour…
Story | 14 Dec, 2017
Vulnerability and disaster risk assessment for Boeung Prek Lapouv protected landscape in Cambodia
From 4 to 8 September 2017, IUCN’s Mekong WET initiative conducted ‘vulnerability to disaster risk’ assessments (VDRAs), also known as ‘vulnerability assessments’ (VAs), to analyse the potential impacts of climate change on communities in the Boeung Prek Lapouv (BPL) Protected Landscape in Takeo…
Story | 13 Dec, 2017
Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas: Guidelines for Design and Management
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and Big Ocean are proud to announce the latest addition in the IUCN WCPA Best Practice Protected Areas Guidelines Series: Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas: Guidelines for Design and Management.
Story | 13 Dec, 2017
How mangroves got their roots back in East Java – a story from MFF
Along the coast of East Java, Indonesia, Mangroves for the Future has planted more than 74,000 mangrove saplings to support the sustainable livelihoods of coastal communities. To learn how, follow the story of Rustima, a local…
Story | 13 Dec, 2017
From Hawai‘i to Delhi: IUCN Congress Nature-Culture Journey continues at ICOMOS General Assembly
The “Journey” highlighting the interconnectedness of nature and culture, which began at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 in Hawai‘i, USA, continues this week at the triennial General Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), taking place in Delhi, India.…
Jointly published | 2017
Primates in peril : the world's 25 most endangered primates, 2016-2018
Here we report on the ninth iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of the 25 primate species considered to be among the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of conservation measures. The 2016–2018 list of the world’s 25 most endangered primates has five species from Africa,…
Story | 12 Dec, 2017
Bryophytes, which include liverworts, mosses and hornworts, are among the oldest terrestrial plants on Earth. They react to changes in their environment, such as air or water pollution, and are important for environmental monitoring of habitat and air quality. In this interview with Nick…
Story | 12 Dec, 2017
EU auditors find CAP ‘greening’ measures ineffective
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has found that the ‘greening’ of direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been environmentally ineffective.