Press release | 01 Sep, 2009
Pro Natura – depuis 100 ans au service de la nature
Au début, il y eut la volonté de faire œuvre de pionnier: en 1909, des représentants de la Commission suisse pour la protection de la nature mirent sur pied une association dans le but de concrétiser l’idée d’un Parc national suisse. Ces pionniers voulaient offrir de l’espace à une nature mise…
Story | 01 Sep, 2009
What is the potential effect of climate change on Red Sea coral reefs and tourism in Egypt? Kuoni, HEPCA, IUCN and local tour operators are working in partnership to address this issue.
Story | 30 Aug, 2009
IUCN Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are the executing agencies for a United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) project on “Sustainable Management of Inland Wetlands in…
Story | 26 Aug, 2009
Compendium of Key decisions on the conversation of natural World Heritage Properties via the list of World Heritage in Danger
Tim Badman, Bastian Bomhard, Annelie Fincke, Josephine Langley, Pedro Rosabal and David Sheppard April 2009
Press release | 24 Aug, 2009
Deadly frog fungus targeted by amphibian experts
The world’s leading amphibian experts have come together and for the first time identified two major conservation initiatives to stop amphibians going extinct.
Press release | 23 Aug, 2009
A Guide on Sustainable Overseas Forest Management and Utilization by Chinese Enterprises
A new guide book for sustainable forest management for Chinese enterprises working in overseas is available. Co-published by the State Forestry Administration (SFA) and Ministry of Finance (MOFCOM), the guide aims to enhance the guidance and regularization of the management and utilization of…
Story | 20 Aug, 2009
Covering ABS : addressing the need for sectoral, geographical, legal and international integration in the ABS regime
Story | 20 Aug, 2009
Guidelines for the re-introduction of Galliformes for conservation purposes
Guidelines for the re-introduction of Galliformes for conservation purposes
Story | 20 Aug, 2009
Proceedings of the Technical Workshop on Mitigating Sea Turtle Bycatch in Coastal Net Fisheries
Proceedings of the Technical Workshop on Mitigating Sea Turtle Bycatch in Coastal Net Fisheries
Press release | 19 Aug, 2009
Full worth of wetlands can now be revealed
A new way to assess the real worth of wetlands has been released today by IUCN. It is now possible to measure the economic value of a wetland at the same time as assessing species that live there and the importance of a wetland for people’s livelihoods.