Story | 07 Jun, 2017
“Turning the onus of restoration into a bonus for farmers” in Brazil
A recent article on research in Brazil yields seven flexible options for farmers who wish to use agroforestry as a means to comply with regulations while benefitting their land and livelihoods.
Story | 06 Jun, 2017
Saving the world’s rarest primates by involving indigenous communities
A community-based conservation programme in northeastern Viet Nam is actively involving indigenous communities in Ha Giang and Cao Bang Province to protect the habitats of two Critically Endangered primates, the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus) and…
Story | 06 Jun, 2017
The IUCN Council has admitted 13 new Members bringing the total membership to 1400 Members.
Story | 06 Jun, 2017
Pacific leaders meet to share and inspire
Pacific leaders gathered last week in Nuku’alofa, Tonga at the fifth Green Growth Leaders’ Coalition (GGLC) Retreat to discuss critical green growth and blue economy issues affecting the region.
Story | 05 Jun, 2017
Nepal marked World Environment Day
Every year, 5 June is celebrated as World Environment Day to spread awareness for conserving the environment. Nepal celebrated World Environment Day 2017 with a dedication to mark the theme of this year ‘Connecting People to Nature’.
Story | 05 Jun, 2017
Message from the Country Representative of IUCN Pakistan
The World Environment Day on June 5th reminds us of the importance of the environment for our health and lives. The theme of the year 2017 is “Connecting People to Nature”. Due to massive industrialization and unprecedented economic development,the rural population is moving…
DG Statement | 05 Jun, 2017
IUCN Director General's statement on World Environment Day
Connecting people with nature isn’t just about getting to the park, to sea or the mountains, crucial as this might be. Connecting people with nature is also about recalling that nature has a relevance to absolutely everything we achieve, and want to achieve, as humans.
Story | 02 Jun, 2017
IUCN says Ivorian park should come off World Heritage ‘danger list’ as chimps make comeback
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recommends withdrawing in-danger status from Comoé National Park in Côte d’Ivoire after seeing chimps and elephants return to the park. IUCN also recommends the Landscapes of Dauria in Russia and Mongolia to become a new World Heritage…
DG Statement | 02 Jun, 2017
IUCN Director General’s statement on the US announcement in regard to the Paris Agreement
The International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, deeply regrets the White House’s announcement that it will withdraw the United States government from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress held in Hawaiʻi in September 2016, IUCN…