Blog | 25 Apr, 2017
Blog: Red List Indices of seven animal groups of Bangladesh
IUCN has recently updated the Red List of Bangladesh by assessing 1619 species from seven animal groups. This article for the first time records the Red List Index (RLI) for each of these groups and creates a baseline to measure species conservation initiatives in Bangladesh.
Story | 25 Apr, 2017
Mangrove crab: Ecologically significant species with a promising economic prospect
Situbondo, one of East Java’s regencies, is situated on the north coast between Probolinggo and Banyuwangi, in Indonesia. The area is abundant with beautiful beaches, mountains, hills, forests, and rich history from the Dutch colonial period.
Blog | 25 Apr, 2017
My name is Phan Bao Ha and I was a volunteer for the IUCN marine turtle conservation programme in Con Dao National Park in 2015. That year, with a true love of nature and a desire for discovery, I registered to participate in the volunteer program, organised by IUCN. I personally never thought…
Story | 24 Apr, 2017
A New Website dedicated to plant conservation in the Mediterranean
A new website (available in French and English) devoted to Important Plant Areas (IPA) and plant conservation in the Mediterranean has been created within the IPAMed project (coordinated by IUCN and Plantlife and funded by MAVA Foundation).
Publication | 2016
Malaysia's invisible ivory channel
Malaysia is the world’s paramount illicit ivory transit country. To better understand this trade dynamic, TRAFFIC assessed information from ivory seizures -- made either by Malaysian authorities, or outside the country but with Malaysia identified as part of the trade chain -- from a period of…
Grey literature | 2017
Background paper for livelihoods module workshop
This paper has been prepared to inform discussions at the upcoming Livelihoods Module development workshop organised by the People in Nature (PiN) team. The workshop will build on discussions from 2013-16 between the PiN team and the Species Programme and TRAFFIC around the integration of PiN…
IUCN Statement | 22 Apr, 2017
IUCN deplores ranger deaths in Garamba National Park
IUCN deplores the deaths of rangers Joël Meriko Ari and Sergent Bolimola Afokao of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The two rangers were killed in the line of duty on 11 April in Garamba National Park during a fire fight with poachers who were cutting up a recently…
Publication | 2017
Overview of the conservation status of Mediterranean anthozoa
This report presents the conservation status of the anthozoans occuring in the Mediterranean Sea, based on the assessment of 136 species using the IUCN Red List methodology. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level to guide appropriate conservation…
Press release | 21 Apr, 2017
IUCN expedition to explore life on undersea mountains
A scientific expedition to explore life on undersea mountains – or seamounts – in the high seas south of Madagascar is setting out from Reunion Island on 23 April. The three-week-long expedition aboard the French Polar Institute’s research vessel Marion Dufresne will explore the fauna of the…
Story | 21 Apr, 2017
IUCN, Port Qasim Authority and private sector address environmental challenges
On April 20th, 2017, IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, hosted a roundtable meeting in Karachi inviting the corporate brass to discuss business opportunities stemming from the demands for economic growth that is climate and nature friendly.