Story | 21 Mar, 2017
Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in ECARO
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are defined by IUCN as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits”. They are designed to address…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
Reintroducing the Goitered Gazelle, Azerbaijan’s once lost wildlife heritage
Advocating for wildlife conservation, IDEA has taken five endangered animals of Azerbaijan under its supervision – the “Big Five” project: the Goitered Gazelle, the Caucasian Leopard, the Imperial Eagle, the Brown Bear and the Grey Wolf, implementing a number of measures to protect each of them…
Blog | 21 Mar, 2017
Blog: Bangladesh has 268 wild elephants. What does it mean to us?
On this year’s International Day of Forests (21 March), the Government of Bangladesh has unveiled two new publications on Asian Elephants in the country. These books reveal the latest estimates of Bangladesh’s elephants along with their distribution, routes, and corridors. Haseeb Md. Irfanullah…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
Introducing IUCN’s Member, Biologists for nature conservation
By reactivating the status of an IUCN member, St. Petersburg charitable public organisation “Biologists for nature conservation” reconnects with the world’s conservation community and main tendencies in the field of environmental protection and management. Being at the source of the news from…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
The oldest protected area in Central Asia celebrates its 90th anniversary
Several events were held in Kazakhstan to celebrate the history of the Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve - from the international scientific conference “From the Strict Nature Reserve to the Biosphere Reserve” organized by the Committee for Forestry and WildLife, to a round table discussion “Aksu-…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
National Strategy for Nature Protection
Ministry of Environment and Physical planning (MoEPP) of Macedonia, a state authority responsible for activities in the field of nature protection, has coordinated the activities for the preparation of the Draft National Strategy Protection of Nature with action plan for the period 2017-2027, in…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
New coalition - Save Albanian Bears
In the last months, INCA has initiated collaboration with the international organization Four PAWS, national institutions and partners to work on the wildlife mistreatment and captivity, focusing on the Brown Bear as the most vulnerable species in this respect in the country. Currently, some 40…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
On a rescue mission, helping injured and sick wildlife
Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province (Serbia) is legally authorised organization managing strictly protected and protected species in the Province. This complex task very often involves day-to-day care for numerous animals, following the reports of citizens finding them in…
Publication | 2002
The critically endangered Blue Iguana is globally unique to Grand Cayman. Urgent wide ranging conservation measures are vital if this Caymanian flagship animal is to be saved from extinction. This document is a detailed plan for such measures, developed by the IUCN Iguana Specialist Group in…