Story | 05 Oct, 2016
Reflections on a forest journey
IUCN World Conservation Congress Forest Journey is complete. What did we learn?
Story | 05 Oct, 2016
Introducing Macedonian Ecological Society, IUCN’s new Member
Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) is a national conservation organization created in 1972, that promotes good conservation practices in Macedonia in order to assure sustainable use of resources, protection of its environment and the preservation of its rich biodiversity.
Story | 05 Oct, 2016
A new visitor centre to support sustainable tourism in Albania
A new visitor centre that was opened last Sunday in Librazhd will support the development of sustainable tourism in the Shebenik-Jabllanicë National Park. It will promote the protected area’s unique biodiversity and forest ecosystem wealth of the area as well as offer the space for promotion and…
Story | 05 Oct, 2016
Mangroves for the Future at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
The MFF regional secretariat along with MFF country staff will be presenting at the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai’i from 1 - 10 September.
Press release | 04 Oct, 2016
Tropical Andes freshwater species at risk – first IUCN Red List assessment
Almost 18% of the freshwater biodiversity endemic to the Tropical Andes region of Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador and Colombia is threatened with extinction on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, according to a recent assessment by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and…
Story | 04 Oct, 2016
How can we best engage local communities to help high value species survive when faced with the growing threat of illegal wildlife trade? This was the focus of discussions at a recent event organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which brought together…
Story | 04 Oct, 2016
The EU Overseas and BEST Consortium are pleased to share with you our latest BEST Newsletter 03
Story | 04 Oct, 2016
Strengthening collaboration between biosphere reserves in the Mediterranean
The UNESCO International Centre on Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) organized a seminar on September 29th 2016, to which many UAB Masters students from several countries were invited. The event took place in the UNESCO Centre…
Story | 04 Oct, 2016
IUCN Members elect new Councillors to represent the European region
IUCN Members elected Councillors to represent the European region during the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016, held in Hawai’i from 1 to 10 September. Members also elected the President, Treasurer, Commission Chairs and remaining Regional Councillors to represent a total of eight global…
Story | 03 Oct, 2016
Blog: 'Can’t see the water for the trees?' By James Dalton et al.
Originally published in Global Water Forum, Monday 3 October 2016. To maximise downstream water quantity, you remove vegetation – all of it, including the trees. To counter rising carbon dioxide levels, you plant trees – lots of them. How should we do both?