Press release | 11 Jan, 2015
Human development and biodiversity conservation can go hand in hand, study finds
A development scenario involving reduced meat consumption and crop waste, as well as less energy-intensive lifestyles can help us reach global development goals while also protecting biodiversity, according to a new study.
Story | 11 Jan, 2015
Key Biodiversity Areas in the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot
While the Mediterranean basin biodiversity hotspot is well known for its globally important biodiversity, its freshwater biodiversity has not been as widely recognized for its importance. Through this project, freshwater key biodiversity areas (KBAs) have now been identified, mapped and…
Story | 06 Jan, 2015
It Is Possible, Watch It Here; The Rehabilitation of Holcim Quarry in Chekka, Lebanon
“We are committed to be a responsible cement manufacturer with respect to environment in Lebanon. We realize the environmental impacts of our activities and make it our responsibility to manage those impacts.” Holcim representative said.
Story | 29 Dec, 2014
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Eastern Mediterranean
This IUCN report and accompanying dataset on the status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the associated report and data on the Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas in the wider Mediterranean Basin represent major advances in provision of information to…
Story | 22 Dec, 2014
It’s late Monday evening at the World Parks Congress and there is a party booming outside on the lawn. Despite the late hour, upstairs in Hall 2, Pod North is crammed with people. Organised by SOS – Save Our Species, this event featured a selection of grantees presenting on their work.
…Story | 21 Dec, 2014
Cette étude concerne une analyse des liens existant entre le changement climatique, les aires protégées et les communautés en Afrique de l’Ouest, notamment dans les pays suivants : Gambie, Mali, Sierra Leone, Tchad et Togo. Elle a été réalisée dans le cadre du projet PARCC (Aires Protégées…
Publication | 2014
Lesser Antillean iguana : iguana delicatissima : conservation action plan, 2014-2016
The Lesser Antillean iguana represents a unique component of the overall biodiversity of the Caribbean region. In October 2009, members of the IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group met on Dominica with regional experts and stakeholders to draft this comprehensive conservation action plan for the…
Story | 17 Dec, 2014
Conservation is about people, and a key part of SOS Grantee Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) work to save threatened coastal cetaceans in Bangladesh explains Brian D. Smith, WCS Programme Director. That entails reaching out to fishing communities in culturally respectful and interactive…
Story | 17 Dec, 2014
Consistent with the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) programme funded by the European Union, IUCN Lao PDR, in partnership with the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) and the Lao Biodiversity Association (LBA), has developed the “Capacity Enhancement to Integrate Ecosystem-based…