Grey literature | 2014
The First Asia Parks Congress : report on the proceedings
Between the 13th and 17th of November 2013, some 800 participants from 40 countries gathered at the Sendai International Center, Sendai city, Japan, to attend the first ever Asia Parks Congress (APC). This landmark event was organized by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan and IUCN, with the…
Publication | 2014
Applications of key biodiversity areas : end-user consultations
A large number of approaches have been developed over the last four decades for identifying places of significance for biodiversity, but unfortunately this requires looking at multiple, disconnected databases and other information sources to understand the sites of importance in a particular…
Press release | 08 Dec, 2014
Gland, Switzerland, 9 December 2014 – Protecting key carbon-absorbing areas of the ocean and conserving fish and krill stocks are critical for tackling climate change. This is one of the findings of a report released today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in which top…
Grey literature | 2014
The significance and management of natural carbon stores in the open ocean : a summary
This report sets out the importance of carbon in the open ocean and, through examples, illustrates the significance and values of some of its major carbon pools and sinks. It has been produced to promote better understanding of how atmospheric carbon is captured, stored and mobilized in the…
Publication | 2014
The significance and management of natural carbon stores in the open ocean
This report sets out the importance of carbon in the open ocean and, through examples, illustrates the significance and values of some of its major carbon pools and sinks. It has been produced to promote better understanding of how atmospheric carbon is captured, stored and mobilized in the…
Story | 07 Dec, 2014
IUCN in Oceania: Annual Report 2013
The IUCN Oceania Regional Office was established in January 2007, with 2013 marking IUCN's seventh year in the region. The Annual Report for 2013 outlines the highlights of the year for IUCN in the region.
Story | 06 Dec, 2014
As the Pacific Islands region continues to lead the way in creating large marine protected areas, the World Parks Congress has delivered a wake-up call to the rest of the world that the Pacific will require help to manage these massive areas of global importance.
Story | 03 Dec, 2014
Terre Sauvage Exclusive: Saving Thailand's Blood Wood
Highly prized for making reproduction Chinese furniture, Siamese Rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis) is being poached to extinction in the eastern forests of Thailand. Heavily armed gangs of poachers are invading the forests, where poorly armed, under-resourced rangers are fighting a battle to…
Story | 02 Dec, 2014
Widodo Ramono receives IUCN/WCPA Fred M. Packard Award
SOS congratulates Mr. Widodo Ramono for receiving the IUCN/WCPA Fred M. Packard Award for his long dedication and inspirational leadership in preventing Sumatran and Javan rhinos from extinction.
Press release | 30 Nov, 2014
Countries’ economic power does not predict conservation performance
Gland, Switzerland, 1 December 2014 – Some countries are doing better than others at conserving their share of global vertebrate biodiversity, and the factors of success are not related to economic wealth.