DG Statement | 30 Sep, 2020
IUCN Director General's statement to UN Biodiversity Summit
In his statement "Addressing biodiversity loss and mainstreaming biodiversity for sustainable development", IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle stressed the importance of stopping biodiversity loss to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
BEST: Two new biological reserves in La Reunion
With a unique flora and fauna, Reunion Island is one of the "hot spots" of global biodiversity, home to more than a thousand endemic species.
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
#NatureForAll shares success stories on Panorama
Whether it’s about a volunteer park ranger program in Paraguay or preserving cycads in Colombia, #NatureForAll is helping conservationists and environmentalists share their love and inspiration of parks and protected areas to a global audience.
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
A 10-point Action Plan to create a circular bio-economy devoted to sustainable wellbeing
Led by the European Forest Institute, a multidisciplinary team of 25 authors worked on a 10-point Action Plan for a Circular Bioeconomy of Wellbeing; the Action Plan brings together the latest scientific insights and breakthrough…
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
In Memoriam: Dr Graeme L. Worboys
IUCN and the World Commission on Protected Areas are sad to announce the passing of one of the most dedicated of WCPA Commission members, Dr Graeme Worboys, AM.
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
New guidance helps business value their relationships with biodiversity
New guidance released this week by the Capitals Coalition and Cambridge Conservation Initiative will enable business and financial institutions to put the value of biodiversity at the heart of their decision making.
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
Gland, Switzerland, 30 September 2020 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted Colombia’s Chingaza National Natural Park, Vietnam’s Van Long Nature Reserve, and French Guiana’s Ile Du Grand-Connétable National Nature Reserve to the IUCN Green List of…
Story | 29 Sep, 2020
IUCN mourns the loss of leading conservationist Paul Mafabi
IUCN is deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Paul Mafabi – a leader in Ecosystem Management who made key contributions towards wetlands management in the region and globally.
Story | 29 Sep, 2020
Sixty-six representatives from the members of the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) and other Protected Areas (PA) staff from the region learned ways of identifying, recognising, supporting and reporting other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) through the 6th APAP…
Story | 29 Sep, 2020
Valuing a regional approach to biodiversity conservation
Contributing to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, countries of Central and Eastern Europe recognised the efforts made through a new model of cooperation – the Biodiversity Task Force of South-East Europe that is advancing strategic planning for conservation and sustainable use of…