Story | 02 Oct, 2013
Guide to investing in locally controlled forestry
This guide to Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry (ILCF) is an outcome of the Growing Forest Partnerships initiative that engaged The Forests Dialogue to co-ordinate 11 wideranging dialogues involving investors, rights-holders, governments, donors and others on this topic. It is primarily a…
Story | 01 Oct, 2013
Impacts of projected climate change on livelihoods and mangrove and coastal ecosystems
This review aimed to identify the recent climate change projections (particularly sea level rise) and assess its likely impacts on mangroves and associated ecosystems and community livelihoods for the MESCAL project pilot sites in Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga and Solomon Islands.
Story | 01 Oct, 2013
$5 million for the largest and deepest UNESCO World Heritage Site
Currently the largest marine protected area in the Pacific Ocean, Phoenix Islands Protected Area has received a $5-million investment to support its long-term viability and management.
Story | 01 Oct, 2013
BiodivERsA Policy Brief #1: Wildlife diseases on the increase
IUCN has partnered up with BiodivERsA to help translate the results of the projects funded by the network into a series of policy briefs targeted primarily to EU policy-makers. IUCN has worked closely with the BiodivERsA scientists and experts within the…
Story | 01 Oct, 2013
BiodivERsA Policy Brief #2: Managing habitats for land use and climate change adaption
IUCN has partnered up with BiodivERsA to help translate the results of the projects funded by the network into a series of policy briefs targeted primarily to EU policy-makers. IUCN has worked closely with the BiodivERsA scientists and experts within the…
Story | 24 Sep, 2013
Visualizing Sustainable Landscapes
IUCN’s visualizing sustainable landscapes is a manual aimed to support the environmental community who is using visualization techniques to communicate both abstract and concrete ideas when dealing with conservation and development situations.…
Press release | 17 Sep, 2013
Action to tackle Southeast Asia’s Extinction Crisis
Southeast Asia hosts a high proportion of the world’s uniquely diverse fauna and flora, but key threats in the region such as habitat loss, hunting and trade continue to drive much of its wildlife towards extinction. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals a worrying concentration of…
Story | 15 Sep, 2013
Guide juridique de gestion des ressources en eau au Burkina Faso
Le programme Burkina Faso en collaboration avec la Commission mondiale du droit de l’environnement de l’UICN publie une guide pratique pour mettre à connaissance de tout public les dispositions législatives prises par l’État Burkinabè pour assurer la bonne gestion des ressources en eau du Pays…