Story | 17 Sep, 2012
Protected area management: Vietnam vs India
In 2011, an independent evaluation of 10 years of international support to Cat Tien National Park documented the failure to convert high levels of technical and financial support into effective protected area management. This failure was starkly revealed by the killing of the last Javan rhino…
Story | 17 Sep, 2012
WGWAP shares lessons learnt at IUCN World Conservation Congress
During IUCN’s World Conservation Congress held in Jeju, South Korea, conservation of the critically endangered population of western gray whales was on the agenda. The IUCN Marine and Polar Programme (GMPP), Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd (SEIC) and IUCN’s Western Gray Whale Advisory…
IUCN Statement | 15 Sep, 2012
Green gets gold at Nature’s Olympics
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 15 September 2012 (IUCN) – As economic difficulties continue to dominate international debate, IUCN’s World Conservation Congress has put nature back centre stage in the quest to recover our natural assets and use nature to solve a growing list of economic and…
Story | 12 Sep, 2012
From Barcelona to Jeju: IUCN Director General outlines progress
Today, IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre addressed Members on IUCN’s activities since the last Congress in 2008:
Story | 11 Sep, 2012
IUCN, Nespresso and Rio Tinto launch Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
Aluminium is a unique metal, in great demand for its qualities of durability, strength and recyclability. It is the world’s second most used metal after steel and today at the Congress, IUCN, Nespresso and Rio Tinto launched an initiative to create a responsible aluminium standard.
Press release | 11 Sep, 2012
IUCN and Microsoft form unique partnership to tackle species extinction
Microsoft and IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, jointly announced today at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in South Korea, the formation of a new partnership to further strengthen the information available on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This…
Story | 11 Sep, 2012
Stronger leadership needed to save world’s natural wonders
At the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is warning of the growing threats faced by many existing World Heritage sites and is calling for stronger measures to guarantee their future.
Press release | 10 Sep, 2012
Nature hotspots to get boost through joint EU initiative
Threatened natural areas in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are set to benefit from a unique partnership between the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the European Commission and German Development Cooperation (GIZ).
Press release | 10 Sep, 2012
Nature hotspots to get boost through joint EU initiative
Jeju, Korea, 10 Sept, 2012 (IUCN) – Threatened natural areas in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are set to benefit from a unique partnership between the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) and the German Development…
Press release | 09 Sep, 2012
Extinction of freshwater species in Northern Africa: a double loss
This is the first time that a study conducted at the species level collates and integrates information on the socio-economic value of freshwater species and the threats to those species in Northern Africa.