Story | 16 Jul, 2012
Ecoregion Conservation Plan for the Caucasus
The “Ecoregion Conservation Plan for the Caucasus” lays the framework for nature conservation and guides the efforts of all conservation actors working in the Caucasus Ecoregion. In a collaborative effort to account for the important progress made since the previous edition of the document…
Press release | 15 Jul, 2012
IUCN Director General to Speak at Esri International User Conference
Julia Marton-Lefèvre, director general of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, will speak at the Esri International User Conference (Esri UC) in San Diego, California, on July 23, 2012. Esri is the largest…
Story | 12 Jul, 2012
Engaging CSOs in EU nature-related legislation
The published guidelines intend to assist experts of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in their effective engagement in national conservation efforts and to provide them with a tool for delivering knowledge to CSO members. Special attention in all sections of the publication is given to the…
Press release | 12 Jul, 2012
Certificate Distribution Ceremony of a 3-Day Training Workshop organized by IUCN Pakistan
A certificate distribution ceremony of a 3-Day Training Workshop was held at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. Mr. Javed Jabbar, IUCN Global Vice President and Regional Councilor, West Asia was the Chief Guest at the ceremony.
Story | 05 Jul, 2012
Mediterranean Reflections 2011
By the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Story | 05 Jul, 2012
World Heritage - a future at risk?
St. Petersburg, Russia, 6 July, 2012 (IUCN) – As the number of natural wonders on the World Heritage List continues to grow, too many sites are left with little resources to manage them properly and conserve the very values they were inscribed for, say IUCN experts. Many face a barrage of…
Story | 04 Jul, 2012
Last few hours for discounts on Congress fees
2012 is a busy year for environmental decision-making, with many large-scale conventions taking place. But the IUCN World Conservation Congress is a unique event with a unique audience. It is the only global summit that represents every aspect of conservation, bringing together leaders of all…
Press release | 04 Jul, 2012
Swimming across the Mediterranean and the Black Seas
New report by experts on the status of seals, sea turtles, porpoises, dolphins and whales now available
Story | 03 Jul, 2012
A step change for biodiversity knowledge
"The hopes are high for IPBES to become an authoritative global mechanism recognized by scientists and policy makers alike to pull together dispersed information, syntheses and analyses on biodiversity and ecosystems. By building on existing processes and initiatives, and only creating new ones…
Story | 03 Jul, 2012
Marine mammals and sea turtles of the Mediterranean and Black Seas
IUCN (2012). Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, Spain: IUCN. 32 pages