Press release | 25 Oct, 2010
Promoting media as partners in achieving sustainable development
Amman 24 October 2010 - Realizing the importance of media in shaping public opinions and in being a catalyst of change in addressing the root causes of ecological degradation, UNESCO Amman Office in cooperation with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) – Regional Office for West…
Story | 25 Oct, 2010
IUCN-Holcim Biodiversity Management System Launched in Nagoya
The Biodiversity Management System (BMS), launched today at the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit, represents a major milestone of the fruitful collaboration between Holcim and IUCN. The BMS provides a set of recommendations for the systematic integration of biodiversity into the building materials…
Press release | 24 Oct, 2010
Plant conservation progress in Asia
A new report from IUCN suggests that combining conservation, using plant diversity sustainably with a focus on poverty alleviation should be the future strategy for plant conservation in Asia. It emphasizes that the sustainable use of plants should be integrated in development plans, and climate…
Press release | 22 Oct, 2010
Invasive species and climate change form a ‘deadly duo’, warn top scientists
Two of the greatest threats to the natural world - invasive species and climate change – when combined, not only have devastating impacts on the environment but can also cost countries ten per cent of their Gross Domestic Product. In a report, released this week in Nagoya, Japan, scientists are…
Story | 21 Oct, 2010
Treasures at risk: Young people from across the globe unite for World Heritage
Young people from all five continents representing natural World Heritage sites are gathering at a nature-based camp at the foot of Mount Fuji, Japan for the International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv – Our Treasures at Risk – to share experiences and challenges facing their sites, notably climate…
Press release | 19 Oct, 2010
Interactive Website Uses ‘Citizen Science’ to Boost Global Interest in Protected Areas
Press release | 18 Oct, 2010
Mobilizing society to support biodiversity
As Countdown 2010 initiative closes, local coordinated actions show way to solving the global biodiversity crisis.
Story | 18 Oct, 2010
Building resilience to climate change : ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
Building resilience to climate change : ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
Story | 17 Oct, 2010
Sharing the reform process : learning from the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA)
Sharing the reform process : learning from the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA)
Press release | 16 Oct, 2010
With only one per cent of the world’s oceans under protection, countries are far behind the 10 per cent target promised for 2010. A greater political will and a change in the way we manage our marine capital are needed now to preserve the Earth’s oceans for generations to come.