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.
Story | 14 Oct, 2010
Convenient Solutions to an inconvenient Truth
Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change
Story | 13 Oct, 2010
IUCN Oceania Annual Report 2009_10
This report highlights the work undertaken by the Oceania Regional Office in the year 2009 and five months into 2010.