News | 27 Nov, 2023
New report on High Seas Biodiversity Treaty gives accessible at-a-glance introduction
This introductory report's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not high seas “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”. The report is more digestible than…
News | 08 Mar, 2023
Shedd Aquarium and The Morton Arboretum named new Centers for Species Survival
The IUCN Species Survival Commission recognizes just eleven Centers on the planet
Press release | 09 Jul, 2020
Almost a third of lemurs and North Atlantic Right Whale now Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 9 July 2020 (IUCN) – Almost a third (31%) of all lemur species in Madagascar are now Critically Endangered – just one step away from extinction – with 98% of them threatened, according to today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened…
Press release | 09 Jul, 2020
キツネザル類の約3分の1とタイセイヨウセミクジラが「深刻な危機(CR)」 に-IUCNレッドリスト
2020年7月9日,スイス・グラン発 (IUCN) – マダガスカルのキツネザル類全種のうち約3分の1(31%)が「深刻な危機(CR)」となった。これは絶滅の一段階前を意味している。本日の『IUCN絶滅危惧種レッドリストTM』更新版によると,キツネザル類の実に98%が絶滅危惧である。この更新により,アフリカ霊長類全種評価の見直しが完了し,…
Comunicado de prensa | 09 Jul, 2020
Gland, Suiza, 9 de julio de 2020 (UICN) – Casi un tercio (31%) de todas las especies de lémures de Madagascar están ahora En Peligro Crítico, a sólo un paso de la extinción, y el 98% están amenazadas, según la actualización de hoy de la Lista Roja de la UICN de Especies…
Communiqué de presse | 09 Jul, 2020
Gland, Suisse, 9 juillet 2020 (UICN) – Près d’un tiers (31%) de toutes les espèces de lémuriens de Madagascar sont aujourd’hui En danger critique, à seulement un pas de l’extinction, et 98% d’entre elles sont menacées, selon la dernière mise à jour de la Liste rouge de l’UICN…
Story | 29 Nov, 2017
Mexico's largest Marine Protected Area: Revillagigedo, the Mexican Galápagos
On 24 November 2017, Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, signed a decree creating Mexico's largest marine reserve to date, covering 150,000 square kilometres around the Revillagigedo Archipelago, a volcanic archipelago 240 miles southwest of the Baja Peninsula.
Press release | 17 Nov, 2017
Unregulated wild collection and habitat loss lead to Vulnerable status for medicinal Goldenseal
The latest update to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ saw Goldenseal classified as “Vulnerable” on The IUCN Red List in a move that highlights concerns about the medicinal plant’s decline.
Story | 23 Feb, 2017
Canada protects unique glass sponge reefs
The conservation community is celebrating a new marine protected area (MPA) for Canada’s ancient and unique glass sponge reefs, which provide a vital habitat to a wide range of marine animals including endangered rockfish. The designation came about through the tireless work of The Canadian…
Story | 01 Feb, 2016
World Wetlands Day: Wetlands & Sustainable Livelihoods
Each year, 2 February marks World Wetlands Day, to celebrate our planet’s wetlands but also to draw attention to the challenges that their degradation brings.