Story | 11 Feb, 2014
Terms of Reference for IPBES expert selection
The IPBES Secretariat has provided additional information to guide the ongoing nomination of experts for the IPBES work programme. Please consult these Terms of Reference (ToRs) in relation to the work…
Press release | 02 Feb, 2014
IUCN welcomes Total’s ‘no-go’ commitment in World Heritage sites
Oil and gas company Total has confirmed that it will not carry out extractive operations within natural World Heritage sites, including Virunga National Park. IUCN welcomes this decision and calls on all oil and gas companies to follow suit.
Press release | 02 Feb, 2014
Total: geen olie- en gaswinning in werelderfgoedgebied
Het Franse bedrijf Total heeft toegezegd geen olie- en gaswinning uit te voeren in gebieden die op de lijst van het werelderfgoed staan. Dit is goed nieuws voor het Afrikaanse natuurgebied Virunga, dat al jaren onder druk staat van oliemaatschappijen. Virunga is één van de laatste leefgebieden…
Story | 26 Jan, 2014
Nominate experts for the work of IPBES
In January 2014, IPBES issued a call for nominations of experts through IPBES member governments and other relevant stakeholders to help implementing its first work programme 2014-2018. It is highly relevant to the experts within the IUCN network.
Press release | 19 Jan, 2014
A unique collaboration between the oil and gas industry, scientists and conservationists proves a way to minimize seismic survey impacts on rare whales and other species.
Communiqué de presse | 19 Jan, 2014
Protéger les baleines des sons provoqués par les études sismiques
Une collaboration unique entre l’industrie pétrolière et gazière, des scientifiques et des défenseurs de la conservation montre la voie pour réduire les impacts des études sismiques sur les baleines et autres espèces en voie de disparition.
Press release | 19 Jan, 2014
В рамках уникального сотрудничества между нефтегазовой отраслью, учеными и защитниками природы выдвинут новый подход к снижению воздействия на редкий вид китов и других морских животных в ходе сейсморазведочных работ.
Story | 15 Nov, 2013
Registration now open for the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014
Registration is now open for the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC), the landmark global forum on protected areas held every 10 years. The event takes place in Sydney, Australia 12-19 November 2014, with the theme 'Parks, people, planet: inspiring solutions' designed to help deliver IUCN’s three…
Story | 01 Jul, 2013
Keeping the spirit of the 2012 Congress alive
IUCN is pleased to announce the launch of the IUCN Conservation Trends Platform, which illustrates trends for conservation based on analysis undertaken during the Forum of the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress on a…
Artículo | 01 Jul, 2013
Manteniendo vivo el espíritu del Congreso del 2012
La UICN se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de la Plataforma de la UICN sobre las tendencias de la conservación, que ilustra las tendencias para la conservación extraídas de los análisis realizados durante el Foro del…