Communiqué de presse | 19 Jun, 2012
Sauvegarder la trame de la vie
Avec le déclin rapide des espèces animales et végétales, notre source de nourriture, de médicaments et d’eau salubre, ainsi que les moyens d’existence de millions de personnes, risquent de se trouver en danger.
Press release | 19 Jun, 2012
O manancial de alimentos, remédios e água limpa, e a sobrevivência de milhões de pessoas pode estar ameaçado pelo rápido declínio das espécies animais e vegetais do planeta.
Story | 07 Jun, 2012
Launch of Marine World Heritage App will bring marine crown jewels a lot closer
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are launching a new iPhone application. This year’s Oceans Day theme “Youth: the Next Wave for Change” inspired the development of the mobile application, which will act as a…
Story | 12 Apr, 2012
IUCN offers conservation knowledge for global nature platform
The world needs a stronger link between government policy and scientific facts regarding nature and its benefits. IUCN is taking part in the second plenary session of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity…
Press release | 23 Feb, 2012
Twelve percent of marine species in tropical eastern Pacific threatened
Twelve percent of marine species surveyed in the Gulf of California, the coasts of Panama and Costa Rica and the five offshore oceanic islands and archipelagos in the tropical eastern Pacific are threatened with extinction, according to a study by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of…
Comunicado de prensa | 23 Feb, 2012
El doce por ciento de las especies marinas en el Pacífico Tropical Oriental están amenazadas
El doce por ciento de las especies marinas que están siendo monitoreadas en el Golfo de California, en las costas de Panamá y de Costa Rica, y en las cinco islas y archipiélagos oceánicos del Pacífico tropical Oriental están amenazadas de extinción, según un estudio realizado por la UICN…
Story | 12 Jan, 2012
More recognition needed for Blue Carbon’s role in curbing climate change
The critical role of coastal ecosystem management in curbing climate change and the need to fully integrate it in climate change and biodiversity policies were the focus of the “Blue Carbon – Managing coastal ecosystems for climate change mitigation” symposium that took place in the European…
Story | 21 Dec, 2011
World Firsts on Henderson Island
The Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB), an IUCN Member, and the Pitcairn Islands Government have announced that the ground-breaking rat eradication operation to restore Henderson Island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in the South Pacific, has been successfully implemented. The…
Press release | 13 Dec, 2011
Saving Nemo: charisma is not enough
If conservation action is not taken, there may come a time when no one will be able to find Nemo. One in every six species related to characters in the movie Finding Nemo is threatened by extinction, according to a new study by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Simon…
Comunicado de prensa | 13 Dec, 2011
Salvar a Nemo: el carisma no basta
Si no se toman medidas de conservación, puede llegar un momento en que nadie pueda encontrar a Nemo. Una de cada seis especies vinculadas con los personajes de la película Buscando a Nemo está amenazada de extinción, según un nuevo estudio de la UICN (Unión Internacional para la…