Story | 12 Jan, 2015
Inger Andersen takes up her duties as IUCN Director General
This week IUCN extends a warm welcome to Inger Andersen as she takes on her new role as Director General.
Story | 17 Dec, 2014
Conservation is about people, and a key part of SOS Grantee Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) work to save threatened coastal cetaceans in Bangladesh explains Brian D. Smith, WCS Programme Director. That entails reaching out to fishing communities in culturally respectful and interactive…
Story | 10 Dec, 2014
To help celebrate more than 50 years of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) work protecting our global natural heritage, Terre Sauvage has published a special edition of their renowned wildlife magazine.
Story | 06 Dec, 2014
As the Pacific Islands region continues to lead the way in creating large marine protected areas, the World Parks Congress has delivered a wake-up call to the rest of the world that the Pacific will require help to manage these massive areas of global importance.
Press release | 18 Nov, 2014
IUCN summit delivers major commitments to save Earth’s most precious natural areas
Sydney, Australia – The IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, the once-in-a-decade global forum on protected areas, closes today with the release of The Promise of Sydney. The Promise sets out an ambitious agenda to safeguard the planet’s natural assets, ranging from halting rainforest loss in the…
Comunicado de prensa | 18 Nov, 2014
Sídney, Australia, miércoles 19 de noviembre de 2014 (UICN) – El Congreso Mundial de Parques de la UICN 2014, el foro decenal mundial dedicado a las áreas protegidas, concluye hoy con la publicación de la Promesa de Sídney.
Communiqué de presse | 18 Nov, 2014
Sydney, Australie, mercredi 19 novembre 2014 (UICN) – Le Congrès mondial des parcs de l’UICN 2014, le grand forum décennal mondial sur les aires protégées, se termine aujourd’hui avec la publication de la Promesse de Sydney.
Press release | 18 Nov, 2014
Miljard bomen erbij langs de Zijderoute
Overheden, internationale organisaties, bedrijven en inheemse gemeenschappen gaan gezamenlijk 1,3 miljard bomen langs de historische Zijderoute planten. Dat is een van de beloften die zij hebben gemaakt tijdens het IUCN World Parks Congres. Dit tienjaarlijkse congres over beschermde gebieden…
Press release | 17 Nov, 2014
New IUCN study shows life-supporting role of natural World Heritage
Sydney, Australia – Natural World Heritage sites are not just iconic places with exceptional nature, they also provide benefits that contribute to economies, climate stability and human well-being, according to a new study by IUCN released today at the IUCN World Parks Congress.
Press release | 17 Nov, 2014
Global appetite for resources pushing new species to the brink – IUCN Red List
Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel, Chinese Cobra and an Australian butterfly are threatened with extinction