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…
Story | 01 Nov, 2011
Europe’s overseas territories need more protection
Giant “Mountain Chicken” frogs, the 25 million bird island, and a rainforest the size of Portugal are increasingly threatened by the impacts of climate change and in need of greater protection, according to a new report published by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).