Comunicado de prensa | 07 Jul, 2011
Es imperativo intensificar la protección del atún
Por primera vez, se han evaluado todas las especies de escómbridos (atunes, bonitos, caballas y carites) y picudos (pez espada, marlines y pez vela) para la Lista Roja de la UICN de Especies Amenazadas™. De las 61 especies conocidas, siete se clasifican como amenazadas, en grave riesgo de…
Communiqué de presse | 07 Jul, 2011
Les thonidés nécessitent une protection accrue
Pour la première fois, toutes les espèces de scombridés (thons, bonites, maquereaux et thazards) et de marlins (espadons et marlins) ont été évaluées pour la Liste rouge des espèces menacées de l’UICN™. Sur les 61 espèces connues, sept se trouvent dans l’une des catégories du groupe « menacés »…
Story | 26 Jun, 2011
SOS Call for Proposals now open
The first SOS Call for Proposals is now open, accepting Threatened Species and Rapid Action Grants. Deadline for applications is August 12, 2011.
Story | 19 Jun, 2011
Multiple ocean stresses threaten “globally significant” marine extinction
An international panel of experts warns in a report released today that marine species are at risk of entering a phase of extinction unprecedented in human history.
Story | 24 May, 2011
Reports on the economics of nomadism reveal the importance of this traditional lifestyle to the income of developing countries and international trade. WISP studies found that mobile pastoralism – or nomadism – in several…
Story | 01 May, 2011
Following Flex - the western gray whale
Meet Flex. Flex belongs to the highly threatened population of western gray whales. He has been tagged by satellite and tracked by scientists in the hope to discover the migration routes of the species and ways to better protect it from threats such as accidental entanglement in fishing gear,…
Story | 06 Jan, 2011
New oil platform off Sakhalin – whale scientists will have a say
The oil and gas company Sakhalin Energy Investment Company (Sakhalin Energy) announced on December 4th its intention to begin planning for construction of a third offshore oil and gas platform in the Piltun-Astokh field along the coast of Sakhalin Island, eastern Russia. As this platform would…
Story | 02 Jan, 2011
IUCN welcomes ‘Forests 2011’ - International Year of Forests
The world’s forests are essential to life in all its diversity and to attaining humanity’s biggest goals such as reducing poverty, curbing climate change and achieving sustainable development. Throughout 2011 IUCN will work towards making sure that forests deliver their maximum potential for…
Artículo | 02 Jan, 2011
UICN da la bienvenida al Año Internacional de los Bosques
Los bosques del mundo son esenciales para la vida, su diversidad y para alcanzar los objetivos más grandes de la humanidad, tales como: reducir la pobreza, frenar el cambio climático y lograr un desarrollo sostenible. Durante 2011, la UICN trabajará para asegurar que los bosques ofrezcan su…