Artículo | 14 May, 2015
La UICN recomienda actuar en favor del Patrimonio Mundial natural en peligro
La UICN, Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, publica hoy, con anterioridad a la reunión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial que tendrá lugar el 28 de junio al 8 de julio en Bonn (Alemania), una serie de recomendaciones clave sobre sitios naturales del Patrimonio Mundial…
Article | 14 May, 2015
L’UICN recommande d’agir en faveur du patrimoine mondial naturel en péril
L’UICN, Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature, publie aujourd’hui d’importantes recommandations relatives à des sites naturels du patrimoine mondial nouveaux et en péril, avant la réunion du Comité du patrimoine mondial qui se tiendra à Bonn (Allemagne), du 28 juin au 8…
Story | 12 Apr, 2015
World Water Forum: From crises to opportunities
Every three years, the World Water Forum puts water into the global spotlight. This 7th edition, which started on Sunday 12 April in Daegu and Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, will focus on moving from policy talk to implementation – on how to put proven solutions to water challenges into wider use…
Story | 08 Apr, 2015
World Forum on Natural Capital calls for ground-breaking case studies
Organizers of the second World Forum on Natural Capital, including IUCN, have issued a call for case studies that demonstrate how putting natural capital at the heart of decision-making can benefit companies’ bottom line, as well as the environment.
Story | 15 Mar, 2015
Race against oceans of plastic
A unique sailing expedition to create the first ever inventory of plastic pollution across the most polluted ocean areas set off yesterday from Bordeaux, France.
Story | 12 Mar, 2015
Demystifying the World's Forest Landscape Restoration Opportunities
A global movement to restore deforested and degraded forest landscapes is emerging. What should forest landscape restoration achieve? And where should it occur?
Story | 25 Feb, 2015
Getting #SeriousAboutWildlifeCrime
What do camels use to hide themselves? Camelflauge of course!
If you search the Internet for wildlife jokes, you will find many – some good, some not so good. But you will find them.
Story | 25 Jan, 2015
In the early hours of a snowy Saturday morning in New York, United Nations delegates took a historic step towards safeguarding the global ocean commons. Government representatives at a UN meeting agreed to launch a formal preparatory process for a global and legally-binding instrument for the…
Story | 18 Jan, 2015
IUCN World Heritage Panel meets to discuss proposed new listings for 2015
The IUCN World Heritage Panel met in December to examine the nominations submitted for possible World Heritage listing in 2015. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee will convene in June and IUCN will provide its recommendations on natural sites.
Story | 14 Jan, 2015
Steve Edwards of IUCN’s Business and Biodiversity Programme explains how government and business are looking at ways to compensate for the impacts of development on biodiversity.