Story | 22 Jun, 2012
At the Rio Dialogues, civil society and business showed through their online votes and panelist speeches increasing leadership when it comes to water issues. And interesting enough, the right to water was not the number one recommendation passed on to the heads of States.
Story | 21 Jun, 2012
Commitments coming through in Rio
As world leaders pour in to Rio de Janeiro for the UN's Sustainable Development Summit civil society, business and governments are making commitments that will make a difference, according to IUCN's Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre.
Story | 20 Jun, 2012
South American States Frustrated in Rio
With just two days left there is a feeling of frustration on the part of many governments here at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in Rio. And many of those are from South America.
Press release | 19 Jun, 2012
The source of our food, medicines and clean water, as well the livelihoods of millions of people may be at risk with the rapid decline of the world’s animal, plant and fungi species. The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, released today on the eve of the UN Conference on…
Comunicado de prensa | 19 Jun, 2012
La fuente de nuestros alimentos, medicinas y agua potable, además de los medios de subsistencia de millones de personas, podrían estar en riesgo con la rápida disminución de las especies animales y vegetales del mundo.
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 | 17 Jun, 2012
IUCN and the UN Global Compact are helping business in Rio get serious about biodiversity, boosting private sector efforts in conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services – the benefits we get from nature.
Story | 17 Jun, 2012
At the crossroads of conservation and development
Transboundary cooperation among adjacent countries epitomizes the ambition of the Rio +20 conference. As discussed during the side event organized by IUCN and the Italian Government (DGCS) at the UN Conference on sustainable development (Rio+20), it offers some early results and insights into…
Story | 16 Jun, 2012
Up the road from Rio - fresh forests and green jobs
Several centuries of farming have left the Atlantic rainforest north of Rio de Janeiro scarred and with just a few patches of forest left as havens to rare birds and mammals. Recovery of this forest would seem a tall order. But for Mauricio Ruiz, founder of Instituto Terra de Preservacao…