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Global appetite for resources pushing species to the brink
Tuesday, 18 November 2014, 12:41 pm | IUCN
Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel, Chinese Cobra and an Australian butterfly are threatened with extinction More >>
Positive outlook for two thirds of World Heritage sites
Friday, 14 November 2014, 9:45 am | IUCN
Sydney, Australia, 13 November 2014 (IUCN) – Over 60% of natural areas inscribed on the World Heritage List are likely to be well conserved over time, while others face critical threats such as invasive species, impact of tourism, poaching, dams ... More >>
Nations Commit to Fight Climate Change by Restoring Forests
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 1:52 pm | IUCN
New York, 23 September 2014 (IUCN) – World leaders announced new pledges to restore over 30 million hectares of degraded forest lands today at the UN Climate Summit in New York. The commitments come from Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ... More >>
Dramatic decline of Caribbean corals can be reversed
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 11:13 am | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland– With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of grazers in the region, according to the latest report by the Global Coral ... More >>
Illegal trade puts more World Heritage sites in danger
Friday, 20 June 2014, 4:37 pm | IUCN
Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve has been listed as World Heritage in Danger due to unprecedented levels of illegal wildlife trade, as announced today at the 38th annual World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha, Qatar. More >>
Governments Unite To Conserve Iconic Sargasso Sea
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 11:42 am | IUCN
Today governments of Bermuda, the Azores, Monaco, United Kingdom and the United States signed a declaration committing to the conservation of the Sargasso Sea – a vast patch of mid-Atlantic Ocean known for its unique floating seaweeds that harbour rich ... More >>
IUCN welcomes Total’s ‘no-go’ commitment
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 9:59 am | IUCN
IUCN welcomes Total’s ‘no-go’ commitment in World Heritage sites Gland, Switzerland, 3 February 2014 – Oil and gas company Total has confirmed that it will not carry out extractive operations within natural World Heritage sites, including Virunga ... More >>
A quarter of sharks and rays threatened with extinction
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 11:07 am | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, January 21, 2014 – A quarter of the world’s sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, with ray species found to be at a higher risk than sharks. The findings are part ... More >>
Keeping whales safe in sound
Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 1:49 pm | IUCN
Unique collaboration between oil and gas industry, scientists, conservationists proves way to minimize seismic survey impacts on rare whales, other species Gland, Switzerland, 20 January 2014 (IUCN) – A step-by-step guide to reducing impacts on whales and ... More >>
Tiger conservation gets EUR 20 million boost from Germany
Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 9:14 am | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, 14 January 2014 – A tiger conservation programme managed by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, has received EUR 20 million from the German government through the KfW Development Bank. The aim of the programme ... More >>
New Figures Reveal Poaching For The Illegal Ivory Trade
Monday, 2 December 2013, 1:06 pm | IUCN
Gaborone, Botswana, 2 December 2013 —As delegates gather to discuss the plight of the African Elephant at a summit convened by the Government of Botswana and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) new analyses released today ... More >>
PNG Seals Environment Partnership: Global Environment Body
Monday, 2 September 2013, 4:42 pm | IUCN
Suva, Fiji, 30 August 2013 (IUCN) – The Government of Papua New Guinea through the Department of Environment and Conservation has signed a new partnership with the world’s oldest and largest conservation network - IUCN, the International Union ... More >>
Saving Species By Translocation – New IUCN Guidelines
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:18 pm | IUCN
Gland, 12 August, 2013 (IUCN) – A new publication by IUCN has set a precedent for deliberately moving plants and animals for conservation purposes around the world. Based on 30 years of experience and pioneering reintroductions such as the Arabian ... More >>
World’s Oldest and Largest Species In Decline
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 2:43 pm | IUCN
Gland, 2 July, 2013 (IUCN) – The latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ shows worrying declines for conifers – the world’s oldest and largest organisms – freshwater shrimps, cone snails and the Yangtze Finless Porpoise. The ... More >>
IUCN Urges Careful Planning with Renewables
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 2:35 pm | IUCN
" Renewable energy interventions are good, but do not overlook the potential impacts on the environment." This is IUCN's advice to the 13 SIDS DOCK Pacific members currently meeting in Nadi, Fiji. More >>
A Billion-dollar Business Puts Species and People At Risk
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 4:34 pm | IUCN
At least 12% of groupers – globally-important food fish species that live on coral and rocky reefs – face extinction More >>
Pacific Countries Are The Largest Donors In The World
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 2:56 pm | IUCN
Honiara, Solomon Islands. 6 March 2013 (IUCN) - “ Considering the extent of the fisheries resources that are extracted from our region, we could say that Pacific Countries are the largest donors in the world ,” says Dr Transform Aqorau - Director ... More >>
Solomon Islands - Development, Society, Environment
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 2:57 pm | IUCN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dialogue On Development, Society And Environment Opens In Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands, 4 March 2013 (IUCN) – The Prime Minister’s High Level Roundtable on Development, Society and Environment, opened this morning ... More >>
Almost One In Five Reptiles Are Struggling To Survive
Friday, 15 February 2013, 1:04 pm | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, 15 February 2013 – Nineteen percent of the world’s reptiles are estimated to be threatened with extinction, states a paper published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in conjunction with experts from the IUCN ... More >>
Rhinos in crisis
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 9:58 am | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, 15 January 2013 – Escalating levels of poaching and illegal trade in rhino horns are seriously undermining rhino conservation efforts, putting the survival of these species at risk – according to a report by IUCN (International ... More >>
