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New Guide Against Ocean Acidification
Monday, 14 December 2009, 1:38 pm | IUCN
Copenhagen, Denmark, 10 December, 2009 (IUCN) – Deep and immediate cuts in emissions are needed to stall ocean acidification and prevent mass extinction of marine species, food insecurity and serious damage to the world economy, according to IUCN. More >>
Species On Climate Change Hit List Named
Monday, 14 December 2009, 1:35 pm | IUCN
The Arctic Fox, Leatherback Turtle and Koala are among the species destined to be hardest hit by climate change, according to a new IUCN review. The report, Species and Climate Change, focuses on 10 specieswhich all highlight the way climate change ... More >>
Changing climate change from Sweden to Colombia
Monday, 14 December 2009, 10:45 am | IUCN
Conserving and managing nature as a way to adapt to the impacts of climate change can benefit both wealthy and poor countries alike, the latest IUCN report has found More >>
Natural Solutions To Climate Change Crisis
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 3:31 pm | IUCN
Protected areas offer a cost effective solution to the impacts of climate change, according to a new book from IUCN, The Nature Conservancy, the United Nations Development Programme, Wildlife Conservation Society, the World Bank and WWF. More >>
Forget forests at your peril
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 12:47 pm | IUCN
In the opening speech to the World Forestry Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, IUCN Deputy Director General Dr William Jackson said given the rate at which climate change is happening, no country, rich or poor, could afford to neglect its forests. More >>
Deadly Frog Fungus Targeted By Amphibian Experts
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 12:02 pm | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, August 25, 2009 (IUCN) – The world’s leading amphibian experts have come together and for the first time identified two major conservation initiatives to stop amphibians going extinct. More >>
No time to lose, says IUCN
Monday, 15 December 2008, 3:41 pm | IUCN
Pozna, Poland,December 12, 2008(IUCN)C Governments have to make significant efforts towards a post 2012 climate regime to be in place by the end of the next UN climate meeting in December 2009, IUCN says. More >>
Fifth of corals dead, says IUCN
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 11:31 am | IUCN
Poznan, Poland, 10 December, 2008 (IUCN) – The world has lost 19 percent of its coral reefs, according to the 2008 global update of the world’s reef status. More >>
Use nature to fight climate change – IUCN
Monday, 1 December 2008, 8:29 am | IUCN
Poznań, Poland, Monday, December 1, 2008 (IUCN) – Countries should use their natural resources to fight climate change, according to IUCN. More >>
Failure to Act May Push Bluefin Tuna to Extinction
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 11:03 am | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, 26 November 2008 (IUCN) – Monday’s decisions taken by the inter-governmental fishery organization responsible for the conservation of Atlantic tunas will push the North Atlantic Bluefin Tuna closer to commercial extinction. More >>
Barcelona Sets Environmental Crisis Action Agenda
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 11:24 am | IUCN
While the world struggles with the turmoil of a market crisis, IUCN’s World Conservation Congress defined the way forward in solving the environmental crisis. More >>
Largest Environmental Meeting Sends Wake-Up Call
Friday, 10 October 2008, 9:50 am | IUCN
Barcelona, Spain, 9 October, 2008 (IUCN) – It’s time to wake up and take action to protect the planet’s natural wealth. That’s the message of the first part of IUCN’s World Conservation Congress. More >>
Reuters-IUCN Environmental Media Award Goes To:
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 10:02 am | IUCN
The 2008 Reuters-IUCN Media Awards for Excellence in Environmental Reporting go to Noémi Mercier of Canada for her story “Our computers are poisoning the planet” (Nos ordinateurs empoisonnent la planète). More >>
Forests Play Vital Role In Fighting Climate Change
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 9:57 am | IUCN
The world’s forests have immense potential to lessen the impacts of climate change, but if this opportunity is going to be realized, unified global action is now required, according to a remarkable alliance of international forest leaders. More >>
IUCN Red List Reveals World’s Mammals In Crisis
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 10:53 am | IUCN
The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. More >>
World Bank’s Doing Business Makes
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 7:16 pm | IUCN
Brussels, 10 September 2008 (ITUC OnLine): The 2009 edition of World Bank’s highest-circulation publication, Doing Business, which the Bank launched earlier today in Washington, rewards countries that have not ratified ILO conventions for being the world top ... More >>
Climb aboard for Sailing to Barcelona
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 7:13 pm | IUCN
Background: In October 2008, several dozen boats will set sail for the Spanish port of Barcelona in the name of marine conservation. Their destination is IUCN’s World Conservation Congress (5-14 October 2008). Their message is one: we can and must ... More >>
Coming: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 10:48 am | IUCN
The most comprehensive update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (tm) will be unveiled The IUCN Red List (2008) is now expected to cover more than 45,000 species. Not all the world's species have been assessed but coverage is increasing every year. More >>
Gold medal for a Green decision
Sunday, 6 July 2008, 11:12 am | IUCN
IUCN commends Russian Prime Minister and Russia’s Olympic Organizing Committee for its decision to move parts of competition venues More >>
Restoring natural habitats in Myanmar a priority
Saturday, 24 May 2008, 11:14 am | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, May 23, 2008 (IUCN) – IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) offers to share its broad environmental experience to help with the reconstruction efforts in Myanmar. A vital long-term environmental need is to restore coastal ecosystems, ... More >>
