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Biodiversity Loss - It Will Make You Sick
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:30 am | IUCN
A new generation of antibiotics, new treatments for thinning bone disease and kidney failure, and new cancer treatments may all stand to be lost unless the world acts to reverse the present alarming rate of biodiversity loss. More >>
Conserving biodiversity is a business opportunity
Sunday, 30 March 2008, 5:12 pm | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, March 27, 2008 (IUCN)– The business case for conserving nature is strong and getting stronger, according to a new report published today by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Shell International Limited. More >>
Put Biodiversity At Centre Of Climate Debate
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 9:09 am | IUCN
It is encouraging that sustainable development and biodiversity rate highest in importance for climate action, but this is not always reflected in the climate negotiations". More >>
Three new sites inscribed on World Heritage List
Friday, 29 June 2007, 10:03 am | IUCN
Following the recommendations of the World Conservation Union, a further three new sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List More >>
Galapagos Islands added to Danger List
Friday, 29 June 2007, 9:59 am | IUCN
World Conservation Union warns the Galapagos Islands are under threat from the huge increase in tourists visiting the archipelago More >>
Land reform for the seas
Monday, 23 April 2007, 10:40 am | IUCN
Berlin conference on marine protected areas in European waters and high seas calls for better management of the world's oceans More >>
Summit calls for increase in ocean protection
Sunday, 15 April 2007, 2:22 pm | IUCN
IUCN Marine Protected Area Summit issues strategy to counter escalating threats to the world’s oceans More >>
Insuring oceans against climate change
Thursday, 5 April 2007, 11:27 am | IUCN
IUCN Marine Protected Area Summit in Washington, DC (10-12 April 2007) will come up with survival strategies for oceans and people in the face of climate change, overfishing and other threats to the marine environment More >>
Coral bleaching will hit the world’s poor
Friday, 17 November 2006, 10:48 am | IUCN
Coral bleaching will hit the world’s poor Climate change puts at risk the livelihoods of at least 100 million people, mostly in developing countries, who depend on coral reef goods and services More >>
Environmental Media Awards
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 10:22 am | IUCN
Nairobi, Kenya, 14 November 2006 (Reuters/IUCN) – The 2006 Reuters-IUCN Media Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting goes to Marina Walker Guevara of Argentina for her story “The children of lead” (Los niňos del plomo). At the Global Awards ... More >>
New Director General of World Conservation Union
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 11:56 am | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, 19 September 2006 (IUCN) - Ms. Julia Marton-Lefvre – a global expert and leader in development and conservation - has been appointed Director General of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the world’s leading conservation authority. More >>
Lebanon oil spill threatens marine life
Monday, 28 August 2006, 10:39 am | IUCN
A World Conservation Union mission to Lebanon assessing the environmental impact of the oil spill finds alarming damage to endangered species and fragile coastal ecosystems More >>
Biodiversity Forum to Assess Progress Towards 2010
Friday, 24 March 2006, 9:39 am | IUCN
The Convention on Biological Diversity sets out what governments intend to do to slow down the loss of biodiversity by 2010. But how does the business sector plan to achieve that goal? What do indigenous peoples do to prevent species from going ... More >>
Nations Urged Think As Big As The Oceans Are Vast
Tuesday, 25 October 2005, 8:48 am | IUCN
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) co-hosts the First International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Australia; calls on the global community to achieve the UN 2012 target on marine protected areas More >>
Only 5 to 10 Northern White Rhinos Left in Wild
Thursday, 14 July 2005, 12:19 am | IUCN
Durban, South Africa, 13 July 2005 (IUCN) – The World Heritage Committee is considering removing Garamba National Park from the World Heritage List in 2006 if the Northern White Rhino becomes extinct by then. “No rhino, no World Heritage site” was the echoing ... More >>
Goodall Warns World Chimpanzee Population Plummets
Tuesday, 17 February 2004, 8:28 am | IUCN
Dr Jane Goodall Warns Against "Tragedy" Of Losing Man's Closest Relative As World Chimpanzee Population Plummets More >>
Greater Protection Measures for Grey Nurse Sharks
Friday, 28 November 2003, 8:42 am | IUCN
IUCN Shark Specialist Group Endorses Greater Protection Measures for Grey Nurse Shark Off Australia's East Coast More >>
Red List Of Species Nearing Extinction Tops 12,000
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 8:49 am | IUCN
Gland, Switzerland -- Extinction is a real possibility for more than 12,000 animals and plants, according to the 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most authoritative source of information on the conservation status of plants and ... More >>
