Press release | 11 Aug, 2008
Humpback whale on road to recovery, reveals IUCN Red List
Some large whale species, including the humpback, are now less threatened with extinction, according to the cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List. Most small coastal and freshwater cetaceans, however, are moving closer to extinction.
Story | 07 Aug, 2008
IUCN Private Sector Relations 2009 - 2012
The present document brings together all the private sector related activities proposed by the different component programmes for the 2009 - 2012 quadrennial.
Story | 07 Aug, 2008
The Role of NTFPs in Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Conservation
Proceedings of the international workshop on the theme in Ha Noi, June 2007
Story | 07 Aug, 2008
Jambiya, G.; Milledge, S.; Mtango, N. TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa
Story | 07 Aug, 2008
Review of the Poverty - Environment Links Relevant to the IUCN Programme
Saxena, N.C.; Speich, N.; Steele, P.
Press release | 07 Aug, 2008
Reuters-IUCN Environmental Media Awards announce regional winners
Reuters Foundation and IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announce today the regional winners of the 2008 Reuters-IUCN Media Awards for Excellence in Environmental Reporting, who will vie for the global prize of US$5,000.
Story | 06 Aug, 2008
Rights-based approaches to forest conservation
News: Liberia’s forest exploitation over the last half-century has ridden roughshod over customary property rights. Perspective: The urban public generally view forest conservation as an unquestionably ‘good thing’ akin to apple pie,…Press release | 04 Aug, 2008
Extinction threat growing for mankind’s closest relatives
Mankind’s closest relatives – the world’s monkeys, apes and other primates – are disappearing from the face of the Earth, with some being literally eaten to extinction.
Story | 03 Aug, 2008
Poverty, Equity and Rights in Conservation: Technical Papers and Case Studies
Oviedo, Gonzalo, ed.; Van Griethuysen, Pascal, ed.; Larsen, Peter Bille, ed. IUCN; Institut Universitaire d'Etudes du Développement (IUED) IUCN worked together with IUED on this new publication which aims at providing a better understanding of the links between conservation of natural resources…