Story | 17 Dec, 2018
Earth observation services for supporting environmental law enforcement
EnviroLENS, a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Commission, will bring together information derived from satellite monitoring technology along with existing environmental laws and use it as direct evidence for law enforcement. EnviroLENS aims to bridge the gap for the utilization of…
Story | 07 Dec, 2018
IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands celebrates its 40th and IUCN's 70th
Some 250 delegates from NGOs, government, business and science came together to celebrate the anniversary of IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. The conclusion: the road to a sustainable future requires a combined strategy.
Story | 03 Dec, 2018
Giant postcard with 125,000 cards exposed on Swiss glacier
Check out the first article of the Children as Champions of Climate Change - stories from all around the Planet series. More and more to come from different countries where children got engaged with Nature and took action by drawing attention to climate change, stay tuned!
Story | 02 Dec, 2018
New WCEL International, Regional and National Report: Le Droit Forestier Français
WCEL announces a new regional report by Anouk Ferté-Devin, Le Droit Forestier Français.
Story | 30 Nov, 2018
Navigating business indicators on biodiversity just got easier
Paris, France, 29 November 2018 (IUCN) – Businesses struggling to identify indicators to measure their environmental performance will benefit from a new report released today by IUCN and Oxford University during Natural Capital Week.
Story | 28 Nov, 2018
Nature conservation systems of South-Eastern Europe
IUCN has released today at the CBD COP14 in Sharm El Sheikh the “State of nature conservation systems in South-Eastern Europe”, a first comprehensive report on institutional arrangements for nature conservation in the region that will serve decision-makers, experts…
Story | 28 Nov, 2018
Terrestrial molluscs, which include snails and slugs, are prey to a large variety of animals, and provide important ecological functions such as soil and compost formation. In this interview with Dr Zoltán Fehér, a Hungarian terrestrial mollusc expert based in the Hungarian Natural History…
Story | 26 Nov, 2018
New campaign will inspire business to value nature
Paris, France, 26 November 2018 -- The European Commission has provided more than €2 million over the next three years to support a new collaborative campaign, We Value Nature.
Story | 25 Nov, 2018
PANORAMA initiative expands to showcase civil society engagement on business and biodiversity
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 23 November 2018 (IUCN) – A new PANORAMA theme exploring how civil society can engage with business aims to scale up new partnerships and action to mainstream biodiversity across different sectors -- a key objective of the UN Biodiversity…
Press release | 24 Nov, 2018
IUCN lists 15 new sites as world’s best protected areas
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 24 November 2018 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 15 new natural sites to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas – the first global standard recognising best practice in protected areas. Sites in Egypt, France,…