Press release | 20 May, 2009
Manage corals - Minimize climate change
A better assesment of the threats to coral reefs along with improved management will give corals a much higher chance of survival in the face of warming oceans, says IUCN’s latest report.
Story | 30 Apr, 2009
Azores Scientific Criteria and Guidance
Azores Scientific Criteria and Guidance for identifying ecologically or biologically significant marine areas and designing representative networks of marine protected areas in open ocean waters and deep sea habitats
Story | 29 Apr, 2009
Serial Natural World Heritage Properties
An initial analysis of the present situation of serial natural World Heritage properties.
IUCN World Heritage Studies No 6
Story | 28 Apr, 2009
Capacity Building for Environmental Law in the South Pacific
Capacity Building for Environmental Law in the South Pacific South Pacific Regional Environmental Law Capacity Building Project: Scoping Report
Clarke, Pepe; Millar, Ilona; Sollberger, Kaspar
Press release | 21 Mar, 2009
Wake up: Nature has solution for world water crisis, says IUCN
Ministers at the World Water Forum need to pay more attention to the environment if they want to solve the world’s water crisis, according to IUCN.
Press release | 19 Mar, 2009
Southern Africa’s freshwater species in firing line
Many freshwater fish, crabs, dragonflies, molluscs and aquatic plants are at risk of extinction in southern Africa if its rivers and lakes are not protected from developers, according to IUCN.
Press release | 18 Mar, 2009
Share water to make peace – IUCN
More people and less water could mean increased conflict for scarce shared water resources, warns IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). But in its latest report IUCN clearly shows how better cooperation over shared rivers can help governments avoid water crises.