Story | 08 Jun, 2018
Putting women and girls at the heart of conservation and climate action
Gender equality and women’s empowerment is a prerequisite to effective conservation, climate action and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). International agreements on biodiversity (CBD), sustainable development (Agenda 2030) and—most recently—climate change (the Paris Agreement)…
Story | 08 Jun, 2018
ACCOBAMS Project kicks off in Málaga with various events and the arrival of the research vessel “Song of the Whale”
Story | 08 Jun, 2018
Southeast Asia's appetite for pet otters supplied online
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 8th June 2018—The online pet trade has emerged as a pressing threat to otters in Southeast Asia with a new TRAFFIC-IUCN Otter Specialist Group (OSG) study revealing hundreds of the animals for sale on Facebook and other websites over a four-month period.
Story | 07 Jun, 2018
To mark World Oceans Day, IUCN has collaborated with Google Earth to produce a Voyager story - a multimedia presentation embedded in Google Earth - that traces the life and habits of humpback whales as they migrate the world’s oceans and as they feed and breed in “Large Marine Ecosystems” (LMEs…
Story | 06 Jun, 2018
World’s Largest Refugee Settlement celebrates World Environment Day 2018
With almost 900 thousand people, the refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, is the largest in the world. Living a life full of uncertainties, Rohingya refugees celebrated World Environment Day 2018 with much enthusiasm and motivation.
Story | 06 Jun, 2018
The celebration of World Environment Day started in 1974 with the purpose of raising awareness, supporting action and driving change. Through the celebration of this day worldwide, the significance of preserving the environment is highlighted through various events such as seminars, talks,…
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Steppes of the Republic of Kazakhstan
New page of the "Virtual Encyclopedia of the Steppes"
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Two CEM Sessions at the Conservation, Communities and Livelihoods, Halifax, Canada, May 27-30, 2018
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Closing the Western Indian Ocean’s plastic tap
By Luther Bois Anukur, Regional Director, IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Closing the 'plastic loop' on marine waste across Asia
In a special World Environment Day op-ed, Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director for IUCN Asia and Director of IUCN's Regional Hub for Asia-Oceania, writes about grassroots initiatives and efforts to engage the private sector that IUCN and Mangroves for the Future are already undertaking.