Story | 18 Jan, 2020
Ready, set, go! MedArtSal kick off meeting today in Rome
MedArtSal is a project to promote sustainable management of artisanal salinas in the Mediterranean
Press release | 15 Jan, 2020
IUCN Guidelines for Assessing Species’ Vulnerability to Climate Change Now Available in Spanish
Doncaster, UK., 15 January 2020 – IUCN has released a Spanish translation of the Guidelines for Assessing Species’ Vulnerability to Climate Change. Developed by leading scientists and conservationists under the auspices of the IUCN SSC Climate Change Specialist Group, these guidelines recommend…
Story | 15 Jan, 2020
New guide developed to identify pangolin species
To assist law enforcement officers in identifying illegally traded pangolins, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Wildlife Asia initiative developed a pangolin species identification guide and poster to help people identify pangolin species…
Story | 14 Jan, 2020
Conducting a beach debris monitoring programme in the coastal areas of Viet Nam
On January 1, 2020, Thailand introduced a ban on single-use plastic bags with the participation of 75 department stores, convenience stores and other shops with more than 24,500 branches nationwide.
Story | 13 Jan, 2020
Young Myanmar researchers receive award for marine mammal research in the Gulf of Mottama
A little over one year ago, we confirmed - with our own eyes - the presence of Indo-Pacific Finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides, Vulnerable) and Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris, Endangered) in the coastal waters of the Gulf of Mottama.
Story | 13 Jan, 2020
On 24 December, IUCN, in collaboration with the Provincial Department of Environment in Siem Reap, Cambodia held a Climate Change Adaptation Planning validation workshop with local communities and government agencies. Building upon a two-day meeting…
Publication | 2020
Plastic pollution originates from various sources. While many industries are taking steps to reduce their dependence on plastic, there is currently no reliable methodology to forecast specifically the extent of the marine plastic leakage from an industry or a country and map potential leakage …
Story | 10 Jan, 2020
New policies and business models creating impact for forest ecosystem services
Several case studies in the SINCERE project on forest ecosystem services, in which the IUCN European Regional Office is a partner, are now fully functioning with exciting impacts at local, regional and national scales. The project’s eleven case studies presented…
DG Statement | 10 Jan, 2020
IUCN Acting Director General’s Statement on the ongoing bush fires in Australia
The bush fires raging across Australia on an unprecedented scale have so far claimed more than 25 lives, and have had disastrous impacts for communities and human health. IUCN is greatly shocked and saddened by the loss of human lives and suffering the fires are causing.
Story | 10 Jan, 2020
The Sio-Malaba-Malakisi (SMM) is a transboundary basin of the Nile River, shared between Kenya and Uganda. With a population of four million, the SMM consists of a variety of ecosystems including lakes, rivers, forests, game reserves and national…