Story | 26 Aug, 2019
الاتحاد الدولي لحماية الطبيعه يطالب حكومة البرازيل ومواطنيها والحكومات الأخرى بوقف حرائق الامازون
الاتحاد الدولي لحماية الطبيعه يطالب حكومة البرازيل ومواطنيها والحكومات الأخرى بوقف حرائق الامازون
Publication | 2019
Review of plastic footprint methodologies
Of the 8,300 million tonnes of plastic produced from 1950 to 2015, only 7% has been recycled while more than half has been discarded in landfill or leaked into the environment. Companies, organisations, and governments are taking measures to tackle plastic pollution. However, there is currently…
Story | 26 Aug, 2019
Lawyers are important for IUCN
On 1 August 2019, IUCN WCEL Deputy Chair, Denise Antolini, sat down with IUCN Acting Director General and WCEL Member, Grethel Aguilar, at the IUCN Oceania Regional Conservation Forum in Suva, Fiji, to discuss the Director General's background as an environmental…
IUCN Statement | 25 Aug, 2019
The Amazon is one of the most important biomes on the planet. Shared by nine countries, it covers more than 8 million square kilometres and is home to some 30% of the world’s biodiversity. The Amazon is also one of the most important carbon stores in the world and vital for hydrological cycles…
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites
WCEL members Jonathan Liljeblad and Bas Verschuuren co-edited a book featuring indigenous voices and indigenous perspectives on indigenous sacred sites.
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
IUCN’s Commission membership reaches 15,000
IUCN is proud to announce that it has reached 15,000 Commission members.
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
As part of the Mekong WET project, recent climate change vulnerability assessments conducted by IUCN in Cambodia revealed that wetland communities in three Ramsar sites would face increasing water scarcity issues, extensive crop damage, and a dramatic loss of…
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
Thai wetlands at risk: Climate change will affect marine biodiversity and human livelihoods
The Mekong WET Project, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI), recently published climate change vulnerability assessment reports for Bang Pakong River Wetland in Chachoengsao Province and Kaper Estuary, Laemson Marine National Park, Kraburi Estuary in Ranong Province in Thailand…
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
New climate change assessments report future threats to Lao PDR’s largest peatlands
IUCN’s Mekong WET project recently conducted Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments at Lao PDR’s two Ramsar sites, Beung Kiat Ngong and Xe Champhone, to understand how climate change impacts will affect species, habitats, and livelihoods. Results show that changes in rainfall will negatively…
Story | 22 Aug, 2019
Securing water, energy and food for people in Central Asia
Population growth, regional socio-economic development, climate change as well as changing consumption patterns contribute to increased demand for water, energy and food in Central Asia. Multi-sectoral cooperation and planning, both national and regional, would help address these challenges in a…