Speech | 26 Mar, 2019
Nature – The Fertile Ground for Geopolitics and Sustainable Development
IUCN Director General Inger Andersen's speech to the WildCRU Conservation Geopolitics Forum, Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, Worcester College, Oxford, United Kingdom, 19 March, 2019
Story | 26 Mar, 2019
42 new projects run by young North African conservation associations are ready to go
During its 2nd phase 2018-2021, the Small Initiatives Program for Civil Society Organizations of North Africa (PPI-OSCAN-2), will accompany 42 associations in Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia in carrying out innovative field projects dedicated to species and ecosystems conservation, co-…
Story | 26 Mar, 2019
Acknowledging concerns around the legal and institutional frameworks governing mangroves, the Save Our Mangroves Now!
Story | 26 Mar, 2019
IUCN Oceania HR Officer graduates from USP
It was a proud moment for Jignasha Hansji, IUCN Oceania Human Resources who graduated with a Master’s degree in Commerce majoring in Management and Public Administration at the University of the South Pacific (USP) graduation ceremony on March 22…
Press release | 25 Mar, 2019
Belo Horizonte, 25 March 2019 (IUCN) - The Rio Doce Panel, an independent panel of experts coordinated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to advise the Renova Foundation on the recovery efforts of the Rio Doce Basin,…
Story | 25 Mar, 2019
Rwanda and Costa Rica Sign MoU to strengthen conservation efforts
Environment Ministers of Rwanda and Costa Rica have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen collaboration on key environmental conservation programmes in the two countries. The MoU was signed on March 15, 2019 on the sidelines of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi…
Story | 25 Mar, 2019
When Artificial Intelligence spots the Monk Seal
Improving monitoring systems - Within the world’s marine mammals, the Mediterranean monk seal stands out as one of the most threatened species. Currently, its status is particularly endangered in the Mediterranean region, where it has rarely been observed. As a result, in early 2018 we saw the…
Crossroads blog | 25 Mar, 2019
Is banning exotic leather bad for reptiles?
Recent bans on the sale of leather from exotic reptiles such as crocodiles, lizards and snakes may seem beneficial for species conservation at first glance. But evidence shows that such bans can actually harm species, as well as indigenous and local communities – argue members of IUCN’s Species…
Story | 25 Mar, 2019
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change, Federal Flood Commission, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Serena Hotels, celebrated the World…
Story | 22 Mar, 2019
Call for Wetland Decade under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030)
Open Letter by the International Organization Partners of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: The environmental health of our wetlands across the world is deteriorating. The authoritative Global Wetland Outlook released by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 2018 highlighted an alarming trend in…