Story | 22 Sep, 2008
The Biology, Ecology and Vulnerability of Deep-Water Coral Reefs.
Executive Summary
Press release | 19 Sep, 2008
City governments should develop open public spaces, pedestrian streets, playgrounds, bicycle lanes and waterfronts Islamabad, Pakistan: 20 September 2008 (IUCN) – Pakistani cities are growing at a rapid rate and will collapse in a matter of years if an efficient, inexpensive and sustainable…
Story | 17 Sep, 2008
arborvitae special issue - Learning from Landscapes
Learning from Landscapes
This arborvitae special reviews current best practice assessing landscape values based upon on-the-ground experiences in tropical developing countries.
Story | 17 Sep, 2008
Business has joined forces with the World Conservation Union (IUCN) to better understand the biology of and threats to western gray whales. The purpose of this broad engagement is to do everything possible to ensure the survival and recovery of this population.
Press release | 17 Sep, 2008
CITES conference to impact on music, food, and jewelry industry
Wood species used for violin bows, shark species featured in British fish and chip meals and coral species exploited for jewelry rank high on the CITES conference agenda for international trade controls in endangered species, opening on Sunday.
Story | 17 Sep, 2008
Oil business and conservation work to protect Western Pacific Gray Whales
Sakhalin Energy and the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel, convened by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), have agreed to work together on seismic surveys and oil spill prevention. These are some of the biggest threats to the critically endangered Western Gray Whales from the oil and gas…
Story | 16 Sep, 2008
Agriculture and Productivity – conservation imperatives
Food and fuel: Prices matter more than ever – and the stakes are very high. When you ship 1kg of beef around the world, you’re actually shipping about 16,000 litres of water. Feature: Global demand for land to produce food, fuel…Press release | 14 Sep, 2008
A different vision for urban development and mobility
Islamabad, Pakistan, 14 September 2008 (IUCN) – A distinguished lecture by Dr. Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Columbia, is being organized jointly by the Clinton Climate Initiative and IUCN Pakistan on Saturday, 20 September 2008, at the Holiday Inn, Islamabad. The topic of this…