Story | 09 Sep, 2008
IUCN Species Programme and SSC Short Guide to Congress 2008
Read our Short Guide to Congress to find out more about the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) and Species Programme's events being held at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona this October.
Press release | 03 Sep, 2008
IUCN joins forces with businesses for World Conservation Congress
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has joined forces with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) for its World Conservation Congress, the world’s largest ever conservation event.
Story | 01 Sep, 2008
IUCN Pan-European Newsletter 17: A diverse and sustainable Europe
This special issue of the IUCN Pan-European Newsletter for the World Conservation Congress focusses on "A diverse and sustainable Europe", with statements from the European Commission, the French EU Presidency, regional perspectives from the Mediterranean, Central Asia and the EU Overseas…
Press release | 20 Aug, 2008
Making sustainable development happen: SEED announces its 2008 Award Winners
Five highly resourceful and innovative local entrepreneurial partnerships which can contribute to the Millennium Development Goals were today celebrated as the SEED Initiative announced its 2008 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development.
Press release | 11 Aug, 2008
Humpback whale on road to recovery, reveals IUCN Red List
Some large whale species, including the humpback, are now less threatened with extinction, according to the cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List. Most small coastal and freshwater cetaceans, however, are moving closer to extinction.
Story | 07 Aug, 2008
The Role of NTFPs in Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Conservation
Proceedings of the international workshop on the theme in Ha Noi, June 2007