Story | 20 Jan, 2011
arborvitae Issue 42 - Communicating Forest Values
Press release | 18 Jan, 2011
Islamabad – January 19, 2011 A two-day workshop on Upper Lower Riparian Issues and Options concluded today in Islamabad. The workshop was organised by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Press release | 17 Jan, 2011
Two women bike the Silk Road to explore wilderness conservation across borders
The Cycling Silk expedition launches today, a year-long, two-woman field research expedition that aims to explore and promote wilderness conservation and connectivity across borders. Over the course of 2011, Kate Harris and Melissa Yule, both young wilderness conservationists, are riding nearly…
Press release | 17 Jan, 2011
Islamabad – January 18, 2011 IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature inaugurated a two-day Workshop on Upper Lower Riparian Issues and Options at Islamabad We need mutual trust and science based multi-stakeholder dialogues to understand and resolve upper lower riparian issues and…
Story | 16 Jan, 2011
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Eastern Himalaya
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Eastern Himalaya
Story | 13 Jan, 2011
More needed to save Congo’s natural heritage
A rescue plan for the five Democratic Republic of Congo sites inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger will be the focus of today’s high-level meeting organized by the Congolese authorities and UNESCO.
Press release | 13 Jan, 2011
Freshwater species at risk in Eastern Himalaya development surge
Development of water resources in the Eastern Himalaya region is expanding at a rapid rate and there is a serious lack of information to guide conservation and development planning. This is putting freshwater ecosystems and the species within them at risk, along with the livelihoods and…
Press release | 12 Jan, 2011
Mozart and ventriloquial frogs sound a note of hope and warning for Haiti’s recovery
As the people of Haiti mark a painful anniversary this week and slowly rebuild their earthquake-torn country, scientists from Conservation International (CI) and the IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG) report news they hope might become a source of pride and hope for the country’s…