IUCN’s Pan-European Region covers the whole of Europe and North and Central Asia. This is IUCN’s largest programmatic region and contains two global biodiversity hotspots: The Mediterranean basin and the Caucasus.
Ghost Forest art project praised by IUCN Director General
IUCN Director General, Julia Marton-Lefevre, has accepted the role of ambassador for a major art installation called “Ghost Forest”, by British artist Angela Palmer. …
11 Aug 2010 | News - News story
A model for financing nature conservation
Hoge Kempen National Park, Belgium …
09 Aug 2010 | News - Fact sheet
New natural jewels on the World Heritage crown
Following IUCN’s recommendations, the landscapes of France’s La Reunion Island, Russia’s Siberian Putorana Plateau and the Phoenix Islands Protected Areas of Kiribati have been added to the List of Natural World Heritage sites by UNESCO. The Committee also decided to add Danxia (China) to the List. …
02 Aug 2010 | News - Press Release
Environment Committee adopts report on the implementation of EU biodiversity conservation law
“Halting biodiversity loss constitutes the absolute minimum level of ambition to be realised by 2020”, MEPs stated in an own-initiative report adopted on July 14. Noting that several factors – such as the incomplete implementation of legislation, poor integration into sectoral policies, insufficient scientific knowledge and data gaps, and insufficient funding – have prevented the EU from achieving its 2010 biodiversity target, the Committee presented its priorities for future EU policy in this field. …
22 Jul 2010 | News - News story
Now that we know where we are, how do we move ahead?
In the beginning of its second year of implementation the joint IUCN, WWF and SNV Environment for People in the Dinaric Arc project took a step forward in convening stakeholders from the region of the Western Balkans to agree on concrete joint actions that will advance cross-border cooperation in the region. The project is funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and runs for three years. …
22 Jul 2010 | News - News story
Marine protected areas: the way forward
The French Marine Protected Areas Agency and the IUCN French Committee will organize the second national dialogue on marine protected areas from 15 to 17 November 2010 in La Rochelle, France. … | French
16 Jul 2010 | News - News story
Big Jump for better implementation of EU water policy
Last Sunday thousands of people across Europe took part in the "Big Jump" at selected points of rivers, lakes and the sea to claim the right of all European citizens to have access to clean waters, living rivers and lakes. …
14 Jul 2010 | News - News story
Living together. Biodiversity and Human Activites: A Challenge for the Future of Protected Areas
Registration has now opened for the annual EUROPARC Conference. From 29th September to 3rd October 2010 ambassadors from Europe’s protected areas and nature protection organisation will come together in Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park in Italy for this year’s EUROPARC Conference ‘Living together. Biodiversity and Human Activites: A Challenge for the Future of Protected Areas’. …
14 Jul 2010 | News - News story
Biodiversity climbs the corporate agenda
Business leaders in biodiversity-rich developing economies are concerned about losses of ‘natural capital’, a new report highlights. … | Spanish
13 Jul 2010 | News - Press Release
Featured Publication
arborvitae Issue 41 - Forest finance
Forest finance
- Livelihoods and landscapes: So far, the expectations of PES as a market-based solution for conservation and development have not been met.
- Feature: Do public goods always have to remain public?
- REDD: We cannot wait to act on REDD-plus.
- Local forests: Why, despite their global significance, has so little external investment flowed to local forest enterprises – especially in the South?
17 Jun 2010 | Downloads - Publication
European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles
European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles . …
28 May 2010 | Downloads - Publication
European Red List of Dragonflies
European Red List of Dragonflies …
28 May 2010 | Downloads - Publication
European Red List of Butterflies
The European Red List of Butterflies
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28 May 2010 | Downloads - Publication
Featured Project
Walk on the Wild side
Conflict prevention and building of international understanding are of special importance in South Eastern Europe. The need for protection of shared natural values and the unique cross-border biodiversity offer a floor for cooperation of local communities and the border police. …
18 Jun 2010 | Project - Description
