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Marine Summit calls for dramatic increase in ocean protection
IUCN Marine Protected Area Summit issues strategy to counter escalating threats to the world’s oceans …
13 Apr 2007 | International news release
IUCN and TRAFFIC review of CITES proposals available online now
Gland, Switzerland, 30 March 2007 (IUCN - The World Conservation Union) - Today is a landmark for IUCN's Species Trade and Use Unit and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, as they complete technical reviews of all the proposals submitted to change the listing of plant and animal species on the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendices. …
30 Mar 2007 | News story
Threats to Migratory Sharks Highlighted
35 species of migratory sharks and rays considered Threatened by the IUCN (World Conservation Union), also meet the criteria for listing under the Convention on Migratory Species, states a report submitted to the Scientific Council by the IUCN Shark Specialist Group and the Shark Alliance. …
26 Mar 2007 | News story
SSC – An extraordinary resource for the Convention on Migratory Species
IUCN, through its Species Survival Commission (SSC) Specialist Groups, provides valuable scientific input and support to the Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS or the Bonn Convention - an intergovernmental treaty that aims to conserve all migratory species throughout their range). …
22 Mar 2007 | News story
Freshwater Fish thrown a lifeline by Global Conservation Experts
The plight facing freshwater fishes was tackled by some of the world’s leading conservationists in a week long gathering earlier this month. …
19 Mar 2007 | News story
New ape population, environments and surveys database
The new Ape Populations, Environments and Surveys (A.P.E.S.) database, has just been launched, and can be accessed on the A.P.E.S. website at http://gis.eva.mpg.de. It is a joint initiative of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig and the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group. …
13 Mar 2007 | News story
More oceanic sharks added to the IUCN Red List
Expert findings show even the fastest, widest ranging sharks are threatened by overfishing as more species added to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species …
22 Feb 2007 | International news release
New International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
A new standard to promote the sustainable management and trade in wild medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) was launched today at Biofach, the World Organic Trade Fair, Nuremberg, Germany. …
16 Feb 2007 | News story
SSC experts search ways to save "Treasure Island" from ravages of invasive species
Gland, Switzerland, 5 April 2004 (IUCN) - Five experts from the Invasive Species Specialist Group of IUCN's Species Survival Commission are investigating ways to eradicate alien invasive species from Costa Rica's Cocos Island National Park, to save the island's unique native biodiversity. Alan Tye, Brian Cook, Norm McDonald, Michel Pascal and Claudine Sierra all have extensive experience in the management and eradication of alien species in New Zealand, Australia, the Galapagos Islands and other countries. They recently carried out a mission to the island that is a favourite destination for treasure hunters due to legends about great fortunes hidden by pirates, centuries ago. …
01 Feb 2007 | News story
Carcass of critically endangered whale found in fishing gear off Japan’s coast
A critically endangered Western Pacific Gray Whale (Western Gray Whale) has recently died off the Pacific coast of Japan after becoming trapped in fishing gear. …
01 Feb 2007 | International news release
