Plants News
EU countries must do more to protect biodiversity
European Union countries should step up their conservation efforts and fully implement the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 to prevent species from going extinct, according to a recent analysis of… | French | Spanish
02 May 2013 | News story
WWT - IUCN partnership will help plants and wetlands
A new partnership has been agreed between the IUCN SSC Freshwater Plant Specialist Group (FPSG) and the Wildfowl Wetlands Trust (WWT) that will improve wetland conservation and help save threatened…
21 Mar 2013 | News story
Students help replant Nantu forest
Marking the International Day of Forests 2013 today, Dr Lynn Clayton, Project director with YANI an SOSgrantee,and her young friend Yanto, report on one of severaltree planting initiativeshelpingto…
20 Mar 2013 | News story
Secrets of world’s richest marine area revealed
A new study finds that sea surface temperature, as well as the size and variety of habitats are the main factors responsible for the proliferation of marine life in the Coral Triangle – the most… | Chinese
21 Feb 2013 | International news release
Support grows for mangroves
Mangrove forests are an important part of tropical and sub-tropical coastlines but they are under considerable threat and need more conservation action. The establishment of the IUCN Species Survival…
11 Jan 2013 | Article
Madagascar’s palms near extinction
Hyderabad, India – Eighty three percent of Madagascar’s palms are threatened with extinction, putting the livelihoods of local people at risk – according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of… | French | Spanish
17 Oct 2012 | International news release
Stewart McPherson receives new Plant Conservation Award
The first recipient of the David Given Award for Excellence in Plant Conservation is Stewart McPherson, a member of the IUCN SSC Carnivorous Plant Specialist Group. Stewart is a passionate and…
13 Sep 2012 | News story
IUCN and Microsoft form unique partnership to tackle species extinction
Microsoft and IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, jointly announced today at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in South Korea, the formation of a new partnership to… | French | Spanish
11 Sep 2012 | International news release
Securing the web of life
The source of our food, medicines and clean water, as well the livelihoods of millions of people may be at risk with the rapid decline of the world’s animal, plant and fungispecies. The latest update… | French | Spanish | Portuguese
19 Jun 2012 | International news release
Project supported by IUCN wins Equator Prize
An initiative developed between IUCN, TRAFFIC and WWF as part of the EU-China Biodiversity Programme (ECBP) to promote the sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal plants has been awarded the…
25 May 2012 | News story
