Nouvelles par thème
How forests can generate wealth in West Africa: Towards a West African Forest Framework
The tremendous wealth of West African forests can only reduce poverty with better knowledge of the economic value of forest products and an improved set of policies. That is the conclusion of a high-level meeting organized by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) on 3-4 July 2006 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. …
18 Jul 2006 | News story
SSC Playing a Key Role in the Conservation of a Coral Reef Giant
The IUCN Groupers & Wrasses Specialist Group is playing a central role in the development of a sustainable management plan for the Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus fishery. …
14 Jul 2006 | News story
Mixed fortunes for Africa’s rhinos
New surveys depict extremely grim future for two of Africa's six rhino sub-species: the West African black and the northern white, while overall continental black rhino and southern white rhino are recovering.. …
07 Jul 2006 | News story
Lape Forever - The sustainable use of Melanesian megapode eggs
This article, by Ross Sinclair of the SSC Megapode Specialist Group first appeared in issue 37 of Species, the SSC newsletter. …
30 Jun 2006 | News story
Species Survival Commission Conservation Awards for 2006
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) is an exceptional network of experts who make their time and considerable talents available through more than 100 Specialist Groups and Task Forces. …
19 Jun 2006 | News story
Weeding an entire island to protect a globally important coastal ebony forest
The beautiful Mauritian island of Ile aux Aigrettes is only 26ha and lies just 850m offshore. Its proximity to shore leaves it particularly vulnerable to invasive plant species that threaten its coastal ebony forest, the last remnants of which are found on Ile aux Aigrettes. …
07 Jun 2006 | News story
Liberia Timber Sanctions: To Lift or Not to Lift? That is the Question
The UN imposed timber sanctions on Liberia in 2003 because ‘blood timber’ was funding civil war. Lifting sanctions will be considered by the UN next week - a critical time in terms of ongoing forest sector reforms and advances made by the Liberian Government under President Sirleaf. But have the conditions for the lifting of sanctions been met? …
02 Jun 2006 | News story
Bowhead whale population re-surfaces in the Arctic
Scientists recently spotted several bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) near Svalbard where they have only been spotted a few times in the last several decades. …
16 May 2006 | News story
Mediterranean Freshwater Fish on the Brink of Extinction
Released IUCN report says seven species have become extinct and one is extinct in the wild. …
15 May 2006 | News story
First World Migratory Bird Day
The African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) together with the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) will launch the first World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) from the edge of the Great Rift Valley in Laikipia, Kenya with “WINGS,” an artistic and cultural show reflecting the wonders of bird migration. …
10 Apr 2006 | News story
