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Here you can find audio reports produced by IUCN. Each month, we bring you the latest news and features from the world of conservation. IUCN's audios profile conservation projects on the ground, while looking into the human stories behind the headlines.
Building bridges to tackle urban water challenges
The growing problem of how to provide clean water for an expanding urban population is one of the topics under discussion at the IWA World Water Congress in Montreal, which takes place from 19 to 24 September in Montreal, Canada. Around 3000 water experts from around the world will attend the conference, hoping to find the best ways of dealing with increasing demands placed on water resources. Mark Smith, Head of IUCN's Water Programme, explains more. …
21 Sep 2010 | Audio
Dealing with the impacts of climate change on water in Asia
Water management in Asia is often complicated by the fact that many rivers cut across many different countries. Encouraging neighbouring farmers, fishermen and businesses to talk to each other to manage water to suit their needs and those of the environment is one of the main focuses for the Water and Wetlands Programme of the IUCN Asia office. But reducing the impacts of climate change on water supplies is also high on the agenda. Ganesh Pangare, Coordinator of IUCN Asia's Water and Wetlands Programme explains why. …
05 Sep 2010 | Audio
Groupers and Wrasses under threat
Groupers and wrasses are two highly prized families of fish that depend on rocky and coral reefs. If they escape the fishermen, many can live to a ripe old age. But rates of population growth are slow and evidence suggests that overfishing is putting their survival at risk. One of the problems is that fishermen don’t discriminate between adults and juveniles when they’re taking their catch. Many species are threatened or near-threatened according to criteria for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. So what’s the solution? Yvonne Sadovy, Co-Chair IUCN/SSC Groupers and Wrasses Specialist Group, explains. …
05 Sep 2010 | Audio
SOS call to Save Our Species
Thousands of animals and plants around the world face extinction with species currently disappearing at a rate up to 1,000 times higher than normal. If we do nothing to stop the decline not only will species disappear forever but the very fabric of our society, our very existence, will be threatened. …
05 Sep 2010 | Audio
Listening, talking and working together to manage Ghana’s forests
Multi-stakeholder dialogues, or MSDs, are a useful way of bringing together different interest groups towards the common goal of sustainable management and conservation of natural resources. When IUCN first started working to reduce illegal logging in Ghana in 2005, it realized that none of the groups concerned were speaking to each other. IUCN brought the government, civil society, the private sector and the forest communities to the same table for the first time and has been having success ever since, in reducing conflicts, enabling sustainable natural resource management and improving local livelihoods in Ghanaian forested landscapes. Wild Talk speaks to Wale Adeleke, IUCN REDD Project Coordinator in Ghana, to learn more. …
05 Sep 2010 | Audio
What lies beneath?
The oceans are home to awe-inspiring biodiversity, much of which is yet to be discovered. They also play a crucial role in our fight against climate change and are essential for the survival of millions of people around the world. And yet, we often forget about their importance and rarely realize how seriously they are threatened by human activity. Francois Simard is Deputy Head of IUCN’s Global Marine Programme. He explains the difference between marine ecosystems and terrestrial ecosystems. …
03 Aug 2010 | Audio
Park rangers on the front line
Marcelo Segalerba has worked on the front line of conservation as a park ranger for many years, putting his own life at risk against the likes of poachers and drug traffickers. Having worked as park ranger in the San Miguel National Park, which lies along Uruguay’s border with Brazil, Marcelo Segalerba has experienced conservation at the sharp end. He now represents the International Ranger Federation, which works with governments to better protect park rangers, to increase recognition of the profession, and to make sure that rangers get the tools and protection from the law that’s needed to do the job. Marcelo outlines some of the problems facing rangers on the front line. …
03 Aug 2010 | Audio
Raising the bar for the oil and gas sector
IUCN has been working with the multinational petroleum company Shell for the past ten years, with the aim of putting biodiversity higher on the agenda of the private sector, by enhancing Shell’s biodiversity conservation performance and setting standards for biodiversity conservation in the energy sector.
Through a wide range of projects, IUCN and Shell are continuing to explore ways to raise the bar for the oil and gas sector.
Joanna Cochrane is the Sensitive Areas Manager for Shell Upstream International. Here she explains how Shell works within environmentally sensitive areas.
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03 Aug 2010 | Audio
Drama on the high seas
The high seas are essentially the oceans’ no-man’s land - beyond national jurisdiction and with no comprehensive policy or management system to govern them. However, they contain some of the richest biodiversity on the planet, under increasing threat from many sources, including irresponsible fishing and shipping activities, pollution and climate change.
Kristina Gjerde is IUCN’s High Seas Policy Advisor. Here she explains how the high seas are governed.
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03 Aug 2010 | Audio
World Heritage on the front line
Marcelo Segalerba has worked on the front line of conservation as a park ranger for many years, putting his own life at risk against the likes of poachers and drug traffickers. On World Rangers Day (July 31), he talks about the dangers faced by rangers on a day-to-day basis and what benefits World Heritage status could and should bring. …
31 Jul 2010 | Audio
