News releases
No time to lose in fight against water crisis – IUCN
Leaders at the World Water Forum need to act now to find a solution to the water challenges facing the world, says IUCN. …
16 Mar 2009 | International news release
Protecting watersheds saves billions
Protecting watersheds provides many of the world’s megacities with freshwater – and saves billions of dollars. This is the result of new compilation of case studies by IUCN, published today ahead of the World Water Forum, held from 16-22 March in Istanbul, Turkey. …
13 Mar 2009 | International news release
Quarter of antelope species in danger of extinction
04 Mar 2009 | International news release
Box turtles face knockout as Indonesian traders export 100 times quota
Unregulated trade—at 10 to 100 times legal levels—has caused Southeast Asian Box Turtles almost to vanish from parts of Indonesia, where once they were common,according to a new report by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. …
23 Feb 2009 | International news release
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Elephants under threat as illegal ivory price soars in Viet Nam
Indochina’s few surviving elephants are under increasing threat from booming illegal ivory prices in Viet Nam, according to a new market analysis released today by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network and joint programme between IUCN and WWF. …
16 Feb 2009 | International news release
MacArthur awards IUCN and WWF $2 million for climate adaptation
IUCN and WWF will receive $2 million from the MacArthur Foundation to develop an adaptation network that will help some of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems and societies cope with the impacts of a changing climate. …
03 Feb 2009 | International news release
Dive into the oceans with Google Earth
Very little is known about oceans. That’s why very little - less than one percent - of the Earth’s oceans are protected, compared to 12 percent of the land surface. ‘Ocean in Google Earth’, launching today, lets virtual voyagers find out what marine species live where and discover marine protected areas, one of the best tools for protecting our oceans. …
02 Feb 2009 | International news release
A monumental decision for the oceans
President Bush today will formally designate three areas in the Pacific as Marine National Monuments. IUCN has been one of the major partners of the U.S. Government in the creation of these marine protected areas. The scientific and technical advice provided by IUCN to the President’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has paid off, as it will result in the creation of the world’s largest ocean protected area covering 195,280 square miles. …
06 Jan 2009 | International news release
Myanmar emerges as ivory trade and elephant smuggling hot spot
About 250 live Asian Elephants have been smuggled from Myanmar in the past decade, mostly destined for “elephant trekking” tourism activities in neighbouring Thailand, reveals a report by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC, a joint programme of IUCN and WWF. …
11 Dec 2008 | International news release
Fifth of corals dead: only emission cuts can save the rest, says IUCN
The world has lost 19 percent of its coral reefs, according to the 2008 global update of the world’s reef status. …
10 Dec 2008 | International news release
