Biodiversity News
Florida turtles need a reprieve
Several of the world’s leading turtle scientists have called on the Governor of Florida to end the commercial hunting of turtles which supplies eastern Asia. …
25 Nov 2008 | News - News story
India’s wild medicinal plants threatened by over-exploitation
India is a hub of the wild-collected plant medicine industry in Asia, but key species have declined due to over-collection to supply domestic and foreign medicinal markets, according to IUCN and TRAFFIC researchers. …
24 Nov 2008 | News - Press Release
Quarter of northeast Atlantic sharks and rays threatened with extinction
The release of the first ever IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ assessment of northeast Atlantic sharks, rays and chimaeras reveals that 26 percent are threatened with extinction and another 20 percent are in the Near Threatened category. …
10 Nov 2008 | News - Press Release
Saving wetlands to fight climate change
IUCN, the Ramsar Convention and the Danone Group have teamed up to fight climate change by protecting and restoring wetlands. …
30 Oct 2008 | News - News story
Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture
Interactions between Aquaculture and the Environment … | Spanish
28 Oct 2008 | News - Fact sheet
Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture
Aquaculture site selection and site management …
28 Oct 2008 | News - Fact sheet
Ecosystem Approach for Mediterranean Aquaculture
Two cases studies in Egypt and in Algeria …
28 Oct 2008 | News - Fact sheet
Iron Curtain turns Green Belt in the Balkans
South-Eastern European partners of the European Green Belt initiative focus on transboundary cooperation …
23 Oct 2008 | News - News story
Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture
Responsible Aquaculture Practices and Certification …
20 Oct 2008 | News - Fact sheet
IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. … | French | Spanish
06 Oct 2008 | News - Press Release
