Recherche : Managing ecosystems resources

On 20 November, IUCN Asia and Mangroves for the Future (MFF) attended the Asia-Pacific Day for the Ocean event in Bangkok. Taking place between the first Ocean Conference in 2017 and the second in 2020, the event gave ocean stakeholders – member states, UN agencies, civil society, and focal…

Freshwater habitat encounters alarming acidification and phosphorus pollution

Nadi, Fiji, 8 March 2017 (IUCN) – The ​Wetlands are under pressure from local and global factors, including coastal development, destructive fishing practices, inappropriate agricultural practices and watershed changes, invasive species, ocean acidification, and climate change…

Following the first international workshop on the economics of ocean acidification organized by the Centre Scientifique de Monaco and the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2010,  a second international workshop was held in November 2012, which explored the level of risk, and the resilience…

The ocean continues to get only peripheral attention in climate change research and policy, despite its enormous importance in regulating global climate and its sensitivity to the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification. This report provides an overview of the interactions between the…

An international panel of experts warns in a report released today that marine species are at risk of entering a phase of extinction unprecedented in human history.

The Arctic Fox, Leatherback Turtle and Koala are among the species destined to be hardest hit by climate change, according to a new IUCN review.

Copenhagen, Denmark, 10 December 2009 (IUCN) – Deep and immediate cuts in emissions are needed to stall ocean acidification and prevent mass extinction of marine species, food insecurity and serious damage to the world economy, according to IUCN.

Se requiere una reducción drástica e inmediata de las emisiones para detener la acidificación de los océanos y evitar una extinción masiva de especies marinas, inseguridad alimentaria y graves perjuicios a la economía mundial, según la UICN.

Une réduction drastique et immédiate des émissions est nécessaire afin d’arrêter l’acidification des océans et d’éviter une extinction massive d’espèces marines, une insécurité alimentaire et de graves conséquences pour l’économie mondiale, d’après l’UICN.