Press release | 05 Mei, 2010
Governments to debate planet "bailout"
Never has the world faced a more pressing crisis than the current loss of biodiversity, which affects every man, woman and child. The gap between the pressure on our natural resources and governments’ response to the deterioration is widening. IUCN is calling for governments to come up with a “...
Press release | 09 Apr, 2010
Mangrove forests in worldwide decline
More than one in six mangrove species worldwide are in danger of extinction due to coastal development and other factors, including climate change, logging and agriculture, according to the first-ever global assessment on the conservation status of mangroves for the IUCN Red List of Threatened...
Press release | 08 Apr, 2010
Scientists call for biodiversity barometer
For the first time scientists have put a figure on how much it would cost to learn about the conservation status of millions of species, some of which have yet to be identified. The price tag is US$60 million, according to a team of scientists, including those from IUCN and Conservation...
Comunicado de prensa | 08 Apr, 2010
CientÃficos proponen un barómetro para la biodiversidad
Por primera vez, cientÃficos calculan el costo de documentar el estatus de millones de especies, algunas de las cuales aún permanecen por ser descritas por la ciencia. La cifra asciende a US $60 millones, de acuerdo a lo expresado por un equipo de cientÃficos, que incluye personal de UICN y...
Press release | 22 Mar, 2010
Only one in four shark proposals adopted at CITES
Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted in favour of only one of four proposals to list shark species under CITES Appendix II, which requires international trade to be monitored and regulated.