Legacy Article | 12 Sep, 2013
The Duke of Cambridge and IUCN unite for wildlife
As part of his latest conservation initiative, The Duke of Cambridge brings together an unprecedented collaboration between the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, and seven of the world’s most influential conservation organizations, including IUCN.
Story | 22 Jul, 2013
Improving access to forest resources
It is commonly claimed that forest tenure reform that provides rural people with rights to access and use of forest resources can contribute to improved forest management and poverty alleviation. But, at least with respect to poverty alleviation, there are few experiences with formal forest…
Story | 21 Jul, 2013
Rethinking economics, markets and incentives
Based on a review of the experiences gained during the course of LLS, this paper documents insights and lessons about using markets and incentives to strengthen forest landscapes and livelihoods. It aims to interrogate just what a ‘landscape approach’ means in economic terms, to identify how…
Story | 20 Jul, 2013
Improving ecosystem functionality and livelihood
This paper examines how interventions intended to improve functionality and productivity of forested landscapes to improve livelihoods of the poorest populations, might actually yield co-benefits in terms of biodiversity conservation. It argues in favour of a ‘landscape’ approach to achieve…
Story | 16 Jul, 2013
Moving Closer to Nature - Miyun Landscape, China
Substantial efforts have been made over the last 30 or 40 years to reforest the Miyun landscape. These efforts were a response to the very urgent need to protect the Miyun reservoir and its watershed, which supplies up to 80% of the water used in Bejing, China’s capital city. Over the last…
Press release | 15 Feb, 2013
Almost one in five reptiles struggling to survive
Nineteen percent of the world’s reptiles are estimated to be threatened with extinction, states a paper published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in conjunction with experts from the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC).
Comunicado de prensa | 15 Feb, 2013
Casi un reptil de cada cinco lucha por la supervivencia
El 19% de los reptiles del mundo están amenazados de extinción, según un estudio publicado hoy por la Sociedad Zoológica de Londres (ZSL) conjuntamente con expertos de la Comisión de Supervivencia de Especies de la UICN (CSE).
Communiqué de presse | 15 Feb, 2013
Près d’un reptile sur cinq lutte pour la survie
On estime que 19% des reptiles de la planète sont menacés d’extinction, d’après un document publié aujourd’hui par la Société zoologique de Londres (ZSL) en collaboration avec des experts de la Commission de la sauvegarde des espèces (CSE) de l’UICN.
Press release | 15 Feb, 2013
Een op de vijf reptielen dreigt uit te sterven
Negentien procent van alle reptielen ter wereld wordt met uitsterven bedreigd. Dat blijkt uit een onderzoeksrapport van de Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in samenwerking met de International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Press release | 14 Jan, 2013
Rhinos in crisis – poaching and illegal trade reach highest levels in over 20 years
Escalating levels of poaching and illegal trade in rhino horns are seriously undermining rhino conservation efforts, putting the survival of these species at risk – according to a report by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and TRAFFIC.