Story | 18 Dec, 2018
GrowGreen: Chinese cities grow and with it, the need for green
Blog by Claire Warmenbol. Worldwide out of the 47 megacities, China alone counts 17. These are cities with a population in excess of 10 million people. Today over half of the Chinese mainland population lives in cities. Towards 2030, China aims for 70% of its population, about 900 million people…
Press release | 24 Jun, 2015
Climate change and dams threaten natural World Heritage, warns IUCN
Climate change and large dam projects are putting natural World Heritage sites at risk, says IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the official advisory body on nature to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, meeting this Sunday in Bonn, Germany.
Comunicado de prensa | 24 Jun, 2015
La UICN advierte de que el cambio climático y las represas amenazan el Patrimonio Mundial natural
El cambio climático y los proyectos de construcción de represas de gran envergadura están poniendo en peligro los sitios de Patrimonio Mundial natural, afirma la UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza), órgano consultivo oficial sobre la naturaleza del Comité del…
Communiqué de presse | 24 Jun, 2015
Le changement climatique et les projets de barrages à grande échelle mettent les sites du patrimoine mondial naturel en péril, avertit l’UICN (Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature), l’organisation consultative officielle pour les biens naturels du Comité du patrimoine…
Press release | 24 Jun, 2015
Werelderfgoedgebieden bedreigd door klimaatverandering en dammen
Klimaatverandering en de aanleg van grootschalige dammen brengt steeds meer Werelderfgoedgebieden in gevaar. Die waarschuwing geeft de International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) aan het Werelderfgoedcomité van UNESCO, daags voordat die bijeenkomt in Bonn. IUCN is het officiële…
Story | 08 Jun, 2015
To have healthy oceans we need healthy marine wildlife
According to the United Nations, World Oceans Day is about a healthy planet being based on healthy oceans – so true and in so many ways! The ecological pressures on Earth’s oceans are as diverse and daunting as the storms that can roll across its blue horizons. But there is hope rolling in the…
Story | 16 Apr, 2015
Surveys funded by SOS lead to an increase of the known population of Yuanbaoshan firs
The known population size of the Critically Endangered Yuanbaoshan fir (Abies yuanbaoshanensis) more than doubled following extensive surveys in Yuanbaoshan National Nature Reserve (NNR), China in 2014. IUCN Member, Fauna & Flora International’s Xiaoya Li explains what this discovery means…
Story | 27 Mar, 2015
Finland to host the next IUCN Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North and Central Asia
IUCN officially announces Helsinki, Finland, as the host of the 2015 Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North and Central Asia, from 14 to 17 December 2015.
Artículo | 27 Mar, 2015
Finlandia acogerá el próximo Foro Regional de la Conservación para Europa, Norte y Centro Asia
La UICN anuncia que Helsinki, Finlandia, será la sede del Foro regional de la conservación para UICN en Europa, Norte y Centro Asia; del 14 al 17 de diciembre 2015.
Article | 27 Mar, 2015
L’UICN annonce qu’Helsinki, Finlande, sera le siège du Forum régional de la conservation 2015 pour l’Europe, l’Asie du nord et l’Asie centrale, du 14 au 17 décembre 2015.
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