Communiqué de presse | 17 Nov, 2014
Le thon rouge du Pacifique, le fugu chinois, l’anguille d’Amérique, le cobra chinois et un papillon australien sont menacés d’extinction
Press release | 17 Nov, 2014
Vissoorten bedreigd door sushimarkt
De voedselmarkt in Azië drijft diverse vissoorten naar de rand van uitsterving. Dat blijkt uit de nieuwste cijfers van de Rode Lijst van bedreigde soorten, uitgebracht door de International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). De populaties van een populaire soort blauwvintonijn en een…
Publication | 2014
Safe havens : protected areas for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
This publication presents 18 case studies to demonstrate how Protected Areas (PAs) can be better managed for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA). The chapters vary from scientific studies to good practices, as well as (existing or required) policy frameworks that…
Press release | 02 Feb, 2014
IUCN welcomes Total’s ‘no-go’ commitment in World Heritage sites
Oil and gas company Total has confirmed that it will not carry out extractive operations within natural World Heritage sites, including Virunga National Park. IUCN welcomes this decision and calls on all oil and gas companies to follow suit.
Press release | 02 Feb, 2014
Total: geen olie- en gaswinning in werelderfgoedgebied
Het Franse bedrijf Total heeft toegezegd geen olie- en gaswinning uit te voeren in gebieden die op de lijst van het werelderfgoed staan. Dit is goed nieuws voor het Afrikaanse natuurgebied Virunga, dat al jaren onder druk staat van oliemaatschappijen. Virunga is één van de laatste leefgebieden…
Article | 23 Dec, 2013
Objectif terre - Volume 15 numéro 1 - Novembre 2013
Objectif Terre est le bulletin de liaison du développement durable de l’espace francophone. C’est une publication de l’Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable (IFDD), organe subsidiaire de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), produite par six universités…
Story | 24 Sep, 2013
Visualizing Sustainable Landscapes
IUCN’s visualizing sustainable landscapes is a manual aimed to support the environmental community who is using visualization techniques to communicate both abstract and concrete ideas when dealing with conservation and development situations.…
Publication | 2004
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use : lessons learned from ecological networks
IUCN's 5th World Parks Congress (2003) concluded that parks should not exist as unique islands, but need to be planned and managed as an integral part of the broader landscape. Ecological networks provide an operational model for conserving biodiversity that is based on ecological principles and…
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 | 02 Aug, 2012
IUCN invests in rainforest rehabilitation to offset Congress footprint
To help compensate for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the 2012 World Conservation Congress in Jeju, IUCN has selected a credible, sustainable project for effective offsetting. The project is Infapro, by Face the Future, and is based on improved forest management in Borneo.