Story | 05 Apr, 2018
Obituary: Dr Dhrubjyoti Ghosh, pioneer of wetland conservation in Eastern India
Former Regional Chair for South Asia of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management and a noted Kolkata wetlands warrior, Dhrubajyoti Ghosh expired suddenly on 16 February 2018. This was painful news and indeed a great loss for IUCN.
…Story | 26 Mar, 2018
From extinction to free ranging by successful reintroduction
25th anniversary of the reintroduction of Przewalski’s horse
Story | 22 Mar, 2018
New biosecurity project on Aldabra Atoll World Heritage Site
The Seychelles Islands Foundation has recently started a new project funded by the Indian Ocean Commission and European Union to improve biosecurity measures for Aldabra, entitled, ‘Institutionalisation and implementation of biosecurity measures to ensure sustainable…
Press release | 09 Mar, 2018
Suva, Fiji, 09 March 2018 (IUCN) – Reminiscing the adventures of growing up around mangrove forests in Fiji, Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Peter Thompson, who is also serving as the UN Special Envoy for Oceans, shared opening remarks with participants of…
Story | 03 Nov, 2017
Gland, Switzerland - IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC) launched the first-ever global biodiversity offset policy database at the Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable…
Press release | 22 Jun, 2017
Gland, Switzerland – IUCN former President, globally recognised environmentalist Yolanda Kakabadse, will Chair the new IUCN independent scientific and technical advisory panel on the restoration of the Rio Doce watershed in Brazil, following the 2015 collapse of the Fundão tailings dam at the…
Story | 28 Apr, 2017
The Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia (PNNC) hosted this year’s annual WCPA Steering Committee meeting in Cartagena, Colombia. The meeting was the first since Kathy MacKinnon was elected Chair and focused on the Commission’s achievements and challenges, the 2017-2020 Joint Work Programme…
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Empowering women in water management - International Women's Day 2017
IUCN is committed to gender equality. To support International Women's Day, the Water Programme compiled some of their most recent efforts to empower women in decisions and actions for sustainable water management.
Story | 21 Feb, 2017
Mass mangrove restoration: Driven by good intentions but offering limited results
There is an urgent need to address the global degradation of coastal ecosystems, but are mass mangrove planting initiatives sustainable?