Press release | 05 Mar, 2013
New report warns of uncertain future for African elephants
Bangkok, 6 March 2013— Populations of elephants in Africa continue to be under severe threat as the illegal trade in ivory grows - with double the numbers of elephants killed and triple the amounts of ivory seized over the last decade.
Story | 07 Feb, 2013
Lam Binh Community sends strong message to poachers
Once bitten, twice shy. Or perhaps, in this case the phrase should be ‘once stung, twice shy’. That is the lesson SOS grantee, People Resources and Conservation Foundation, hopes poachers will take from a recent successful ‘sting’ operation carried out in Lam Binh, a remote mountainous karst…
Press release | 11 Sep, 2012
IUCN and Microsoft form unique partnership to tackle species extinction
Microsoft and IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, jointly announced today at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in South Korea, the formation of a new partnership to further strengthen the information available on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This…
Comunicado de prensa | 11 Sep, 2012
La UICN y Microsoft forman una alianza única para abordar la extinción de las especies
Microsoft y la UICN, Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, han anunciado conjuntamente hoy en el Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza de la UICN de 2012 que se celebra en Corea del Sur la formación de una nueva alianza para afianzar más la información disponible sobre la Lista…
Communiqué de presse | 11 Sep, 2012
L’UICN et Microsoft établissent un partenariat unique pour lutter contre l’extinction des espèces
Dans un communiqué commun émis ce jour au Congrès mondial de la nature de l’UICN (Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature) qui se tient actuellement en Corée, Microsoft et l’UICN ont annoncé la conclusion d’un partenariat entre eux pour étoffer l’information disponible sur la…
Press release | 05 Jun, 2012
2012 marks the start of The International Year of the Rhino
Increasing alarm for the fate of the two rarest rhinoceros species, and growing concern over the increased illegal hunting of rhinos and demand for rhino horn affecting all five species, has prompted President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia to declare 5 June 2012 as the start of the…
Story | 26 Jun, 2011
SOS Call for Proposals now open
The first SOS Call for Proposals is now open, accepting Threatened Species and Rapid Action Grants. Deadline for applications is August 12, 2011.
Press release | 08 Jul, 2009
Poaching crisis as rhino horn demand booms in Asia
Rhino poaching worldwide is poised to hit a 15-year-high driven by Asian demand for horns, according to new research.