Story | 11 Dec, 2018
Dr Randall Reeves to continue leading advisory panel on industry development impacts
Dr Randall Reeves has been re-appointed by IUCN as Chair of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel (WGWAP), which provides independent advice on the impacts of offshore oil and gas development on gray whales and their habitat. He plans to continue leading the…
Story | 30 Nov, 2018
Navigating business indicators on biodiversity just got easier
Paris, France, 29 November 2018 (IUCN) – Businesses struggling to identify indicators to measure their environmental performance will benefit from a new report released today by IUCN and Oxford University during Natural Capital Week.
Story | 18 Nov, 2018
New study looks at increasing the success and effectiveness of mangrove conservation investments
Research offers guidance on making mangrove conservation investments more sustainable and impactful
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Closing the 'plastic loop' on marine waste across Asia
In a special World Environment Day op-ed, Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director for IUCN Asia and Director of IUCN's Regional Hub for Asia-Oceania, writes about grassroots initiatives and efforts to engage the private sector that IUCN and Mangroves for the Future are already undertaking.
Blog | 13 Mar, 2018
The “one” biodiversity indicator to rule them all: an impossible quest?
Blog by Prue Addison, Giulia Carbone and Nadine McCormick
Story | 17 Mar, 2017
Независимая научная экспертная группа, созданная для того, чтобы защищать находящихся на грани исчезновения западнотихоокеанских серых китов на Дальнем Востоке России, продолжит следующие пять лет вести мониторинг деятельности отраслевых предприятий в регионе и предоставлять им рекомендации, как…
Story | 07 Mar, 2017
IUCN and Sakhalin Energy renew their commitment to protect western gray whales
An independent scientific panel created to protect critically endangered western gray whales in the Russian Far East will continue to monitor activities and provide recommendations to industry in the region for the next five years, according to IUCN.
Story | 17 Feb, 2017
Efforts to save western gray whales featured on Marine Mammals Day in Russia
On the eve of World Day of Marine Mammal Protection (Whales Day) in Russia, IUCN, WWF and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) released the Russian version of a joint report that examines how an IUCN-led independent scientific panel has contributed to the protection of the western…
Story | 17 Feb, 2017
В рамках Года Экологии ко Дню морских млекопитающих вышел новый доклад о серых китах
Рост численности серых китов в акватории Сахалина указывает на медленное восстановление популяции. Однако будущее вида зависит от совместных усилий экологов и промышленных компаний.
Story | 03 Oct, 2016
Blog: 'Can’t see the water for the trees?' By James Dalton et al.
Originally published in Global Water Forum, Monday 3 October 2016. To maximise downstream water quantity, you remove vegetation – all of it, including the trees. To counter rising carbon dioxide levels, you plant trees – lots of them. How should we do both?