Publication | 2008
Adrift : tales of ocean fragility
This book is a product of the Marine Conservation Sub-Committee, an advisory body on marine species issues within IUCN. The book features twelve stories of different ocean animals that highlight the latest issues in marine conservation. The tales in this exquisitely illustrated book are…
Legacy Article | 12 Sep, 2013
The Duke of Cambridge and IUCN unite for wildlife
As part of his latest conservation initiative, The Duke of Cambridge brings together an unprecedented collaboration between the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, and seven of the world’s most influential conservation organizations, including IUCN.
Story | 15 Aug, 2013
Salmon fishing clashes with endangered gray whales
An IUCN group of experts is calling for an immediate halt to large-scale commercial salmon fishing near Piltun Lagoon, Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East because of the risk it poses to about 150 critically endangered Western Gray whales found in this area.
Story | 15 Aug, 2013
Промысел лосося угрожает краснокнижным серым китам
Группа экспертов при МСОП призывает немедленно остановить крупномасштабный коммерческий промысел лосося вблизи залива Пильтун на острове Сахалин на Дальнем Востоке России, потому что промысел представляет опасность для находящихся на грани исчезновения 150 западных серых китов, пребывающих в…
Press release | 27 Apr, 2013
A billion-dollar business puts species and people at risk
At least 12% of groupers – globally-important food fish species that live on coral and rocky reefs – face extinction, putting the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people around the world at risk, finds a report published today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species…
Press release | 27 Apr, 2013
Internationale miljardenhandel in baarsachtigen vormt gevaar voor voedselzekerheid
De wereldwijde handel in tandbaarzen loopt uit de hand, waarschuwen onderzoekers van de International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Door overbevissing wordt naar schatting 12 procent van deze vissoorten met uitsterven bedreigd. Als deze populaire consumptievis nog verder in aantal…
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 | 04 Jul, 2012
Swimming across the Mediterranean and the Black Seas
New report by experts on the status of seals, sea turtles, porpoises, dolphins and whales now available