Comunicado de prensa | 09 Dec, 2021
La desaparición de los humedales amenaza a las libélulas en todo el mundo - Lista Roja de la UICN
Gland, Suiza, 9 de diciembre de 2021 (UICN) - La destrucción de los humedales está provocando un declive de las libélulas en todo el mundo, según la primera evaluación mundial de estas especies publicada en la actualización de hoy de la Lista Roja de la UICN de Especies…
Communiqué de presse | 09 Dec, 2021
La disparition des zones humides menace les libellules dans le monde entier - Liste rouge de l’UICN
Gland, Suisse, 9 décembre 2021 (UICN) - La destruction des zones humides provoque un déclin des libellules dans le monde entier, selon la première évaluation mondiale de ces espèces publiée aujourd’hui dans l’actualisation de la Liste rouge de l’UICN des espèces menacées™. Leur…
Press release | 08 Dec, 2021
Dragonflies threatened as wetlands around the world disappear - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 9 December 2021 (IUCN) – The destruction of wetlands is driving the decline of dragonflies worldwide, according to the first global assessment of these species in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Their decline is symptomatic of the…
Press release | 08 Dec, 2021
IUCN Rode Lijst: Libellen bedreigd nu wetlands over de hele wereld verdwijnen
Gland, Zwitserland, 9 december 2021 (IUCN) - De vernietiging van wetlands is de oorzaak van de wereldwijde achteruitgang van libellen, zo blijkt uit de eerste wereldwijde beoordeling van deze soorten in de vandaag ge-update Rode Lijst van Bedreigde Soorten™ van de IUCN. Hun…
Story | 06 Dec, 2021
Endangered Caspian Seal Habitat Awarded Important Marine Mammal Area Status
Today, the IUCN Task Force on Marine Mammal Protected Areas, a joint task force of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and the World Commission on Protected Areas, announces that Caspian seals have been awarded three Important Marine Mammal Areas, or IMMAs, as part of a tranche of 14 new IMMAs…
Story | 29 Oct, 2021
This International Black Sea Action Day, 31st October, 11 habitats of Red-List Endangered Black Sea harbour porpoises and bottlenose dolphins as well as Vulnerable Black Sea common dolphins have been formally awarded Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) status by the…
Story | 19 Oct, 2021
Marine Heatwaves: a serious threat to marine biodiversity and livelihoods
Back in 2011, extremely warm water temperatures persisting over thousands of kilometres along the coastline of Western Australia caused coral bleaching, mass die-out of marine life and wiped out kelp forests. Since then, this phenomenon of abnormally high-water temperatures has been recorded in…
Story | 01 Jul, 2021
A new paper, published today in Science, argues for an international legally binding agreement that addresses the entire life cycle of plastics, from extraction of raw materials to legacy plastic pollution. Three clear goals are proposed and encouraged, to address not only the well-known issue…
DG Statement | 21 May, 2021
IUCN Director General’s Statement for International Day for Biological Diversity
We mark this year's International Day for Biological Diversity at a time of upheaval, in the midst of a continuing pandemic, a fast-changing climate, with biodiversity in steep decline. At the same time, we know that halting biodiversity loss is possible, and that it can open the way to a more…
Story | 22 Feb, 2021
One-third of freshwater fish face extinction, warns new report
A new report ‘The World’s Forgotten Fishes’ reveals the extraordinary variety of freshwater fish. This variety accounts for over half of all the world’s fish species and is essential to the health of the world’s rivers, lakes and wetlands and well-being of societies and economies across the…