Comunicado de prensa | 17 Jul, 2018
Gland, Suiza, 5 de julio de 2018 (UICN) Los singulares reptiles de Australia –incluyendo lagartos y serpientes– están gravemente amenazados por las especies invasoras y el cambio climático, con un 7% en peligro de extinción, revela la última actualización de la Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas…
Press release | 05 Jul, 2018
Australia’s reptiles threatened by invasive species, climate change – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 5 July 2018 (IUCN) – Australia’s unique reptiles – including lizards and snakes – face severe threats from invasive species and climate change, with 7% of them threatened with extinction, reveals the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, published today…
Story | 22 May, 2018
IPBES-6 - Moving indigenous and local knowledge forward
CEESP News - by Aroha Te Pareake Mead, CEESP Chair, 2008-2016
The work of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has direct relevance to CEESP at many different levels and offers some direct ways for CEESP members to engage.
Comunicado de prensa | 14 Sep, 2017
Las especies de fresno más extendidas y valiosas de América del Norte están al borde de la extinción debido a un escarabajo invasor que está diezmando sus poblaciones, en tanto que la pérdida de áreas silvestres y la caza furtiva están contribuyendo a la disminución de cinco especies de…
Communiqué de presse | 14 Sep, 2017
Des espèces de frêne et d’antilope naguère abondantes risquent l’extinction – Liste rouge de l’UICN
Les espèces de frênes les plus répandues et précieuses d’Amérique du Nord sont au bord de l’extinction en raison d’un coléoptère envahissant qui ravage leurs populations, tandis que la disparition des milieux sauvages et le braconnage contribuent au déclin de cinq espèces d’antilopes d’Afrique,…
Press release | 14 Sep, 2017
Once-abundant ash tree and antelope species face extinction – IUCN Red List
North America’s most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink of extinction due to an invasive beetle decimating their populations, while the loss of wilderness areas and poaching are contributing to the declining numbers of five African antelope species, according to the latest…
Story | 22 Aug, 2017
Waste not, want not - Wastewater focus of World Water Week
Every year World Water Week draws the global spotlight onto the world’s water challenges and opportunities. This year, the focus is on wastewater. Over 80% of global wastewater is released untreated back into nature, causing detrimental impacts on water supplies, human health, the economy, and…
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?
Story | 19 Sep, 2016
Valuing lessons learned leading to good practice: crab resources enhancement in Bang Son Bay
Community-based coastal resources management works: IUCN recently visited two successful ‘crab banks’ in Bang Son Bay, where crab resources are enhanced by keeping female crabs in a shelter until they hatch their eggs, allowing them to release thousands of offspring into the sea. These crab…