Blog | 12 Jun, 2024
The International Union for Conservation (IUCN), in partnership with the Rwanda Forestry Authority, and with financial support from the Large-scale Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Africa (AREECA) and Transforming Eastern Province Through Adaptation (TREPA), convened the 17th National Cross…
Story | 01 Oct, 2020
Ethiopian landscape restoration in 3 steps: Motivate, enable and implement
Abridged lessons from a recent restoration diagnostic in two woredas in Ethiopia.
Story | 31 Mar, 2020
How Rwanda became a restoration leader
Rwanda is the Land of a Thousand Hills, but are these hills still healthy and productive? This is the story of how a small east African country took the unprecedented initiative to restore lands that had lost the ability to support people and…
Story | 18 Nov, 2018
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 18 November 2018 (IUCN) – An independent scientific panel established to help The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited’s (SPDC) operation in Niger Delta improve oil spill remediation and biodiversity recovery illustrates…
Story | 16 Nov, 2017
Bonn, Germany – At the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP23) in Bonn, Germany, IUCN shared its plans for increased effort to enhance countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by building on the Bonn Challenge and existing forest landscape restoration commitments.
Story | 28 Jul, 2017
Scientific study explores new techniques to remove oil contaminated soil in the Niger Delta
In a newly published study, the most effective way to break down hydrocarbon in oil contaminated soil in the Niger Delta has been examined. The study is a response to recommendations presented by the IUCN Niger Delta Panel.
Press release | 17 Nov, 2014
Global appetite for resources pushing new species to the brink – IUCN Red List
Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel, Chinese Cobra and an Australian butterfly are threatened with extinction
Story | 27 Jul, 2014
Cross River Gorillas and Camera Traps: the value of video technology
Following the news in March 2014 about the launch of a new species action plan for the Critically Endangered Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli), SOS Grantee and IUCN…
Story | 25 Mar, 2014
World’s Rarest Gorilla Gets New Roadmap for Survival
In spite of the continued threats of poaching and habitat destruction, future prospects for the world’s rarest gorilla - the Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla dielhi) - have improved but are still dependent on continued local and international partnerships, according to a new action plan…
Press release | 02 Feb, 2014
IUCN welcomes Total’s ‘no-go’ commitment in World Heritage sites
Oil and gas company Total has confirmed that it will not carry out extractive operations within natural World Heritage sites, including Virunga National Park. IUCN welcomes this decision and calls on all oil and gas companies to follow suit.