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 | 21 Feb, 2013
Secrets of world’s richest marine area revealed
A new study finds that sea surface temperature, as well as the size and variety of habitats are the main factors responsible for the proliferation of marine life in the Coral Triangle – the most biologically diverse marine region in the world.
Press release | 21 Feb, 2013
一项新的研究结果显示海洋表面温度、生物栖息地的大小和种类多样性是珊瑚三角洲海洋生物广泛繁殖的主要原因,同时也造就了这个世界上生物种类最多样的海洋地区。
Story | 22 Jan, 2013
Tracking sharks with the Rolex Awards for Enterprise
Barbara Block, a renowned marine scientist received a 2012 Rolex Award for Enterprise. Her award will be used to monitor the activity of sharks off the coast of California and increase public awareness of the marine environment.
Story | 14 Nov, 2012
IUCN supports Cook Islands to create the world’s largest marine park
Gland, Switzerland, 15 November 2012 – IUCN has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of the Cook Islands to support the establishment of the world’s largest marine protected area – the Cook Islands Marine Park.
Story | 17 Sep, 2012
WGWAP shares lessons learnt at IUCN World Conservation Congress
During IUCN’s World Conservation Congress held in Jeju, South Korea, conservation of the critically endangered population of western gray whales was on the agenda. The IUCN Marine and Polar Programme (GMPP), Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd (SEIC) and IUCN’s Western Gray Whale Advisory…
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…