Press release | 02 Dec, 2013
As delegates gather to discuss the plight of the African Elephant at a summit convened by the Government of Botswana and IUCN, new analyses released today find that if poaching rates are sustained at current levels, Africa is likely to lose a fifth of its elephants in the next 10 years.
Communiqué de presse | 02 Dec, 2013
D’après de nouvelles études rendues publiques aujourd’hui, à l’occasion d’un sommet organisé par le gouvernement du Botswana et l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN) afin d’examiner la situation inquiétante de l’Éléphant d’Afrique, si les taux de braconnage se…
Press release | 02 Dec, 2013
Een vijfde van de Afrikaanse olifanten bedreigd door stropers
In de komende tien jaar dreigt een vijfde van alle Afrikaanse olifanten het slachtoffer te worden van stroperij en illegale handel. Experts van de International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) presenteren deze zorgwekkende cijfers maandag tijdens een conferentie over olifanten in…
Grey literature | 2012
This publication shares IUCN's experiences in developing the world's first gender-responsive national strategies and roadmaps on climate change. Different sections outline steps and elements of creating a climate change gender action plan (ccGAP) or REDD+ roadmap; present principles behind the…
Publication | 2004
Chimpanzés d'Afrique de l'Ouest : état de conservation de l'espèce et plan d'action
Les chimpanzés vivent à létat sauvage uniquement en Afrique tropicale où leur population a diminué de plus de 66% au cours des trente dernières années. Ce plan daction concerne lune des quatre sous-espèces de chimpanzés, le chimpanzé dAfrique occidentale, qui est lune des deux sous-espèces…
Publication | 2003
West African chimpanzees : status survey and conservation action plan
Wild chimpanzees are only found in tropical Africa, where their populations have declined by more than 66% in the last 30 years. This action plan focuses on one of the four chimpanzee subspecies, the western chimpanzee, which is one of the two subspecies most threatened with extinction. The aim…
Publication | 1999
African elephant database 1998
Grey literature | 1983
This report takes stock of the existing situation regarding nature conservation, wildlife and national parks in Liberia, and puts forward several proposals to remedy the situation described - which at first might seem hopeless. Urgent measures are absolutely necessary or the point of no return…
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.