Press release | 08 Apr, 2021
Transforming crop and timber production could reduce species extinction risk by 40%
Gland, Switzerland, 8 April 2021 (IUCN) – Ensuring sustainability of crop and timber production would mitigate the greatest drivers of terrestrial wildlife decline, responsible for 40% of the overall extinction risk of amphibians, birds and mammals, according to…
Press release | 25 Mar, 2021
African elephant species now Endangered and Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 25 March 2021 (IUCN) - Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta …
Press release | 25 Mar, 2021
アフリカのゾウは「危機(EN)」と「深刻な危機(CR)」に – IUCNレッドリスト
2021年3月25日,スイス・グラン発 (IUCN) – 象牙目当ての密猟と生息環境の消失が原因でここ何十年間にわたり個体数が減少したことにより,『 IUCN絶滅危惧種レッドリスト™』でアフリカのシンリンゾウ(マルミミゾウ, Loxodonta cyclotis)は「…
Comunicado de prensa | 25 Mar, 2021
Gland, Suiza, 25 de marzo de 2021 (UICN) - Tras la disminución de sus poblaciones a lo largo de varias décadas, debido a la caza furtiva de marfil y la pérdida de sus hábitats, el elefante de bosque africano (Loxodonta cyclotis) se encuentra ahora “En peligro crítico” en la…
Communiqué de presse | 25 Mar, 2021
Gland, Suisse, 25 mars 2021 (UICN) - Suite au déclin de ses populations depuis plusieurs décennies, en raison du braconnage d’ivoire et de la perte d’habitats, l’éléphant de forêt d’Afrique (Loxodonta cyclotis) est désormais classé « En danger critique d’extinction » et l’…
Publication | 2021
A survey of user attitudes towards the proposed IUCN Green Status of Species
The passing of the IUCN Resolution 041 (Development of objective criteria for a Green List of species, ecosystems and protected areas) at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju Island, South Korea in September 2012 provided an important indication of government and NGO support for the…
Story | 17 Mar, 2021
Throughout the month of February, member-countries of the Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) celebrated World Wetlands Day, raising awareness on the important role that wetlands play in providing water for communities and wildlife in the…
Story | 09 Mar, 2021
Mediterranean Noble Pen Shell Crisis (Pinna nobilis) - January 2021 Update
Thanks to the data provided by conservation organisations and institutions from all over the Mediterranean, IUCN-Med has worked to produce the Red List Assessment of the Mediterranean Fan Mussel (Pinna nobilis) which is now officially recognised and listed as "Critically Endangered" by…
Publication | 2021
The conservation status of marine biodiversity of the Western Indian Ocean
The Western Indian Ocean is comprised of productive and highly diverse marine ecosystems that are rich sources of food security, livelihoods, and natural wonder. The ecological services that species provide are vital to the productivity of these ecosystems and healthy biodiversity is essential…
Story | 26 Feb, 2021
Гланд, Швейцария (МСОП). Судоходство в северной части Тихого океана представляет серьезную угрозу для серых китов (Eschrichtius robustus) – такой вывод был сделан в первом научном исследовании, в котором рассматривалось воздействие судоходства на данный вид в…