Press release | 09 Mar, 2012
Worrying declines for world’s seabirds
The status of the world’s seabirds has deteriorated rapidly over recent decades and several species and populations are now perilously close to extinction, according to a new review by BirdLife International, a partner of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Across the globe, commercial…
Comunicado de prensa | 09 Mar, 2012
Preocupantes disminuciones de aves marinas en el mundo
La situación de las aves marinas del mundo se ha deteriorado rápidamente en estas últimas décadas y varias especies y poblaciones se encuentran hoy en día, peligrosamente, cerca de la extinción, según una nueva revisión de BirdLife International, socio de la Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas™ de…
Communiqué de presse | 09 Mar, 2012
La population mondiale d’oiseaux de mer en déclin préoccupant
En l’espace de quelques décennies, l’état des populations mondiales d’oiseaux de mer s’est rapidement détérioré. Plusieurs espèces et populations sont aujourd’hui dangereusement proches de l’extinction, selon une nouvelle étude réalisée par BirdLife International, une organisation partenaire de…
Story | 06 Dec, 2011
First action plan for world’s blue carbon policy
The first policy framework outlining activities needed to include coastal marine areas such as mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses into the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has been presented in a report by IUCN (International Union for Conservation…
Press release | 01 Sep, 2011
Leaders define pathway to restoring 150 million hectares of lost forests
A core commitment to restore 150 million hectares of lost forests and degraded lands worldwide by 2020 is launched today at a ministerial conference in Bonn. New analysis by IUCN estimates that restoring 150 million hectares would be worth US$ 85 billion per year to national and global economies…
Story | 18 Aug, 2011
Young writers' forest letter contest - Barbados and China win!
A Great Oak in Guyana’s Windsor Forest and an observant little tree ‘prepared to care for humanity’ helped 15-year-old Charlée Gittens from Barbados and 13-year-old Wang Sa from China to win gold medals in the Universal Postal Union’s 40th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young…
Press release | 10 Aug, 2011
The National Park Service (NPS) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have established a partnership to support protected areas and national parks around the world. The first partnership action is the assigning of Mr. David Reynolds, the NPS Northeast Region Chief of…
Press release | 07 Jul, 2011
Increased protection urgently needed for tunas
For the first time, all species of scombrids (tunas, bonitos, mackerels and Spanish mackerels) and billfishes (swordfish and marlins) have been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Of the 61 known species, seven are classified in a threatened category, being at serious risk of…
Comunicado de prensa | 07 Jul, 2011
Es imperativo intensificar la protección del atún
Por primera vez, se han evaluado todas las especies de escómbridos (atunes, bonitos, caballas y carites) y picudos (pez espada, marlines y pez vela) para la Lista Roja de la UICN de Especies Amenazadas™. De las 61 especies conocidas, siete se clasifican como amenazadas, en grave riesgo de…
Communiqué de presse | 07 Jul, 2011
Les thonidés nécessitent une protection accrue
Pour la première fois, toutes les espèces de scombridés (thons, bonites, maquereaux et thazards) et de marlins (espadons et marlins) ont été évaluées pour la Liste rouge des espèces menacées de l’UICN™. Sur les 61 espèces connues, sept se trouvent dans l’une des catégories du groupe « menacés »…