Story | 23 Jun, 2017
TROSA: New trans-boundary water governance initiative aims to enhance regional cooperation
Over the last decade, IUCN has been working with governments, civil societies and academics in Asia on trans-boundary hydro-diplomacy through its initiatives in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) and Mekong river basins. Based on IUCN’s experiences and its long-term experience in the Mekong…
Story | 10 Mar, 2017
Ecosystem services for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction – a ‘win-win’ approach
Nadi, Fiji, 10 March 2017 (IUCN) – The increasing incidence and severity of disasters are leaving more people vulnerable each year. The Oceania region is particularly prone to disasters with cyclones, floods, droughts and other natural hazards such as earthquakes and tsunamis causing widespread…
Grey literature | 2016
Ocean warming : causes, scale, effects and consequences...Executive summary
Ocean warming may well turn out to be the greatest hidden challenge of our generation. This report represents the most comprehensive review to date on ocean warming. To build up the report, leading scientists from around the world were invited to join with colleagues to contribute individual…
Publication | 2016
Explaining ocean warming : causes, scale, effects and consequences
Ocean warming may well turn out to be the greatest hidden challenge of our generation. This report represents the most comprehensive review to date on ocean warming. To build up the report, leading scientists from around the world were invited to join with colleagues to contribute individual…
Article | 25 Jul, 2016
Changement climatique : Il faut adapter les politiques et stratégies de développement
Du 19 au 21 juillet 2016 s’est tenu à Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso l’atelier régional de plaidoyer auprès des décideurs et des planificateurs des pays de l’espace UEMOA et de la République de Guinée. L’objet de cet atelier est d’informer et sensibiliser ces acteurs principaux sur l’importance de…
Story | 15 Nov, 2015
Report calls on aluminium industry to respect indigenous peoples' rights
Geneva, Switzerland, 16 November 2015 – While global demand for the world’s most popular metal – aluminium – continues to rise, it is critical that the aluminium industry address its environmental and social impacts, particularly in indigenous peoples’ territories, according to new report…
Press release | 22 Jun, 2015
Conservation successes overshadowed by more species declines – IUCN Red List update
Successful conservation action has boosted the populations of the Iberian Lynx and the Guadalupe Fur Seal, while the African Golden Cat, the New Zealand Sea Lion and the Lion are facing increasing threats to their survival, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened…
Press release | 22 Jun, 2015
Conservation successes overshadowed by more species declines – IUCN Red List update
Successful conservation action has boosted the populations of the Iberian Lynx and the Guadalupe Fur Seal, while the African Golden Cat, the New Zealand Sea Lion and the Lion are facing increasing threats to their survival, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened…
Comunicado de prensa | 22 Jun, 2015
Gracias a exitosas acciones de conservación, se han acrecentado las poblaciones del lince ibérico y del lobo fino de Guadalupe, mientras que el gato dorado africano, el león marino de Nueva Zelandia y el león se ven cada vez más amenazados, según la última actualización de la Lista Roja de…
Communiqué de presse | 22 Jun, 2015
Mise à jour de la Liste rouge de l’UICN : des succès assombris par le déclin de nombreuses espèces
Des mesures de conservation réussies ont permis d’accroître les populations du Lynx ibérique et de l’Otarie de l’île Guadalupe, tandis que le Chat doré africain, le Lion de mer de Nouvelle-Zélande et le Lion sont confrontés à des dangers de plus en plus forts qui menacent leur survie, d’après la…