Press release | 19 Jan, 2014
В рамках уникального сотрудничества между нефтегазовой отраслью, учеными и защитниками природы выдвинут новый подход к снижению воздействия на редкий вид китов и других морских животных в ходе сейсморазведочных работ.
Story | 20 Dec, 2013
Shark expert and freediver joins IUCN’s ocean conservation mission
Despite the high profile media attention sharks receive, relatively little is known about their biology. Of those shark species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, nearly half are listed as Data Deficient, which means that we do not have enough information to…
Story | 05 Dec, 2013
Plight of the Polar Bear gets high-level attention
The range states of the Polar Bear – Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States – today signed a landmark declaration that will strengthen measures to conserve this iconic animal which is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
Story | 26 Nov, 2013
Forest giraffe joins growing number of threatened species
The Okapi – a national symbol of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the “forest giraffe” – and the sub-Saharan White-winged Flufftail – one of Africa’s rarest birds – are now on the brink of extinction, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.…
Article | 26 Nov, 2013
L’Okapi - un symbole national de la République démocratique du Congo, également connu sous le nom de "girafe des forêts" - et le Râle à miroir - l’un des oiseaux les plus rares d’Afrique - sont maintenant proches de l’extinction, selon la dernière mise à jour de la Liste rouge des espèces…
Story | 26 Nov, 2013
De okapi, de nauwst nog levende verwant van de giraffe, staat op de rand van uitsterven. Dat blijkt uit de nieuwe Rode Lijst van bedreigde soorten die IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) dinsdag heeft gepresenteerd. Het…
Press release | 17 Sep, 2013
Action to tackle Southeast Asia’s Extinction Crisis
Southeast Asia hosts a high proportion of the world’s uniquely diverse fauna and flora, but key threats in the region such as habitat loss, hunting and trade continue to drive much of its wildlife towards extinction. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals a worrying concentration of…
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.
Press release | 02 Jul, 2013
World’s oldest and largest species in decline – IUCN Red List
The latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ shows worrying declines for conifers – the world’s oldest and largest organisms – freshwater shrimps, cone snails and the Yangtze Finless Porpoise. The Santa Cruz Pupfish, a lizard known as the Cape Verde Giant Skink and a species of…
Comunicado de prensa | 02 Jul, 2013
Las especies más antiguas y más grandes del mundo se pierden - Lista Roja de la UICN
Según las últimas noticias de la Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas de la UICN™ se observan disminuciones preocupantes de coníferas —los organismos más antiguos y más grandes del mundo— los camarones de agua dulce, los caracoles cónicos y la marsopa sin aleta del Yangtsé. El eslizón gigante de…