Story | 26 Sep, 2017
IUCN mourns the loss of eminent conservationist and former IUCN Vice President Jan ČEŘOVSKÝ
Dr Jan Čeřovský, a leading Czech botanist and nature conservationist, and a former Vice President of IUCN, passed away on 7 September at the age of 87, having made an immense contribution to nature conservation.
Article | 23 May, 2017
Combler le fossé du développement des capacités en Afrique
Les aires protégées d'Afrique, et la faune abondante qu'elles abritent, sont confrontées à des menaces grandissantes : braconnage, changements climatiques, réduction de l'habitat, etc. Pour atteindre leurs objectifs de conservation les aires protégées doivent être gérées efficacement par des…
Story | 18 May, 2017
Bridging the capacity development gap in Africa
Africa’s protected areas, and the prolific wildlife that they protect, face significant and increasing threats (poaching, climate change, habitat reduction, etc.). Establishing protected areas alone does not guarantee the fulfillment of conservation objectives: areas must be managed effectively…