News | 27 Th11, 2023
New report on High Seas Biodiversity Treaty gives accessible at-a-glance introduction
This introductory report's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not high seas “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”. The report is more digestible than…
Discurso | 17 Th11, 2023
Este viernes 24 de noviembre, la UNIA (Universidad Internacional de Andalucía) abrirá sus puertas para celebrar una Jornada sobre el Parque Nacional Sierra de las Nieves.
Story | 24 Tháng 5, 2023
A total of 126 invasive alien species (IAS) and another 89 species posing a serious threat to freshwater and estuarine ecosystems have been recorded by the Life Invasaqua project in Spain and Portugal.
From the 25th to the 26th of May this conference, led by IUCN-Med, will…
Story | 24 Th2, 2021
For renewable energy projects, location is key to protect biodiversity - IUCN guidelines
Gland, Switzerland, 24 February 2021 (IUCN) – By planning solar and wind renewable energy projects in areas with a lower conservation priority, project developers can avoid the most severe potential negative impacts on biodiversity, according to…
Story | 12 Th3, 2020
Report: Blue Infrastructure Finance, where all win
All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is…
Story | 22 Th2, 2019
IUCN joins Fortune 500 companies to address plastic leaks in their supply chains
IUCN, together with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Life Cycle Initiative, have joined the strategic committee of a newly launched Plastic Leak Project (PLP), which aims to help…
Artículo | 20 Th6, 2016
Nuevos avistamientos del pez león en áreas marinas protegidas de Turquía y Chipre
Se trata de una especie invasora en el Mediterráneo con potenciales efectos graves sobre la economía y la ecología que ya ha causado daños en otras regiones como Estados Unidos y el Caribe.
Article | 20 Th6, 2016
Nouvelles observations du poisson-lion dans les aires marines protégées de Turquie et de Chypre
Il s’agit d’une espèce envahissante en Méditerranée avec des effets potentiellement graves sur l’économie et les écosystèmes qui a déjà causé des dommages sur les côtes des États-Unis et des Caraïbes.
Story | 20 Th6, 2016
New lionfish sightings in Turkey and Cyprus Marine Protected Areas
This concerns an invasive species in the Mediterranean with potential serious economic and ecologic consequences that has already caused damage in other regions such as the United States and the Caribbean.
Story | 22 Th3, 2016
World Water Day - Blog: 'Why investing in natural water infrastructure will pay off'
By Renat Heuberger, CEO of the South Pole Group, and Mark Smith, Director of the IUCN Global Water Programme. Why did a group of bankers and fund managers spend an afternoon in a Zurich café talking about nature? For opportunity and innovation