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Conservation royalty awarded IUCN’s highest award 15 May 2013 | News story Distinguished conservationist, Sir David Attenborough, received the John C. Phillips Memorial Medal earlier this week at a special presentation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. The John C. Phillips ...
Networking for migratory birds 10 May 2013 | News story World Migratory Bird Day is a global celebration that highlights the need for more protection of migratory birds and their habitats. This year’s theme is “networking for migratory birds” and as the largest professional global con...
EU countries must do more to protect biodiversity 02 May 2013 | News story European Union countries should step up their conservation efforts and fully implement the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 to prevent species from going extinct, according to a recent analysis of the European ...
Good news on Earth Day! New report highlights growing biodiversity awareness worldwide 22 April 2013 | News story For IUCN, whose core business is saving biodiversity, there is some very welcome news that awareness of biodiversity is growing worldwide. The 2013 Biodiversity Barometer ...
Last chance for the Sumatran rhino 04 April 2013 | International news release With population estimates of Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ) reduced to less than 100 individuals, a ground-breaking agreement to save the Critically Endangered species was reached today between ...
Last chance for the Sumatran rhino 04 April 2013 | International news release With population estimates of Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ) reduced to less than 100 individuals, a ground-breaking agreement to save the Critically Endangered species was reached today between ...
Sharks, rhinos and elephants among wildlife trade summit winners 14 March 2013 | International news release A historic vote to improve the sustainability of the international trade of eight species of sharks and rays that are listed as threatened on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Spe...
Join the International Day of Forests celebrations by planting your pledge for action! 21 March 2013 | News story More than 1.6 billion people around the world depend on forests for their livelihoods, not just for food but also for fuel, livestock grazing and for medicine. Yet more th...
