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IUCN and PERSGA build capacity to deal with Middle East ship groundings
IUCN and the Regional Organization for Conservation of Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA) recently joined forces to deliver a training course on the Economic Valuation of Damage by Ship Grounding on Coral Reefs.
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29 Aug 2008 | News - News story
Sea-level rise may be the greatest threat to mangroves
Mangrove ecosystems are under threat from climate change. Initial research led by IUCN and three leading universities shows that most mangrove sediment surface levels are not keeping pace with sea-level rise. The greatest impact will be on those mangroves where there is limited area for landward migration.
29 Aug 2008 | News - News story
Looking forward to the 2008 IUCN Congress: Marine Guide
The IUCN Congress in Barcelona this October will feature over 100 marine-related events. The IUCN Global Marine Programme has issued a flier to highlight these and display a first timetable of the main marine workshops. …
28 Aug 2008 | News - News story
Humpback whale on road to recovery, reveals IUCN Red List
Some large whale species, including the humpback, are now less threatened with extinction, according to the cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List. Most small coastal and freshwater cetaceans, however, are moving closer to extinction. … | French | Spanish
12 Aug 2008 | News - Press Release
Seagrass meadows in “hot water” – IUCN
Seagrass meadows are essential to commercial species such as prawns … | Spanish
25 Jul 2008 | News - Press Release
Países del Pacífico Oriental se unen para proteger a los tiburones
Los tiburones mako, martillo, sedoso, azul y zorro pelágico fueron las especies identificadas por los participantes del taller regional. Se prepara una próxima reunión en México.
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14 Jul 2008 | News - News story
"The Deep" Expo moves to Hong Kong
Author, film-maker and IUCN Ambassador for the Oceans, Claire Nouvian, today opened the Hong Kong leg of her travelling exhibition on the incredible biodiversity in the deep seas. …
11 Jul 2008 | News - News story
28 EU overseas entities join forces for the first time to counter climate change - IUCN
For the first time the EU’s overseas entities have come together at a meeting in Reunion Island, calling for action on climate change impacts to help preserve nature, says IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) at the Reunion Conference on Climate Change and Biodiversity in EU Overseas Entities (7-11 July). …
11 Jul 2008 | News - Press Release
Scientists send distress signal to Russian PM Vladimir Putin over oil project's threat to rare whales
A panel of whale scientists convened by IUCN has addressed an open letter to the Russian Prime Minister to highlight the lack of transparency in oil operations off eastern Russia, which could seriously imact the already critically-endangered western gray whale population . …
10 Jul 2008 | News - News story
One Third of Reef-Building Corals Face Extinction
One third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. The study findings were published today by Science Express. …
10 Jul 2008 | News - Press Release
