News and events
Statement of Julia Marton Lefèvre, IUCN Director General, at COP 15
Statement delivered at UNFCCC COP15 plenary session on 18 December 2009. …
18 Dec 2009 | News story
IUCN Media Brief 17 December 2009 - REDD key to successful mitigation
THE LATEST: Solid progress has been made at COP 15 towards recognizing forests as a fundamental part of climate change mitigation solutions. REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) and REDD-plus are a critical part of a successful mitigation strategy. …
17 Dec 2009 | News story
IUCN media brief: 16 December 2009 - progress too slow on adaptation
THE LATEST: There remains considerable disagreement on key issues related to finance, reporting on progress on adaptation, and even on what the final adaptation agreement will be called - between a “framework” and a “programme”. Coming in to Copenhagen, adaptation was seen as one of the areas where real progress could be made, but the emerging reality is that the negotiations on adaptation will need to go on well into 2010 - delays which only add to the urgency of coming to an agreement. …
16 Dec 2009 | News story
Protected areas – natural solutions to climate change crisis
Copenhagen, Denmark, 8 December 2009 – Protected Areas offer a cost effective solution to the impacts of climate change, according to a new book from IUCN, The Nature Conservancy, the United Nations Development Programme, Wildlife Conservation Society, the World Bank and WWF. …
08 Dec 2009 | News story
Read Today's New York Times Op-Ed by WCPA Chair Nik Lopoukhine
Protected areas are tools for permanent carbon storage. WCPA Chair Nik Lopoukhine calls on the Copehagen conference to recognize their role. Read his opinion piece in The New York Times. …
07 Dec 2009 | News story
Bangladesh joins Copenhagen negotiations
The Bangladesh delegation is taking a national agenda to the international climate change negotiations in Copenhagen this month. …
07 Dec 2009 | Event
Energy Security and Ecosystems
Energy sector leaders and the conservation community agree that energy security is linked to the vitality of ecosystems and they're calling on governments, businesses and civil society to take measures to safeguard ecosystem services which are critical for the energy sector. …
02 Dec 2009 | News story
Climate change, energy and the Natura 2000 network
What is the impact of climate change and renewable energies on biodiversity and the Natura 2000 network? IUCN Regional Office for Pan-Europe carried out a project funded by the European Commission in cooperation with a number of partners which sought to assess this impact and formulate some recommendations for future biodiversity policy in the European Union. …
26 Nov 2009 | News story
Fighting for Fungi: landmark conservation agreement is reached
An international group dedicated to protecting the world’s diverse array of fungi has been formed as the result of a groundbreaking meeting of high-profile scientists, brought together in the North Yorkshire town of Whitby by Dr David Minter, an Associate of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. …
20 Nov 2009 | News story
CEC Action on Climate Change and the Military
Climate change is a ‘threat multiplier’ for instability in some of the most volatile regions of the world. Impacts on water, food, health and weather could lead to mass immigration, lack of control over borders and potential armed conflict. CEC members are involved in raising awareness. …
16 Nov 2009 | News story
