Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, September 26, 2007 (IUCN) – The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE) signed a 7.5 million-dollar mega project titled ‘Balochistan Partnerships for Sustainable Development (BPSD)’ here in Islamabad on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. With an overall goal of sustained human and ecological well-being in Balochistan, the six-year programme to be implemented by IUCN along with its partners focuses on key components such as environmental governance, integrated water resource and coastal zone ...

Following the recommendations of the World Conservation Union, Three new sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List Gland, Switzerland, 27 June 2007 (IUCN) – Madagascan rainforests, South China’s karst landscapes, and Korea’s Jeju volcanic island were added as natural sites to the prestigious World Heritage List today. After a year-long rigorous evaluation process, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), which is the technical advisory body on natural heritage, presented its recommendations to the World ...

  Red Coral (Corallium rubrum) Photo: JA Moya   After two weeks of discussion and negotiation, the 14th meeting of the Conference of the parties to CITES closed on Friday with several important decisions to manage international trade in endangered species. In particular, the decisions on Asian big cats and tigers and the African consensus on the trade in ivory and other elephant products were notable outcomes ...

Gland, Switzerland, 15 June 2007 (IUCN) – A rainforest time capsule in Madagascar, a lava tube system in the Republic of Korea and primeval beech forests straddling Slovakia and the Ukraine are among five natural sites being recommended for inclusion on the World Heritage List by the World Conservation Union (IUCN).  As the official advisory body on natural World Heritage sites, IUCN has carried out expert missions to 12 natural and mixed (cultural and natural) ...

CITES species trade regulations should contribute to the development of poor communities, not harm them, says World Conservation Union (IUCN) Gland, Switzerland, 30 May 2007 (IUCN) –  The World Conservation Union (IUCN) encourages parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to make international trade controls on endangered species contribute to the development of poor communities. This major conference on the international trade of endangered wildlife is ...