A Batak indigenous woman is planting crops in her field near my father’s village. We chat. The lady, who happens to be a distant aunt, has lived in the Tapanuli region with her extended family near ...

Chilean Patagonia is today recognised as one of the greatest refuges of wild nature in the world. In recent decades, with the creation of national parks and marine reserves, the state has placed huge ...

Gonzalo Andrade Desde hace 30 años es profesor Asociado del Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y miembro de número de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias, entre 1995 ...

Cranes are among the most endangered families of birds in the world, with eleven of the fifteen species threatened with extinction. The IUCN SSC Crane Specialist Group is dedicated to promoting the ..

Sur les 24 espèces de crocodiliens, 7 sont actuellement classées comme étant en danger critique d'extinction, 4 comme étant vulnérables et 12 comme étant à moindre risque. Le Groupe de spécialistes ..

While the Mediterranean basin biodiversity hotspot is well known for its globally important biodiversity, its freshwater biodiversity has not been as widely recognized for its importance. Through this ...

Authors: Jia, Li, Merten, Jake, Burke, George, Mumford, Elaine C., ...

Use of and trade in wildlife is a fact of life for human society around the globe. Article IV of the CITES Convention requires that exporting countries restrict trade in Appendix II species to levels ...

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

Empezamos un nuevo proyecto. Uno que nos llena de ilusión y de retos como Secretariado. Uno, cuyo enfoque se basa en el valor más importante de la UICN: transmitir conocimiento técnico a través y de ...

As the world is set to adopt a landmark treaty to halt the loss of biodiversity later this year, implementing and measuring progress against specific goals of this agreement will soon become a focus.

Luego de un exitoso proceso de negociación, el miércoles 25 de octubre de 2023, los Estados de Ecuador y Perú suscribieron el Reglamento de la Comisión Binacional para la Gestión Integrada de los ...