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IUCN and France to celebrate IUCN's 70th anniversary in Fontainebleau

IUCN and France celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Union’s establishment in Fontainebleau on 30 and 31 August, with a conference titled “The future of landscapes: a new relationship for people and nature”.
Rustam Sagitov Photo: Baltic Fund for Nature
Dr Rustam Sagitov, one of Russia’s great nature conservationists

IUCN mourns the loss of Dr Rustam Sagitov, IUCN Regional Councillor for Eastern Europe, North and Central Asia, and Chair of the IUCN National Committee for Russia, who passed away on Sunday, 19 August 2018. Aleksei Zavarzin, IUCN CEC Regional Vice Chair Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Boris Erg, Director, IUCN Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office pay tribute to Dr Rustam, reflecting on his remarkable life and achievements, and the legacy he leaves behind in conservation, in Russia and the world at large.
Photo: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Galapagos Rift Expedition 2011
Draft mining regulations insufficient to protect the deep sea – IUCN report

Regulations under development at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to manage deep-sea mining are insufficient to prevent irrevocable damage to marine ecosystems and a loss of unique species – many yet to be discovered, an IUCN report warns.

Last updated - Tue, 4 Sep 2018

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species