Oliver Avramoski appointed as new director of IUCN ECARO
The Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) of IUCN has appointed Oliver Avramoski as its new director
Vjosa becomes national park – first protected wild river in Europe
The Vjosa river obtained the highest level of protection following several years of campaigning and Albania's cooperation with NGOs
Migratory monarch butterfly now Endangered – IUCN Red List
The migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus), known for its spectacular annual journey of up to 4,000 kilometres across the Americas, has entered the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM as Endangered, threatened by habitat destruction and climate change. All surviving sturgeon species – also migratory, found across the northern hemisphere – are now at […]
Almost 40,000 species on IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction
Nearly 40,000 species out of almost 140,000 on the updated IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction. The Komodo dragon's position has worsened.
IUCN issues guidelines on mitigating biodiversity impact of solar, wind power plants
Burying power lines and temporarily shutting down wind turbines are among measures that can reduce the danger for birds and bats, IUCN says
Albania, BiH, Montenegro, North Macedonia have highest plastic leakage rates into Mediterranean
Per capita, Montenegro, Albania, BiH and North Macedonia have the highest levels of plastic leakage into the Mediterranean.
Leonardo DiCaprio backs campaign to protect Bosnian rivers
Conservationist groups from the region and the world urged the Federation of BiH to pass a law that would forbid the construction of new small hydropower plants, and Leonardo DiCaprio backed the initiative to protect the country’s rivers. They called for the implementation of an initiative that the entity’s parliament adopted three months ago. If […]
EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy – Bringing nature back into our lives
Author: Boris Erg, Director of the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia The European Commission has adopted a new EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy this May, framing it as a “comprehensive, ambitious, long-term plan for protecting nature and reversing the degradation of ecosystems.” Undoubtedly, it comes very timely. The landmark Global Assessment on Biodiversity and […]