International Union for Conservation of Nature – Worth Knowing

•  A New Vision for Drylands: Drylands, far from being remote and uninhabited, occupy huge areas of the world’s land surface. They contain major cities and produce vital food commodities, livestock, and other ecosystem services...

•  Deadly Frog Fungus Targeted by Amphibian Experts: The world’s leading amphibian experts have come together and for the first time identified two major conservation initiatives to stop amphibians going extinct...

•  Last chance to save Saola from extinction – IUCN: One of the world’s most enigmatic mammals, the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), could be on the brink of extinction, according to a group of experts who held an emergency meeting in Lao PDR to try to save the animal...