“Red List” of threatened species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) publishes its “Red List” of endangered animal and plant species.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) publishes its “Red List” of endangered animal and plant species.
As a result of this provision, the old-growth conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest are protected as critical habitats for the owl.
The German state regulates conservation for the first time 1935.
To protect the recently created Yosemite National Park against exploitation, John Muir founds the Sierra Club as the first grassroots environmental organization in the United States.
The 1989 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES) bans the international trade of African elephant ivory.
This state organization is founded to manage the conservation of New Zealand’s natural heritage.