IUCN releases their Red List of Endangered Species – Sailing to Barcelona harbor for environmental awareness – Eyewitness accounts about climate change – these stories and more in this edition of Living Planet. Tune in via the live-stream or download the programme as a podcast. Send your comments and questions to features@dw-world.de.IUCN Publishes Red List of Endangered Species The IUCN is perhaps best known for its Red List of Endangered Species, which is a kind of health check for the planet. Currently the planet is not in good shape. This time of year, people from all over the Europe often head to Spain to get their last dose of fun in the sun before the long, cold winter sets in. But this week Barcelona is drawing crowds looking to do more than just get a tan on the beach. The Spanish port city is the place to be for anybody interested in ecological issues. The IUCN or International Union for the Conservation of Nature, is the world’s biggest and oldest global environmental network. It only holds its general congress every four years. And this time, it’s come to Barcelona. Our Living Planet team is there to report back on the latest news. Report: Irene Quaile Voices of IUCN Thousands of people have descended on Barcelona, Spain for the ecological conference. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, holds its general congress every four years. This year it’s taking place in the Spanish port city of Barcelona, and has drawn visitors from around the world. Living Planet talked with a few of them to find where they’re from and what brought them to the conference. Vox Pops: Irene Quaile / Nina Haase Sailing to Barcelona A group of environmentalists are hoisting their sails and floating into the Barcelona harbor to draw attention to the threat faced by the animals and plants living in the world’s oceans. Some of the participants at the World Conservation Congress took a route that many would consider rather unusual. "Sailing to Barcelona" is an initiative that brought a colorful flotilla of several dozen boats from around the world sailing into the picturesque harbor this weekend. Their mission: to join the IUCN conference and pass on the message that we can and must protect our seas, oceans and coasts. The boats are not just ordinary sailing vessels. Each is living proof that something can be done to protect the extraordinary environment that covers more than two thirds of the earth. The Living Planet team jumped aboard the French ship Garlaban, as it left the old harbor of Barcelona to join in the parade of boats. Report: Nina Haase Climate Witness Series: Tanzania In Living Planet’s new ‘Climate Witness’ mini-series we hear first-hand testimony about the consequences of climate change. This week we take a look at Tanzania. The eastern African nation is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The frequency of droughts and flooding is on the rise, which impacts water resources, food and agriculture and can possibly lead to famine. In part four of ‘Climate Witness’, Grace Mketto, from the Institut Africain pour le Développement Economique et Social (INADES) speaks about her country’s struggle. Report Andrew Zubiri / Irene Quaile Less