Article | 07 Jul, 2021
Du 31 mai au 4 juin 2021, l’UICN, à travers le Bureau d’Appui Régional du Programme de gestion du littoral ouest-africain (WACA), en partenariat avec l’Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA), la Commission Néerlandaise pour l’…
Story | 07 Jun, 2021
Ocean Acidification: The what, where, how, why and what next on this major ocean issue
In the last 200 years, the ocean has taken up around 30% of all CO2 emissions and this absorption has altered the production of calcium carbonate in oceanic waters, causing the phenomenon known as Ocean Acidification (OA). Our new web story provides a high-level look at all impacts of this…
Story | 28 May, 2021
Impacts of COVID-19 and Climate Change on Indigenous Peoples: a Virtual Dialogue
CEESP Virtual Dialogue on the Impacts of COVID-19 and Climate Change on Indigenous Peoples
IUCN CEESP and the Specialist Group on Indigenous Peoples, Customary & Environmental Laws & Human Rights (SPICEH) discussed the status of Indigenous Peoples in the face of climate change…
Story | 27 May, 2021
The ocean and the UNFCCC Global Stocktake: What does this mean?
What the ocean means to the Global Stocktake (GST) has been analysed by multiple conservation organisations in this new report. The conclusion? The ocean, as a central part in the Earth's climate system, must also be central to the UNFCCC’s GST.
Article | 24 May, 2021
Dakar, Sénégal, 22 mai 2021 (UICN-PACO) – Le thème de la journée de la biodiversité cette année est "Nous faisons partie de la solution"
Story | 12 May, 2021
What makes conservation effective? A community perspective
A video is now available of the public event held April 20, 2021, to celebrate the launch of the new CCRN book, co-published by IUCN-CEESP: Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods.
Story | 29 Apr, 2021
Condolence Message on the Passing of Professor Charles Odidi Okidi
The environmental law community recently learned of the passing of one of our preeminent scholars, Professor Charles Odidi Okidi. As a champion for nature, Prof. Okidi was among a select group of visionaries appointed as honorary WCEL members, in recognition of their outstanding lifelong…
Story | 14 Apr, 2021
First the Rhino, now the Elephant, what is next?
Could the Rule of Law be the solution?
In line with the African black rhinoceros, the African forest elephant is now listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The significant population decline over the past decades is not only caused by the loss of…
Story | 13 Apr, 2021
New Marine Protected Areas MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) now open
The IUCN Programme on African Protected Areas & Conservation is launching a new MOOC on Marine protected areas (MPAs). This new course will complement other courses on protected areas already available, such as Protected areas management in Africa, Ecological…
Article | 12 Apr, 2021
Renforcement des capacités des acteurs pour une meilleure résilience au changement climatique
Koudougou, Burkina Faso, le 12 avril 2021 - L’UICN et la WASCAL organisent conjointement l’atelier de formation sur les risques liés au changeent climatique et autres facteurs de dégradation pour une gestion intégrée des écosystèmes dans les sous bassins de la…