Story | 13 Sep, 2021
Women building power: activist stories, testimonies
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders; by WoMin African Alliance
Article | 01 Sep, 2021
Stopper le déclin de la biodiversité d’ici 2030 : le projet BIODEV2030 officiellement lancé au Bénin
L’atelier national
Story | 20 Aug, 2021
Strategies to help rural women protect forests
Around the world in forest communities, women entrepreneurs are making a big difference. More than 750 million women depend on forests for employment and household consumption, and women are among the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs. Federations of forest and farm producers around the…
Story | 16 Aug, 2021
IUCN is publishing a worldwide collection of case studies that provide concrete illustrations of how aquaculture can be part of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), sharing conservation objectives with the community while outlining critical issues that should be explored on a case-by-case basis. Today…
Article | 12 Aug, 2021
L’UICN a octroyé 2 prix spéciaux à la 2ème édition du prix "Grande Muraille Verte"
En collaboration avec la Coordination Nationale de l’Initiative Grande Muraille Verte, L’UICN a récompensé deux productions journalistiques qui traitent de la restauration de la biodiversité en lien avec le secteur minier et le secteur agricole.
Article | 12 Aug, 2021
L’UICN faite "Chevalier du développement rural, agrafe environnement"
A l’occasion de la tenue de la 3ème Journée nationale de l’arbre, célébrée le 7 août 2021 à Ziniaré, au Burkina Faso sous le thème "Arbre, identité culturelle et cohésion sociale", une dizaine d’acteurs ont été décorés par le Président du Faso…
Story | 10 Aug, 2021
The International Day for Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem, proclaimed by UNESCO's General Conference in 2015 and celebrated annually on 26 July, aims to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as a "unique, special and…
Story | 08 Aug, 2021
The Lésio-Louna Reserve – a place of beauty and potential as a wildlife haven
The Lésio-Louna Reserve, also known as Réserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lésio Louna, was developed by a partnership between the Republic of Congo and UK registered charity The Aspinall Foundation. The area was established as a gorilla sanctuary by a decree in 1999, which was repealed and…
Press release | 05 Aug, 2021
African elephant species now Endangered and Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List
Gland, Zwitserland, 25 maart 2021 (IUCN) – Na decennia van populatiekrimp door stroperij voor ivoor en verlies van leefgebied, krijgt de Afrikaanse bosolifant nu de status van Ernstig Bedreigd en de Afrikaanse savanneolifant de status Bedreigd op de…
Article | 02 Aug, 2021
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is implementing in Burkina, Ghana and Niger, a project titled: Creating Lands of Opportunity: Transforming Livelihoods through Landscape Restoration in the Sahel.