Press release | 19 sep, 2019
Countries must use nature more in their climate commitments – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 19 September 2019 (IUCN) – Countries are not fully taking into account the considerable potential of ecosystems such as mangroves and peatlands to tackle climate change in their commitments under the Paris Agreement, according to a…
Story | 06 sep, 2019
Aligning restoration commitments could boost global land health – IUCN report
By aligning land restoration commitments countries could bring more degraded land back to health, according to a new IUCN report launched today at the ongoing Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in New Delhi.
Story | 05 sep, 2019
Cities launch park-based programmes to reap health, biodiversity, and financial harvest
Urban biodiversity and healthy natural ecosystems offer a range of benefits to human society, including providing cleaner water, reducing flood risk and storing carbon.
Story | 26 aug, 2019
IUCN boosts climate change coping initiatives, supports agroforestry in Sikkim, India
As part of the ‘Coping with Uncertainties: Building Community Resilience and Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan Region’ project, IUCN took part in the green initiative “A Day for Mother Earth” to raise awareness of the negative impacts of climate change in…
Story | 22 aug, 2019
Assessing the Management Effectiveness of the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site through R-METT
From June 24th to June 27th 2019, IUCN Lao PDR facilitated a participatory assessment in Savannakhet Province, to evaluate the management effectiveness of the Ramsar designated Xe Champhone Wetland. The assessment was carried out using the Ramsar Management…
Story | 28 jun, 2019
Options for Governance and Decision-making across Scales and Sectors
CEESP News - by Dr. Marina Rosales Benites de Franco, Professor and Researcher of Federico Villarreal National University
Artículo | 28 jun, 2019
El proyecto Agrocadenas de Cacao y Medios de Vida en Guatemala benefició en total a cerca de 1000 agricultores del norte de Guatemala y restauró 776 hectáreas, sumando los aportes del proyecto, del gobierno y de FUNDALACHUA como socio implementador. También contribuyó con la generación de 315…
Artículo | 27 mei, 2019
UICN desarrolla una herramienta online para la adaptación al cambio climático
Permitirá a municipalidades, sociedad civil y sector privado desarrollar estrategias para combatir el cambio climático. La plataforma web promueve la Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas: el enfoque que permite aprovechar los beneficios de la naturaleza…
Artículo | 17 mei, 2019
Especialistas en el tema de agua de Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador y Panamá se reunieron en la ciudad de San José para participar en el Taller Regional de Expertos del Proyecto de Adaptación Vulnerabilidad y Ecosistemas (AVE).
Publicación | 2019
Gobernanza de aguas transfronterizas : adaptación al cambio climático
Management of transboundary waters in increasingly becoming more challenging, and climate change is likely to exacerbate these pressures. Not least because climate change is a global issue, adaptation will require an international response. This book aims to identify issues, both theoretical and…