IUCN Statement | 19 dec, 2022
IUCN welcomes the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, which was adopted at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP15) in Montreal, Canada on 19 December 2022 after four long years of negotiations. We congratulate the Chinese Presidency, Canadian hosts and the CBD secretariat for their…
Press release | 13 dec, 2022
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 16 new sites in China, France, Mexico, Peru and Zambia to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard recognising well governed and effectively…
Story | 10 dec, 2022
The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Environmental Human Rights defenders, including Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, women and youth, continue to shape global discussions and actions to address the climate and biodiversity crisis. As front-line defenders against environmental degradation, their activism contributes…
Story | 07 dec, 2022
Violence against indigenous groups defending the environment in Mexico
CEESP News: José Luis Carpio Domínguez, Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, México, Jesús Ignacio Castro Salazar, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Abasolo, México, e Inés Arroyo Quiroz, Centro Regional de…
Story | 06 dec, 2022
CEESP News: Dr. J. Marc Foggin, University of British Columbia & IUCN CEESP member, Dr. Richard Gunton, University of Winchester, and Dr. Daniele Brombal, Ca' Foscari University, Venice.
A special issue has recently been launched in the journal Sustainability with focus on…
Artículo | 07 dec, 2022
Violencia contra grupos indígenas defensores del ambiente en México
CEESP News: José Luis Carpio Domínguez, Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, México, Jesús Ignacio Castro Salazar, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Abasolo, México, e Inés Arroyo Quiroz, Centro Regional de…
Story | 07 dec, 2022
The rights of Indigenous women in the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
CEESP News: Edith Bastidas, Pasto Indigenous woman, lawyer, and PhD Law candidate, and IUCN CEESP member.
Indigenous women play an important role in the conservation of biological diversity and, correlatively, are severely affected by its loss. Therefore, their visibility and…
Artículo | 07 dec, 2022
Derechos humanos de las Mujeres Indígena en el Marco de Diversidad Biológica Posterior a 2020
CEESP News: Edith Bastidas, Indígena del Pueblo de los Pastos (Colombia), abogada, Candidata a PhD en Derecho, y miembro de IUCN CEESP
Las mujeres indígenas tienen una función relevante en la conservación de la diversidad biológica y, correlativamente, son severamente afectadas…
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Demonstration: IUCN Contribution for Nature platform
Learn how the IUCN Contributions for Nature platform works and how it shows contributions to global goals during this demonstration session.
Story | 29 nov, 2022
Not all forests are equal - A story map
Primary forests including intact forest landscapes (PF-IFL) are more important for us to preserve than other forests. Let that sink in. See this story map to explore the issues around PF-IFL, learn through case studies from forests across the world, and understand what you can do to help.…