Story | 25 мар, 2022
Climate Change and Health – The Link
CEESP News: Suryakanta Acharya. The impacts of climate change on health and health care are being recognized of late. The rising temperatures and the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are of grave concern to all life forms on earth and patients are no exception.
Story | 22 мар, 2022
Un nouveau départ pour l’oasis Ouled Yahia en Algérie
Depuis quelques années, l’Oasis d’Ouled Yahia, site classé Ramsar, souffre de la baisse du niveau de la Foggara, principale source d’eau de la région. Cette baisse du niveau d’eau cause des épisodes de sécheresse intense et la salinisation des sols, qui entraîne l’augmentation des feux dans la…
Article | 21 мар, 2022
Un nouveau départ pour l’oasis Ouled Yahia en Algérie
Depuis quelques années, l’Oasis d’Ouled Yahia, site classé Ramsar, souffre de la baisse du niveau de la Foggara, principale source d’eau de la région. Cette baisse du niveau d’eau cause des épisodes de sécheresse intense et la salinisation des sols, qui entraîne l’augmentation des feux dans la…
Story | 19 мар, 2022
IUCN closing statement to UN IGC4 on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement
IUCN believes that now is the time to be bold, visionary and pragmatic for the benefit of humankind and the ocean.
The Summary of the IPCC WGII Sixth Assessment Report cautions that we have a “brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for…
Story | 18 мар, 2022
Interview with Joao Sousa, IUCN resident plastics expert, on the global plastic pollution treaty
The IUCN Ocean Team sat down with João recently to discuss what the UN Environment Assembly is calling, "the most significant environmental deal since the Paris accord". It is a Resolution endorsed by 175 Ministers and Heads of Member States which will create an intergovernmental committee…
Story | 17 мар, 2022
Conservation is becoming more dangerous: increasing violations and threats
CEESP News: Liliana Jauregui, Senior Expert Environmental Justice, IUCN NL
Last week, IUCN and the University of Geneva launched a report on the status of environmental civic spaces. The report paints a bleak picture: nature conservation NGOs are faced with shrinking civic spaces,…
Story | 24 фев, 2022
Aquaculture and Nature-based Solutions: new report
A new report from the AquaCoCo project works to identify synergies between sustainable development of coastal communities, aquaculture, and marine and coastal conservation. It examines the emerging concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and the IUCN Global Standard for NbS when applied to…
Story | 26 янв, 2022
Con versión en español y en Miskitu, idioma de los pueblos indígenas que habitan La Moskitia hondureña, la campaña aborda temas como situación de los ecosistemas marino-costeros, pesquerías, bosques de manglar, cambio climático y principales amenazas que enfrentan sus recursos naturales.
Story | 09 дек, 2021
Rights-based approaches must be placed at the heart of conservation efforts
Efforts to address the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change must ensure that human rights are protected and that recognition and support for the leadership roles of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women and youth reflect the importance of their contributions to the…
Story | 09 дек, 2021
A Challenge to Reimagine Conservation in 2022
CEESP News - by Kristen Walker Painemilla, IUCN CEESP Commission Chair