Story | 09 Feb, 2021
Dialogue: Migration, Environmental Change & Conflict
CEESP Virtual Dialogues: by Galeo Saintz and Elaine Hsiao, Co-chairs of the CEESP Theme on Environment and Peace
The co-migration of human and other species catalyzed by environmental change, including climate change, is anticipated to increase dramatically in the next decades. As calls…
Story | 01 Feb, 2021
Each year, the international community celebrates World Wetlands Day on the 2nd February, a day to put a spotlight on the state of our wetlands globally. Organised by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the 2021 theme focuses on the intrinsic link…
Story | 31 Jan, 2021
Congress: Environmental Solutions in the Framework of the Climate Emergency
CEESP News: by Lorena G. Coria, member of the Bolivian Center for Multidisciplinary Studies CEBEM
In September 2020, the II Virtual Congress on Sustainable Development and Environmental Challenges "Environmental Solutions in the Framework of the Climate Emergency" was held. Organized by…
Story | 22 Jan, 2021
IUCN Global Youth Summit goes virtual
CEESP News: by Camila Perez Gabilondo, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
The virtual IUCN One Nature, One Future Global Youth Summit will take place 5-16 April 2021. Visit iucnyouthsummit.org to find out more.
Story | 12 Jan, 2021
COVID-19 and Climate Change: Double Jeopardy for Traditional Resource Users in the Sundarbans
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir*
The combined impact of climate change and COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating the marginalisation of the indigenous and local communities in the Sundarbans, an area which spans across the regions of Bangladesh and India. Majority have lost their…
Story | 11 Jan, 2021
New edition: Protected Area Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT)
CEESP News by Sue Stolton and Nigel Dudley, Equilibrium Research
Protected and conserved areas only work if they are effectively managed. And understanding what constitutes “effective” means getting to grips with a huge range of social, environmental and economic issues.
Story | 06 Jan, 2021
CEESP News: by Caroline de Jong, Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme*
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) recently released its report “COVID-19 and indigenous and tribal peoples: The impacts and underlying inequalities”. Building on grassroots stories from ten countries and wider…
Story | 11 Oct, 2020
Subtle Ways of Excluding Indigenous Voices
To observe Indigenous Peoples Day in the US, we share this personal opinion piece by CEESP Member Minnie Degawan, activist for Indigenous Peoples’ rights from the Cordillera, Philippines & Director of Conservation International’s Indigenous & Traditional Peoples Program
Story | 09 Aug, 2020
Events August 9th – 14th, 2020: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
CEESP News: Events of Interest in Celebration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, August 9th – 14th, 2020
See below for events hosted by Conservation International (CI), The Brazil's Indigenous People Articulation, USAID, Government of Chile, and IUCN’s Commission on…
Story | 27 Jul, 2020
An IUCN Virtual Dialogue: Spiritual Perspectives for a New Normal
CEESP News: by Liza Zogib, Chair of the IUCN CEESP Specialist Group on Religions, Spirituality, Environmental Conservation and Climate Justice (ReSpECC)
People of faith and spirituality are all thinking about, and offering guidance on, what an earth-centered[1], new normal, might…