Story | 18 Dec, 2018
GrowGreen: Chinese cities grow and with it, the need for green
Blog by Claire Warmenbol. Worldwide out of the 47 megacities, China alone counts 17. These are cities with a population in excess of 10 million people. Today over half of the Chinese mainland population lives in cities. Towards 2030, China aims for 70% of its population, about 900 million people…
Story | 14 Sep, 2018
IUCN brings Nature-based Solutions to the Global Climate Action Summit
At an affiliate event in San Francisco, IUCN and partners showcase how investing in nature builds human resilience
Blog | 15 Jun, 2018
To feed future generations, countries must invest in living soils
Governments should invest in healthy, living soils by channelling agricultural subsidies towards sustainable farming methods. If done right, agriculture can conserve the diversity of species found in soils, helping halt land degradation and desertification. This in turn helps countries ensure…
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Two CEM Sessions at the Conservation, Communities and Livelihoods, Halifax, Canada, May 27-30, 2018
Story | 30 Apr, 2018
Worsening land degradation undermining human well-being worldwide, experts warn
The pervasive nature and scale of land degradation is currently undermining the well-being of two fifths of humanity, according to an IUCN co-authored assessment of global land degradation and restoration.
Press release | 09 Mar, 2018
Suva, Fiji, 09 March 2018 (IUCN) – Reminiscing the adventures of growing up around mangrove forests in Fiji, Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Peter Thompson, who is also serving as the UN Special Envoy for Oceans, shared opening remarks with participants of…
Story | 04 May, 2017
Visual storytelling: Water Infrastructure Solutions for the Volta Basin
WISE-UP 'Water Infrastructure Solutions from Ecosystem Services underpinning Climate Resilient Polies and Programmes' is a 4-year multidisciplinary research project that aims to demonstrate the application of natural infrastructure as a ‘nature-based solution’ for climate change adaptation and…
Story | 18 Apr, 2017
In the city of Buenos Aires from March 15 to 17, 2017, IUCN organized the Regional Workshop "Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction for sustainable development: the role of biodiversity". The event was held within the framework of the project: “Resilience through investment in ecosystems:…
Story | 24 Mar, 2017
Using nature to transform disaster risk reduction: it starts with two-way dialogue
Fiji, 8-10 March 2017-IUCN convened representatives from both the disaster management and environment sector from 10 pacific countries during a workshop on ecosystem-based approaches to reduce disaster risk. It was a unique opportunity to initiate multisectoral dialogue to mobilise joint actions…
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Empowering women in water management - International Women's Day 2017
IUCN is committed to gender equality. To support International Women's Day, the Water Programme compiled some of their most recent efforts to empower women in decisions and actions for sustainable water management.