Story | 28 Dec, 2019
Environmentally induced migration and impact on yam farmers in Benin
CEESP News: by Melanie Allen, CEESP member and Fulbright Scholar, Bénin 2018-2019.
Yam holds a special place in Beninese culture; apart from being one of the few staple crops that were not introduced during the colonial period such as rice and corn, yam is indigenous to this region and…
Story | 23 Dec, 2019
NRGF in 2019: Continued implementation, outreach and learning
CEESP News: by Jessica Campese (NRGF Co-Chair, CEESP) with Barbara Nakangu (GPGR Senior Programme Manager, NRGF Co-Chair) and Jenny Springer (GPGR Director).
The Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) initiative made important progress in 2019 in expanding outreach, supporting use…
Story | 17 Dec, 2019
Peace, Migration, and Environmental Change
CEESP News: by Galeo Saintz and Elaine Hsaio, Chairs of the CEESP Theme on Environment & Peace.
Migration of humans and other species is widely predicted to increase in large numbers due to environmental change (e.g., climate change and environmental degradation) and…
Story | 17 Dec, 2019
Addressing the climate change and poverty nexus
CEESP NEWS: by Anthony Charles, Senior Research Fellow in Environment and Sustainability (among other positions, please see below)
Story | 18 Sep, 2019
Online Survey: Life in Conservation
By Thomas Pienkowski, PhD Candidate from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science at the University of Oxford.
Do you work, study, or do research in conservation? The Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS) would like to learn about your #lifeinconservation…
Story | 16 Sep, 2019
CEESP News: by Kristen Walker Paniemilla, Chair of CEESP
There is much happening across the Commission. These last few months, the IUCN family has focused efforts on the preparation of WCC forum proposals, motions and revisions to the WCC Program. In this letter, I will share just a few…
Story | 22 Jul, 2019
Key for Conservation in Indigenous Territories: a multi-stakeholder dialogue
CEESP NEWS - by Dr. Purabi Bose, Deputy Chair of the CEESP Theme on Governace, Equity and Rights (TGER)
How does multi-stakeholder dialogue matter in nature conservation? When engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders, one is already taking a step towards understanding the complexity…
Story | 11 Jul, 2019
Family Planning: critically important for women, girls, the environment & sustainability
CEESP News: by David Johnson, Chief Executive, Maragaret Pyke Trust - Population & Sustainability Network
On World Population Day, 2019, CEESP is proud to be one of the first organisations joining a first of its kind campaign: Thriving Together. The supporters of Thriving Together…
Story | 02 Jul, 2019
Nature in the City: Green solutions for sustainable, healthy and resilient Cities
Today the world population stands at 7.7 billion. In the next 30 years it is expected to grow by a further 2.9 billion. By 2100, according to the latest UN projections, humanity is expected to have developed into an almost exclusively urban species with 80-90% of people living in cities.
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