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 | 09 Feb, 2021
Why are glaciers important and how can we protect them?
Listen to Jean-Baptiste Bosson as he shares his passion for the planet’s icy giants at a talk organised by TEDxZürich in December 2020.
Story | 03 Feb, 2021
IUCN supports a number of local level circular economy initiatives as part of its Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities project (MARPLASTICCs), aimed at reducing the amount of plastic waste that leaks into the marine environment. The initiatives have produced some positive results in the past…
Story | 02 Feb, 2021
Wetlands – natural infrastructure managing water for free in the Indo-Burma region
On 2 February 2021, communities and organisations throughout the world will celebrate World Wetlands Day, with the theme Water, Wetlands and Life. The events acknowledge the importance of wetlands and their multiple ecosystem services, including the…
Story | 01 Feb, 2021
Paving the road to the green economic development in the Buna Delta
IUCN and Living Buna partners are encouraging sustainable socio-economic development in north Albania, by focusing on the ecosystem and habitat restoration through the community based actions, in an area of 23,000 ha of the Buna Delta.
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 | 01 Feb, 2021
Stakeholder Consultation on Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology in Haryana
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) organized a stakeholder consultation workshop on “Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)” with the Government of Haryana, India on 12th January 2021. The meeting held in Gurugram, Haryana, India saw the attendance of Sh.
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 | 27 Jan, 2021
MEDARTSALT call for proposals - small grants for artisanal salinas in the Mediterranean
Salinas across Mediterranean are today facing many pressures due to social values change and economic stresses; the market of their products is subject to strong competition from cheaper land-produced salt and the world trade.
Story | 22 Jan, 2021
The webinar for the Caribbean held on December 2020 encouraged dialogue with experts in the region on the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions discussing opportunities and challenges for the Caribbean Islands