Story | 25 May, 2022
This report is the first step in identifying and targeting priority interventions and solutions that can support local marine-based communities. The study highlights seaweed farming, sea cucumber farming, and finfish farming as key opportunities. There is an overview of strengths and weaknesses…
Story | 24 May, 2022
IUCN expands partnership with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
Davos, Switzerland, 24 May 2022 -- IUCN and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting that they will engage Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to ensure their voices and…
Story | 23 May, 2022
Fantastic Freshwater: 50 landmark species for conservation
To mark International Day for Biodiversity (22 May), a new report shines the spotlight on overlooked and underappreciated freshwater species that are in urgent need of conservation. 'Fantastic Freshwater: 50 landmark species for conservation' is the result of a…
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Contributions for Nature Platform
The Contributions for Nature platform allows IUCN Members to document where they are undertaking (or planning to undertake) conservation and restoration actions. It overlays data for biodiversity and for nature-based solutions to climate change.
Story | 06 May, 2022
IUCN receives IAIA Global Award for its expertise and measures to protect the natural world
Gland, Switzerland, 6 May 2022 (IUCN) - IUCN has been awarded the International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA) 2022…
Story | 04 May, 2022
Important Shark and Ray Areas news
The IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group has developed the foundations for an expert-driven innovative approach to ensure that discrete portions of habitats, critical to shark species, are delineated and used in various place-based conservation and management initiatives…
Story | 05 Apr, 2022
Research into the economic aspects of the Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities project, to contain and reduce plastic pollution in the ocean, delivers insight into the true costs of plastic pollution on communities, livelihoods, coasts, and the global ocean.
Story | 04 Apr, 2022
Reflection on Advancing Community Engagement for Sustainable Forests in Northern Liberia
CEESP News: Mahawa Komala, Mandela Washington Fellow for Young African Leaders with CI’s Center for Communities and Conservation
Reflecting on her work with everyday ghandis in northern Liberia, Mahawa Komala describes how engaging communities in forest management in Liberia in times of…
Press release | 31 Mar, 2022
Global taskforce to align new ‘Nature Markets' with sustainability goals
31 March 2022 -- Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) today announced the launch of a global Taskforce to ensure that emerging nature markets deliver nature positive and equitable outcomes and contribute to meeting climate goals.
Story | 30 Mar, 2022
The War Between Russia and Ukraine – An Environmental Disaster
CEESP News: Ritu Dhingra, IUCN CEESP Regional Vice Chair for South and East Asia.
Who will wear the burnt–the speechless lifeforms through no fault of their own? War always brings calamity and strife. When human beings, Homo sapiens, “The Wise Man,” and the most evolved species on this…