Story | 13 Feb, 2020
Blueyou business partners with mangrove trees to turn a profit
The swirling question posed by any business wanting to take part in nature conservation is how to make it profitable. In Indonesia, the “Selva Shrimp” project is on the way to proving that small-scale farming with active nature conservation can create livelihoods for local communities. At the…
Story | 02 Feb, 2020
Responsible production and consumption highlighted at the IUCN Leaders for Nature masterclass
IUCN India in collaboration with Global Compact Network India (GCNI) organised a Leaders for Nature (LfN) Master Class on Circular Economy in Business: A blueprint for action towards SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production on 6 September 2019. A total of 80 participants from the Ministry…
Press release | 29 Jan, 2020
Environmental degradation driving gender-based violence – IUCN study
Gland, Switzerland, 29 January 2020 (IUCN) – The degradation of nature can lead to gender-based violence including sexual assault, domestic violence and forced prostitution, according to a…
Story | 21 Jan, 2020
Global businesses call on governments to adopt bold actions on nature
Davos, Switzerland, 21 January 2020 -- Today at the World Economic Forum, Business for Nature - a global coalition of forward-thinking businesses and influential organisations, including IUCN - called for concrete action from governments to deliver a new deal for nature and people.
Story | 18 Jan, 2020
Ready, set, go! MedArtSal kick off meeting today in Rome
MedArtSal is a project to promote sustainable management of artisanal salinas in the Mediterranean
Story | 31 Dec, 2019
Following the decision by IUCN Members to adopt a universal definition of nature-based solutions (NbS) in 2016, IUCN has been working with key stakeholders in relevant sectors, such as water, food, development and humanitarian aid, encouraging them to systematically incorporate NbS into their…
Story | 30 Dec, 2019
A Reflection on Protected Areas in Serving Wildlife Migration: Endangered Oriental Storks
CEESP News: by Linda Wong and Jinfeng Zhou, Secretariat of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF).
Starving migratory Oriental Storks have been found in northeast China this wintering season. Field investigations found that the lack of food in…
Story | 30 Dec, 2019
The Historical Journey of Indigenous Peoples in Climate Change Negotiation
CEESP News: by Pasang Dolma Sherpa, PhD, Co-Chair of FWG, LCIPP of the UNFCCC. Pasang is also Co-Chair of the CEESP Indigenous Peoples, Customary & Environmental Laws & Human Rights Specialist Group (SPICEH)
Story | 23 Dec, 2019
Building Community - Twelve Principles for a Healthy Future
CEESP News: James S. Gruber, PE, PhD, the director of the Environmental Studies' doctoral program at Antioch University New England and CEESP Member
Dr. Gruber's book, publishing in Spring 2020, entitled Building Community - Tweleve Principles for a Healthy Future, looks through 28 case…
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…