Story | 29 May, 2020
International wildlife trade: research and COVID-19
CEESP News: by Dr. Inés Arroyo-Quiroz, Chair of the CEESP Specialist Group on Green Criminology & Researcher at CRIM - UNAM, Mexico
Wildlife trade involves far more than animals harvested in tropical regions and sold in China. Most regions of the world play a role. Here Dr. Inés…
Story | 29 May, 2020
Film Premiere: Sustainable Futures - Communities in Action
CEESP News: by The Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN)
CCRN presents a new documentary, "Sustainable Futures - Communities in Action," premiering June 5th, 2020.
See what can happen when a community protects its environment, ensures food for all, and finds its own…
Story | 27 May, 2020
Un abastecimiento seguro, confiable y accesible de agua es esencial para la buena salud. Las dimensiones más conocidas de esta relación son cantidad y calidad de agua para: consumo, como hidratación y para la preparación de alimentos; higiene personal y de los enseres domésticos; y, saneamiento…
Story | 27 May, 2020
The light in the forest: A lesson in optimism from conservationists in Brazil
CEESP News - by Lydia Cardona, Manager, Center for Communities and Conservation at Conservation International
An innovative workshop on conflict sensitivity and conflict transformation was held in Brazil in February. Supported by PeaceNexus Foundation, the workshop centered around…
Story | 25 May, 2020
Mobilizing in support of small-scale fisheries impacted by COVID-19
CEESP News: by Nathan Bennett, Chair of the IUCN CEESP Specialist Group 'People and the Oceans'
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread around the world with extensive social and economic effects for the small-scale fisheries sector and coastal communities. Much of the news is dismal…
Story | 13 May, 2020
Blue Finance builds an alliance to monetise and more effectively protect Marine Protected Areas
A key obstacle to effectively managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is a lack of economic resources, but at the Oriental Mindoro MPA in the Philippines, a consortium of dedicated partners is turning one of the world`s most productive ecosystems…
Story | 08 May, 2020
Thailand celebrates its first National Mangrove Forest Day
On 10 May 1991, His Royal Highness King Rama 9 first addressed the importance of mangroves, marking Thailand’s recognition of the values of mangrove forests in the country. This history has prompted the Cabinet to recently approve a resolution, declaring 10 May of…
Story | 01 May, 2020
IUCN case study examines the interaction between aquaculture and marine conservation in Zanzibar
A new IUCN case study focuses on the coasts and coastal communities of Zanzibar that use them, analysing whether life-supporting aquaculture and marine conservation are really working, and how.
…Story | 27 Apr, 2020
CEESP and COVID19: A Call to Action
Note from the Chair of IUCN CEESP: by Kristen Walker Painemilla
I hope that you and your loved ones are safe during this unprecedented crisis we are facing around the world with COVID-19. We are all learning to manage in this new paradigm.
Story | 23 Apr, 2020
As part of its Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project, IUCN commences a plastic waste national level quantification and Material Flow Analysis (MFA) in the Caribbean. This study investigates plastics production, imports and exports, plastic processing and end-of-…