Story | 07 Jun, 2022
With this additional funding, German Development Cooperation and the Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme (ITHCP) have contributed a total of €47.5 million for tiger conservation in Asian countries since its inception in 2014. This new contract between IUCN…
Story | 06 Jun, 2022
Ethiopia mobilizes leaders and policy makers to mainstream biodiversity
The ‘Pathway to Prosperity’ proposed by Ethiopia’s 2021-2030 National Development Plan aims to ensure inclusive and equitable development. However, such development is highly dependent on biodiversity, which is already under pressure. Launched by IUCN in the country…
Story | 06 Jun, 2022
TFCA Financing Facility hands over Covid-19 response grants to SADC TFCAs
In a ceremony held on the 3rd of May 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa, organised by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), two cheques were handed over to the first recipients of Covid-19 Response Grants. The cheques are part of…
Story | 06 Jun, 2022
Regional cooperation on electricity trade
While expanding solar and wind will be an important factor in helping Vietnam to reduce its coal consumption and meet its COP26 commitments, increasing power imports from neighbors is another step in this process. The April 2022 version of Vietnam’s…
DG Statement | 04 Jun, 2022
IUCN Director General's Statement on Stockholm+50 and World Environment Day
Exactly 50 years ago, countries gathered in Stockholm for the first time around a common goal: to protect the global environment. As the world marks half a century of multilateral environmental action, IUCN calls for urgent, bold efforts towards a truly sustainable global economy.
Story | 02 Jun, 2022
Journalists as Advocates for Nature
The media plays a crucial role in educating the public. To increase the regional journalists' awareness on how East Africa’s most iconic wildlife and habitats are inextricably linked to its people’s survival and well-being, a trip supported by the USAID funded CONNECT project, was organized to…
Story | 27 May, 2022
RECONECT: Upscaling Nature-based Solutions
RECONECT, a 5-year EU project implementing Nature-based Solutions to reduce water-related climate risks, held its 7th general assembly in Zurich from 23 to 25 May 2022.
Story | 26 May, 2022
Grid integration of renewables
Vietnam’s has made impressive progress on its renewable energy transition, but the rapid expansion of solar and wind is straining the country’s electricity grid. In 2020, more than 100,000 rooftop solar installations and at least 15 utility-scale solar plants were connected to the grid. In 2021…