Story | 14 Dec, 2021
Nature-based Solutions as a response to climate change in Western Balkans
In cooperation with the Public Investment Management Office of the Government of the Republic of Serbia a working lunch for key partners in Serbia was organised to discuss the application of Nature-based Solutions aimed at…
Story | 14 Dec, 2021
The IUCN Congress: What does it mean for Europe?
Today, the IUCN European office released a new paper which details the importance of the World Conservation Congress for Europe. At the Congress, a number of European Members were elected to the IUCN Council – the organisations principal governing body. The Members also voted in favour of key…
Story | 10 Dec, 2021
European Environmental Law Congress on Legal Indicators will be held in Paris on 16 - 17 December
Legal practitioners, environmental law professors, and judges will convene online and in-person for the IUCN-WCEL 2nd World Environmental Law Congress European regional event on Measuring the effectiveness of environmental law through legal indicators. This hybrid event will take place online…
Story | 09 Dec, 2021
A Challenge to Reimagine Conservation in 2022
CEESP News - by Kristen Walker Painemilla, IUCN CEESP Commission Chair
Story | 09 Dec, 2021
The Blue Carbon Policy Project is operational
Striving to make international policies coherent and aligned, to accelerate coastal ecosystem conservation.
Story | 09 Dec, 2021
IUCN WCEL High Level Judicial Event Opens in Rio de Janeiro
The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) and its partners opened the high-level judicial segment of the 2nd World Environmental Law Congress yesterday at the Supreme Court of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The three-day event, The Role of Judges: Environmental Law…
Story | 09 Dec, 2021
In November 2021, IUCN’s Asia Regional Office MARPLASTICCs project hosted a workshop on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) with several partners from the EU/Expertise France, GIZ PREVENT Waste Alliance, Thailand Environment Institute, WWF Malaysia EPR project, and…
Press release | 08 Dec, 2021
Dragonflies threatened as wetlands around the world disappear - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 9 December 2021 (IUCN) – The destruction of wetlands is driving the decline of dragonflies worldwide, according to the first global assessment of these species in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Their decline is symptomatic of the…
Story | 08 Dec, 2021
Using ecosystem risk assessment science for ecosystem restoration
A new guide demonstrates how to apply the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems to ecosystem restoration, throughout planning, implementation, and monitoring.
Story | 07 Dec, 2021
The recipients of the second round of SSC EDGE Internal Grants have been selected.