Story | 08 Dec, 2021
CEESP News: by Melanie Zurba and Anastasia Papadopoulos *
In this article, we present systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature on Indigenous participation in Global Environmental Governance (GEG) forums, and focus on the specific questions: (1) what GEG forums include Indigenous…
Story | 08 Dec, 2021
Launching the Natural Resource Governance Framework & Building a Community of Practice
CEESP news: Emmanuel Nuesiri, Chair NRGF; Jess Campese, Deputy Chair NRGF; and Jenny Springer, Director, IUCN Global Program on Governance and Rights
Press release | 06 Dec, 2021
All coral reefs in the Western Indian Ocean at high risk of collapse within 50 years
Gland, Switzerland, 6 December 2021 (IUCN) - A new assessment of the coral reefs of the Western Indian Ocean shows that they are all at high risk of collapse within the next five decades. Ocean warming and overfishing were identified as the main threats.
Story | 06 Dec, 2021
Endangered Caspian Seal Habitat Awarded Important Marine Mammal Area Status
Today, the IUCN Task Force on Marine Mammal Protected Areas, a joint task force of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and the World Commission on Protected Areas, announces that Caspian seals have been awarded three Important Marine Mammal Areas, or IMMAs, as part of a tranche of 14 new IMMAs…
Story | 02 Dec, 2021
Combining GIS, the positive outcomes achieved in Africa and Asia, and the stories of success behind them, IUCN Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) presents its work tackling plastic pollution in the ocean.
Story | 29 Nov, 2021
Inspiring People: Rhino Rangers in the Kunene Basin in north-western Namibia
The Rhino Rangers in the Kunene and Erongo region of Namibia have a very important and often challenging task: to protect the largest free-ranging black rhino population in the world, in a very harsh and arid environment. Over 60 rhino rangers are employed by 13 community conservancies…
Story | 29 Nov, 2021
How to ignite ecosystem restoration in your community
Grassroots action for the restoration of your local ecosystem is a means to engage yourself and the community around you to become part of the change that you are trying to achieve, according to the IUCN Community-Organizing Toolkit on Ecosystem Restoration.
News | 25 Nov, 2021
Global Lessons on Greening School Grounds and Outdoor Learning
The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) extends the #NatureForAll invitation to be part of the Global Lessons on School Ground Greening and Outdoor Learning project, which aims to identify and disseminate successful approaches to school ground greening from around the world to…
Story | 22 Nov, 2021
They work the land. They protect the land. Does COP26 notice?
Indigenous peoples and local communities are included in the final version of the 26th session of the UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26)’s decision text, a definite success compared to previous years. Direct financing for these groups…
Story | 18 Nov, 2021
Global deforestation: EU Commission outlines new law to address agriculture trade chains
Yesterday, the European Commission proposed a ground-breaking new legislation which aims to minimise the EU’s footprint on the world’s forests. The new law hopes to keep products linked to deforestation and forest degradation off the EU market.