Story | 16 Jul, 2020
Benefitting human and environmental health in south western Uganda
CEESP News: by Kathryn Lloyd, Programmes & Operations Manager, Margaret Pyke Trust
The Margaret Pyke Trust, jointly with partners, has launched a new project benefitting human and environmental health in South Western Uganda. Funded by the UK Government, it aims to ensure healthy…
Story | 10 Jul, 2020
Climate Change Law in the European Union and the European Green Deal
By Prof. Dr. Luc Lavrysen - During two webinars organized by the Symbiosis Law School, Naida (3 July 2020) and Chandigarh University, India (4 July 2020), participants were updated on recent developments in the climate change law and policy in the European Union.…
Publication | 2020
Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors
Connectivity conservation is essential for managing healthy ecosystems, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change across all biomes and spatial scales. Well-connected ecosystems support a diversity of ecological functions such as migration, hydrology, nutrient cycling, pollination,…
Story | 06 Jul, 2020
Deep-sea mining effects may be felt from top to bottom, surface to seabed
Seabed mining effects will probably not be confined to the sea floor, argues a Proceedings of the National Academy (PNAS) journal article from the University of Hawaii, co-authored by IUCN's High Seas Adviser, Kristina Gjerde. The effects will be…
Story | 30 Jun, 2020
Building ambition for the High Seas Treaty: June IUCN webinar series. What did you miss?
The goal of the three sessions was for all to better understand the UN Treaty on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (the High Seas Treaty), to address potential points of divergence, and to build ambition for the …
Story | 09 Jun, 2020
IUCN Lao PDR organised two field missions to the Xe Champhone Ramsar Wetland as part of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) – funded Climate Adaption in Wetlands Area Project (CAWA) to develop a Non-Timber Forest Resource Programmeme (NTFP) in 16 villages.
Story | 08 Jun, 2020
IUCN and The Ocean Race join forces in global sports-conservation partnership
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has established a unique collaboration with The Ocean Race to work together, combining global sports events with powerful conservation activities, having impacts that will amplify awareness towards sustainability and essential…
Story | 07 Jun, 2020
Conservation of genetic resources of spices, plantation, medicinal and aromatic crops
CEESP News - by Dr. Raviraja Shetty G*, University of Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, India
A 10-day short course training programme was organized to enhance the knowledge of teachers, scientists, researchers, and extension workers on “Recent advances in…
Story | 05 Jun, 2020
From Social Solidarity to Economic Solidarity
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir*
The citizens are aspiring for a transformational mission for a legitimate state to provide for universal basic needs and to ensure fundamental rights of its citizens. On the economic front, the…
Story | 05 Jun, 2020
Conservation, Economic Reactivation and COVID-19 in Peruvian Amazon Indigenous Communities
CEESP News: by Ana Watson & Conny Davidsen, University of Calgary. Department of Geography - Environmental Governance Research Group. University of Calgary*
The COVID-19 crisis calls us to critically analyze the role of the state in extraction and conservation projects in…