Story | 02 Aug, 2018
2018 SEAMEO - Japan Education for Sustainable Development Award
Competition for educational organisations in Southeast Asian countries - Submission deadline: 3 September 2018.
Story | 23 Jul, 2018
Guinness Record 2018: 100'000 climate change postcards
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC intends to beat the Guinness World Record of the largest composed postcard with the help of children and youth.
Story | 23 Jul, 2018
IUCN mourns the passing of Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar
It is with great sorrow that we inform you that Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar passed away on Monday 16 July 2018.
Story | 20 Jul, 2018
Guinness Record 2018: 100,000 climate change postcards
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC intends to beat the Guinness World Record of the largest composed postcard with the help of children and youth.
Story | 09 Jul, 2018
IUCN 70th Anniversary celebrations in Halifax, Canada
IUCN Indigenous Peoples’ Organisation (IPO) Members and non-members attending the Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods conference in Halifax, celebrated IUCN’s 70th Anniversary on 30 May 2018.
Story | 09 Jul, 2018
Great solutions deserve strategic communication
The desert in Africa is always hungry, looking for fertile land to devour. The SAWAP project develops new ways to fight the desert, for instance with smart agriculture. That’s great! But who knows about these innovative solutions? And who adopts…
Story | 03 Jul, 2018
The 12-year-old Belizean girl who spoke up at the World Heritage Committee meeting – interview
“I respectfully encourage the representatives of each country present to think of my generation in decision-making regarding World Heritage sites – our barrier reef and our planet depend on it.” Thus did Madison Pearl Edwards address the delegates gathered at UNESCO’s 42nd World Heritage…
Story | 27 Jun, 2018
CAIEF 2018 - Strengthening cooperation for environment and sustainable development in Central Asia
Second Central Asian International Environmental Forum – CAIEF was held in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) on June 5-8th, 2018 and aimed at strengthening regional cooperation for environment and sustainable development.
Story | 21 Jun, 2018
Empowering Children to #beatplasticpollution - In collaborative partnership with the IUCN CEC
On July 5, communities around the globe gathered together to show their support for the #BeatPlasticPollution campaign. Maria Auma, a proud and enthusiastic CEC member, who is extremely passionate about helping children connect with nature shares the story of their campaign in Uganda. In the…
Story | 13 Jun, 2018
Aleksey Zavarzin IUCN CEC Regional Vice Chair for Eastern Europe and Central Asia meets CEC members from Iran