Story | 06 Nov, 2021
SEMINARIO: El carbono azul en el corazón de un clima saludable
El próximo 25 de noviembre se organiza un encuentro en Málaga para dar a conocer entre empresas, organizaciones y entidades públicas las ventajas y oportunidades que representa la reducción y la compensación de la huella de carbono a través de proyectos de carbono azul. Este seminario ofrecerá…
Press release | 05 Nov, 2021
Nature-based solutions for climate resilience receive €10 million boost
Glasgow, 8 November 2021 (IUCN) - At the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), the Federal Environment Ministry of Germany (BMU) announced it will provide an additional €10m to the Global…
Story | 02 Nov, 2021
Request for Proposals – consulting opportunities, Albania
IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Centrals Asia (ECARO) seeks one (1) international consultant specialised in hydrological engineering and 1 consulting company or team of consultants specialised in biodiversity, GIS, socio-economic and…
Story | 31 Oct, 2021
Climate-resilient action plan - for Drylands
CEESP News: by A Amarender Reddy, Centre Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, India *
Land degradation, water scarcity, poverty, and hunger are major problems faced in drylands across the world. Drylands are degraded across continents due to over-cultivation,…
Story | 18 Oct, 2021
Asian farmers campaign for leaders to act against climate change
October 2021 – As heads of state prepare for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) launched a campaign to raise awareness on the effects of climate change on…
Story | 01 Sep, 2021
Healthy, functioning, and resilient ecosystems lay the foundation for sustainable economic development, food and water security, disaster risk reduction and climate action. The impacts of climate change pose unique risks to densely populated urban areas, and as the share of the global population…
Story | 25 Aug, 2021
A call for two Nature-based Solutions Trainers – International and Local (Western Balkans)
IUCN ECARO is seeking to contract two qualified and experienced candidates: Nature-based Solutions Trainers - one international and one local from the Western Balkans - to serve within the ADAPT project: Nature-based Solutions for resilient…
Story | 05 Aug, 2021
Global Mangrove Alliance launches the first State of the World’s Mangroves Report
A comprehensive new report by the Global Mangrove Alliance, with the help of over 100 mangrove science, finance, and policy experts from around the world, highlights benefits, stories, and global trends - and sets out a pathway for the way ahead.
Story | 02 Jul, 2021
Challenges of Scaling Up and Financing Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in Africa: The Role of Innovation
Nature is a critical component to scaling up climate change adaptation and resilience. However, financing mechanisms are needed to mainstream approaches such as Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), a nature-based solution for climate adaptation, to…
Story | 28 Jun, 2021
Governance for ecosystem-based adaptation
The Environmental Law Centre and the IUCN Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean are pleased to announce the release of the publication "Governance for ecosystem-based adaptation". This publication is the result of more than a decade of work in Mesoamerica on ecosystem-…