Blog | 28 Jan, 2020
Threats to the environment are interlinked with gender-based violence across multiple contexts
Around the world, rooted in discriminatory gender norms and shrouded in impunity, gender-based violence (GBV) occurs in all societies as a means of control, subjugation and exploitation that further feeds gender inequality.
Blog | 23 Jan, 2020
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are matters of fundamental human rights and prerequisites to meeting sustainable development goals around the world.
Story | 09 Jan, 2020
This exchange visit was carried out in Finca Paraiso and Finca Tres Naciones, Peten, Guatemala. The visit was conducted with rural livestock farmers involved in innovated programs such as the establishment of silvopastoral systems and forage bank.…
DG Statement | 18 Dec, 2019
IUCN Acting Director General’s Statement on International Migrants Day
When it is a deliberate choice, migration can be a powerful source of new opportunities. Yet for many people, migration is not a choice. Many are forced to leave their homes, fearing conflict and violence, or fleeing from persecution and human rights violations. For 2019, the UN has estimated…
Blog | 17 Dec, 2019
Benefits of gender equality in sustainable ecosystem management
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are matters of fundamental human rights and prerequisites to meeting sustainable development goals around the world.
Story | 03 Dec, 2019
Hilary Macleod wins CEC Excellence Award in Oceania
Read about Hilary Macleod's main motivation and strategy to overcome challenges in Oceania region
Story | 26 Nov, 2019
Leba Ciriyawa Halofaki Mataitini wins CEC Excellence Award in Oceania
Leba Ciriyawa Halofaki is one of the two winners. The article shows us her main drivers and her strategy to overcame challenges
Story | 22 Nov, 2019
USAID project advances in biodiversity conservation and prosperity of marine-coastal communities
People from three high biodiversity sites in Central America have benefited from the Regional Coastal Biodiversity Project.
Story | 18 Nov, 2019
World Toilet Day 2019: Access to sanitation means dignity, opportunity, safety
World Toilet Day, celebrated on 19 November every year, is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which promises sanitation for all by 2030. As more than half the global population still…
Story | 07 Nov, 2019
Islamabad, Pakistan, 6 November 2019 -The 7th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Conservation Forum – one of Asia’s most important nature conservation events - kicked-off today with a strong focus on convening a…