Story | 22 Mar, 2021
World Water Day 2021: The Value of Water
When seen from space, our planet is predominantly blue, seemingly abundant with water. Yet only 1% of its surface area is actually freshwater. The world urgently needs to value the precious and limited resource that is freshwater. 'The Value of Water' is the theme of World Water Day 2021 and the…
Story | 22 Feb, 2021
One-third of freshwater fish face extinction, warns new report
A new report ‘The World’s Forgotten Fishes’ reveals the extraordinary variety of freshwater fish. This variety accounts for over half of all the world’s fish species and is essential to the health of the world’s rivers, lakes and wetlands and well-being of societies and economies across the…
Story | 07 Jan, 2021
CEC celebrates Alejandra Torrez
Alejandra Torrez shares her story working in the 'Andean Cat Education Program', an initiative aiming to achieve a permanent change in the perception and valuation of nature, especially the Andean cat as an emblematic specie of the Andes in Bolivia. Alejandra…
Story | 03 Dec, 2020
CEC Co-Organized International Snow Leopard Day Celebration in China
The event led by Beijing Forestry University and Eco-Bridge Continental was successfully held in Beijing and Kunming
Story | 26 Nov, 2020
Thursday 26 November, 16:00-18:30 East Africa Time (EAT)
Story | 26 Nov, 2020
Listen to environmental law and policy experts from around the world.
WCEL Webinar Series
Story | 25 Nov, 2020
What are the emerging issues in Environmental Law?
High-level speakers from around the world address emerging issues in environmental law.
Story | 11 Nov, 2020
Race to Zero Dialogues: Climate action requires water action
During the original dates of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 (9-19 November 2020), a UNFCCC virtual campaign labelled ‘Race to Zero Dialogues’ is taking place instead. In the form of a two-week series of over 100 online events, the Dialogues focus on concrete action to support the world’s…
Story | 14 Sep, 2020
IUCN’s Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), through the #NatureForAll global movement, are celebrating nature and drawing attention to the importance of biodiversity worldwide, with an inspiring new video and an exciting card game on…