Story | 19 Mar, 2020
CEESP News - by Nyoman Iswarayoga, Director of External Affairs of Restorasi Ekosistem Riau
The importance of partnerships between the public and private sectors to support forest conservation and restoration was recognized earlier this year, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Heads…
Story | 11 Mar, 2020
Ecosystem restoration project in a private (not “privately”) protected area in Chilean Patagonia
CEESP News - by John Whitelaw and Elena Sobakina, Proyecto Pichimahuida
A strictly private project of ecosystem restoration, the main feature of which is a successful rebuilt of native forest by active reforestation, complemented by a variety of restorative and protective measures,…
Story | 10 Mar, 2020
Adopting rights-based approaches to enable cost-effective conservation and climate action
CEESP News: by Vicky Tauli-Corpuz (a), Janis Alcorn (b), Augusta Molnar (c),⇑, Christina Healy (d), Edmund Barrow (e) **
A new publication " Cornered by PAs: Adopting rights-based approaches to enable cost-effective conservation and climate action" in the academic…
Story | 05 Mar, 2020
Communities step up to manage their natural resources
Ghana lost about 60% of its forest cover in just over 50 years, and at the current deforestation rate of approximately 2% per year (135,000 ha/year), the situation is expected to get worse. The government has taken measures to address this, now it’s…
Story | 17 Feb, 2020
IUCN Council adopts first-ever Global Standard on Nature-based Solutions
Gland, Switzerland – The first-ever Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions has been developed by IUCN. Last week, the IUCN Council adopted the standard, clearing the way for it to be launched at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in June.…
Story | 14 Feb, 2020
Unpacking the complex relationship between forest age and river flows
As the global restoration movement gains momentum and large-scale forest landscape restoration activities are implemented, there is a need for a better understanding of the links between increasing forest cover and river flow. Does age matter?
Story | 13 Feb, 2020
Blueyou business partners with mangrove trees to turn a profit
The swirling question posed by any business wanting to take part in nature conservation is how to make it profitable. In Indonesia, the “Selva Shrimp” project is on the way to proving that small-scale farming with active nature conservation can create livelihoods for local communities. At the…
Story | 10 Feb, 2020
Where rice, mangroves and dikes connect in Guinea-Bissau
A look at the interesting relationship between protecting and restoring mangroves and rice cultivation in Guinea Bissau
DG Statement | 05 Feb, 2020
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) expresses its shock and profound sadness following the recent deaths of at least two environmental defenders in Mexico and four indigenous people in Nicaragua. IUCN is deeply concerned that environmental defenders and indigenous…
Story | 02 Feb, 2020
Cold Winter Deserts of Central Asia among potential World Heritage sites, new IUCN report finds
Cold Winter Deserts in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are among six globally significant biodiversity sites in Central Asia that could potentially qualify for World Heritage status, according to a new report launched today by IUCN, the official advisor on natural World Heritage.