Story | 18 Sep, 2019
The UN General Assembly takes significant steps “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment”
By Victor M. Tafur - On August 30, 2019, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 73/333 that welcomes the work of the ad hoc open-ended working group established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/277, as well as its report, and endorses all its recommendations. The UNGA endorsement…
Story | 16 Sep, 2019
Combating Illegal Trade and Unsustainable Use of Sea Turtles at the CITES COP18
By Claire Saladin - Migratory sea turtles are suffering from an unprecedented decline. Interdisciplinary connections and analysis are aiming at improving the international cooperation between Multilateral Environmental Agreements, mitigating and opposing overexploitation and legal gaps…
Story | 12 Sep, 2019
17th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium
The 17th Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law brought together participants from all over the world to discuss current international, comparative, national, and local environmental law issues.
Story | 12 Sep, 2019
Where culture, spirituality and conservation meet
CEESP News: by the SCB Religion and Conservation Biology Working Group & the IUCN CEESP Theme on Culture, Spirituality and Conservation
This short film is about some of the places where culture, spirituality and conservation meet, and why working together could make all the…
Story | 09 Sep, 2019
Diana Pound wins Commission on Education and Communication Excellence Award in Europe
For the Region West Europe the members of the Jury of the brand new award faced a tough decision. Why? Because excellent work is done in very different fields, making it almost impossible to compare. So the jury decided to award three winners, this way showcasing…
Story | 09 Sep, 2019
Pauline Verheij wins Commission on Education and Communication Excellence Award in Europe
For the Region West Europe the members of the Jury of the brand new award faced a tough decision. Why? Because excellent work is done in very different fields, making it almost impossible to compare. So the jury decided to award three winners, this way showcasing…
Story | 06 Sep, 2019
BELA as a Symbol of Courage for Promoting Environmental Justice in Ne'er-do-well Bangladesh
By Mahmudul Hasan - Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) was formed in 1992 in response to a global movement to protect and conserve the natural environment while promoting environmental justice. The legal NGO emerged out of necessity for environmental equality in a country that…
Story | 05 Sep, 2019
Future-proofing protections for the high seas
Outcomes of the 3rd Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, 19-30 August 2019, UN Headquarters, New York
Story | 04 Sep, 2019
Lessons for CEESP and Ways forward: Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Conservation Forum
CEESP News: by Mersie Ejigu, IUCN CEESP Africa Region Vice Chair
The 2019 IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) expressed commitment to upscaling sound ecosystem restoration and natural resource governance schemes.
This bodes well for CEESP's…
Story | 03 Sep, 2019
The Tour to Save the World: Colombia wins the Yellow Jersey for the Rights of Nature
By Julia Torres Ventura and Elizabeth Macpherson - Colombian cyclist Egan Arley Bernal Gómez and this year’s winner of the Tour de France has captured the world’s attention as the first Latin American to don its leading yellow jersey. What readers may not know is that Colombia also wears the…