Story | 18 Mar, 2021
Viet Nam develops action plan on reducing plastic waste of fisheries sector
On 5 February 2021, the Viet Nam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued the Decision 687/QD-BNN-TCTS to approve the action plan on marine plastic waste management in the fisheries sector (2020 – 2030). The Decision has received high appreciation from relevant stakeholders as…
Story | 05 Mar, 2021
Gland, Switzerland, 05 March 20201 (IUCN) – IUCN has called on governments to channel investments towards nature and nature-based solutions as part of their economic recovery packages to address the ongoing pandemic.
Story | 01 Mar, 2021
First-ever global catalogue of ecosystems will enable coordinated conservation efforts
Gland, Switzerland, 01 March 2021 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today published its Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-…
Story | 01 Mar, 2021
New data reveals slow progress in achieving gender equality in environmental decision making
Around the world, women are leaders, stewards, educators, engineers, farmers and scientists who contribute invaluable experiences and knowledge to effectively safeguard our environment and realise sustainable development goals. So where are they in top decision-making positions? This…
Story | 24 Feb, 2021
Our world and our ocean are awash in plastic waste. Reducing plastic consumption, increasing recycling and reuse of plastic products into a circular economy – including promoting the economic value of plastics, and support for research and innovation to develop new products to replace…
Story | 23 Feb, 2021
During this week’s United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA5), there is a focus on marine plastic pollution which continues the discussions that began at UNEA 1 in 2014. In order to mitigate plastic pollution, countries need to be able to identify where and how the plastic pollution…
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 | 22 Feb, 2021
University of Edinburgh artists and IUCN explore the nature of cities
The Edinburgh College of Art, a leading international art college within the University of Edinburgh, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest and most diverse…
Story | 19 Feb, 2021
Landscape architects combating ecosystem degradation
CEESP News by Tobiloba Akibo, Tunji Adejumo, Kharbal James Kaltho (CEESP-member) & Ibrahim Bala Girku *
The Society of Landscape Architects in Nigeria (SLAN) launced a lecture series with the theme “UN Decade of Ecological Restoration,”…
Story | 19 Feb, 2021
Through the capacity component of the Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) project, IUCN has supported various Circular Economy initiatives aiming at reducing plastic leakage into the marine environment. As part of this effort, a new video showcases three of these projects…