Story | 09 Feb, 2021
Dialogue: Migration, Environmental Change & Conflict
CEESP Virtual Dialogues: by Galeo Saintz and Elaine Hsiao, Co-chairs of the CEESP Theme on Environment and Peace
The co-migration of human and other species catalyzed by environmental change, including climate change, is anticipated to increase dramatically in the next decades. As calls…
Story | 12 Jan, 2021
COVID-19 and Climate Change: Double Jeopardy for Traditional Resource Users in the Sundarbans
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir*
The combined impact of climate change and COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating the marginalisation of the indigenous and local communities in the Sundarbans, an area which spans across the regions of Bangladesh and India. Majority have lost their…
Story | 08 Jan, 2021
Seeds of Hope & Action: New educational resources to inspire transformative action
CEESP News: by Dr Alexandra Masako Goossens-Ishii*
The global Covid-19 pandemic has awakened us to the interdependence between all living beings and their environment. Educational tools that inspire hope in each person to initiate a positive change are key to overcome feelings of…
Story | 30 Oct, 2020
Moving forward on lobster fishery means addressing access and conservation
CEESP News: by Tony Charles*. Originally published on Policy Options, October 28, 2020
The situation unfolding in the Nova Scotia lobster fishery raises larger questions around who holds decision-making power over this natural resource.
Story | 22 Oct, 2020
The 21st meeting of the IUCN's Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel (WGWAP-21) will take place virtually from 17 to 19 November 2020.
Story | 15 Oct, 2020
As climate change impacts intensify across the globe, the prevalence of nature-based solutions for climate adaptation, also known as Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), has also been increasing, with various actors including governments, private sector, non-governmental organisations and community…
Story | 05 Oct, 2020
Request for proposals - Audit services for the ADAPT project
Proposal for the annual audit services, including Agreed-Upon Procedures engagement ISRS 4400, of the project “ADAPT: Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Societies in the Western Balkans”
Story | 01 Oct, 2020
Nature-based Solutions – an answer to the climate change challenges in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkan societies are among the most vulnerable with respect to climate change impacts affecting numerous sectors and domains, as recent findings indicate. Natural and human-made disasters, such as floods, droughts, landslides and environmental degradation, have increased risks, with…
Story | 28 Aug, 2020
Water, our ally in adapting to climate change in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans are highly prone to climate change, affecting water resources, while predictions indicate increases in extreme weather events leading to repeated disasters.
Story | 10 Aug, 2020
An ocean hero dedicated to vaquita conservation succumbs to COVID-19
IUCN is deeply saddened by the loss of Mexican conservationist Paco Valverde, who dedicated his life to protect the vaquita – the world’s smallest porpoise and most threatened marine mammal. Paco was regarded as an ocean hero who inspired his community to care for the marine environment on which…