Story | 20 Dec, 2017
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, informed key decisions to help combat illegal trade in wildlife at the 69th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The meeting was held in Geneva,…
Story | 20 Dec, 2017
Empowering communities through cooking stoves
Returning to assess the impacts and benefits of the cook stoves provided by its Small Grants Initiatives project, IUCN’s Climate Change Mitigation and Risk Reduction (CCMRR) programme team carried out their final wrap-up visit at Nakalawaca village in Tailevu, Fiji on 20 November.
Story | 20 Dec, 2017
Oceania and Climate Change: Perspectives from the Blue Continent
The side event, “Oceania and Climate Change: Perspectives from the Blue Continent,” took place on Wednesday, 15 November 2017, during the Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference (COP23) at the IUCN pavilion. It was organized by the IUCN Oceania regional office (ORO).
Story | 19 Dec, 2017
IUCN launches first Bonn Challenge Barometer report highlighting restoration progress
19 December 2017— The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released the Barometer Spotlight Report 2017 that details the progress Brazil, Mexico, El Salvador, Rwanda and the United States are making in bringing degraded and deforested landscapes into restoration. It is the first…
Story | 19 Dec, 2017
Plastic is everywhere, polluting our waters, choking marine wildlife, and even in our food and water. I’ve seen plastics in every ocean I’ve dived in. It is a problem of global proportions but an ambitious EU Plastics Strategy can create vital momentum.
Story | 18 Dec, 2017
Conservationist Tony Whitten, who was the Founding Chair of the IUCN SSC Specialist Group on cave invertebrates, was tragically killed in a cycling accident on November 29 2017. Friend and colleague, and member of the IUCN Species Survival Commision (SSC) Steering Committee, Elizabeth Bennett…
Story | 18 Dec, 2017
In the framework of Ha Long – Cat Ba Alliance, funded by the United State Agency for International Development (USAID), IUCN will hold a media talk with the topic “Sustainable tourism development in the Heritage Sites”, focusing on Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site and Cat Ba Archipelago. The…
Story | 18 Dec, 2017
Policy and practice: A holistic approach to protecting Thailand's dugongs
On 25 October, 120 representatives from the private sector, government and civil society participated in a meeting to develop a collaborative action plan to holistically manage and monitor all human impacts on the dugong habitat and life cycle in Koh Libong sub-district.
Story | 15 Dec, 2017
IUCN co-hosted ASEAN Conference on Reducing Marine Debris
The ASEAN Conference on Reducing Marine Debris in ASEAN Region, organised by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Thailand in coordination with the ASEAN Secretariat and IUCN, was held on the 22-23 November 2017 in Phuket…