Story | 22 Aug, 2017
Waste not, want not - Wastewater focus of World Water Week
Every year World Water Week draws the global spotlight onto the world’s water challenges and opportunities. This year, the focus is on wastewater. Over 80% of global wastewater is released untreated back into nature, causing detrimental impacts on water supplies, human health, the economy, and…
Story | 22 Aug, 2017
How one NGO in Viet Nam is saving the world’s most trafficked mammal
Appearing somewhat like a cross between an anteater and a lizard, and rolling into a ball when threatened, the pangolin looks like nothing else on earth. Most people have never heard of them, let alone seen one – yet these creatures are the single most…
Story | 22 Aug, 2017
Breaking barriers: linking art, culture and conservation
In the hopes to further explore and pave the way forward in linking artistic and poetic Fijian traditional knowledge with conservation, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) held a one day symposium at the University of the South Pacific (USP) Oceania Centre in Suva on Monday 10 July…
Story | 22 Aug, 2017
Update of the Ecosystem Profile for the Mediterranean: new opportunities for conservation funds
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) released the new Ecosystem Profile for the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot, valid for the next five years.
Story | 22 Aug, 2017
Field work and knowledge acquisition on endemic plants in the High Atlas (Morocco)
The Oriental High Atlas National Park consists of very uneven mountainous massifs with heights ranging from 1600m to more than 3000m. The vascular flora of the Park, considered by IUCN as an Important Plant Area (IPA), counts more than 300 taxa and endemics count about 46 species, 8 subspecies…
Story | 21 Aug, 2017
Transboundary coordination moves forward in the Sixaola River Basin
Launching of the first binational pilot project prepared by the Sixaola River Binational Basin Commission, and statement of interest in joining the UNECE Global Network of Basins Working on Climate Change.
Story | 21 Aug, 2017
4-6 September, 2017: OAS 2nd Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law
The 2nd Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law will take place in Santiago (Chile) from 4-6 September, 2017. WCEL is honored to join the Organization of American States (OAS), UN Environment, the Supreme Court of Chile, and other partners to further support the development and…
Story | 21 Aug, 2017
Indigenous youth group in Cambodia empowers community to stand up for their rights
Every day in the early hours of 2 AM, Srean Chheurn carries his nets, traps and poles to the nearby Sre Pok river to fish. Later in the day, he goes to the forest to collect flowers, mushrooms and cherries and hunt wild animals such as wild pigs and snakes.
Story | 18 Aug, 2017
On 18 July forty participants in the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development attended presentations on how renewable energy systems provide cost-effective and readily available electricity as an essential basis for accomplishing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Story | 18 Aug, 2017
Women of Goascorán Stand Out in #WaterWomen Campaign
This year, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) mounted a campaign called #WaterWomen to raise awareness about the actions of women working on water issues. Photos and stories were gathered to illustrate the vital role women play in water management.