Story | 26 Jan, 2017
Grassroots water governance: a contribution for hydrodiplomacy and peace
IUCN presented its experience on water governance at the International Symposium on Water Diplomacy, organized by the International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC), a UNESCO Category II Centre located in the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
Story | 26 Jan, 2017
German resolution reaffirms IUCN’s position on the international stage
The German government has officially recognised IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as an intergovernmental organisation, reaffirming the Union’s important role on the global environmental and development stage.
Story | 26 Jan, 2017
World Wetlands Day: Strengthening resilience and collaboration to reduce disaster risk
On February 2nd the world celebrates its wetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and nature. Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet…
Story | 26 Jan, 2017
IUCN European Work Programme 2017-2020: signed, sealed and ready for implementation
The IUCN European Work Programme 2017-2020 outlines the areas of work IUCN's European region will focus on over the next four years and is the product of extensive consultation and discussion with IUCN's European Members and experts. It follows the same structure and subresults as the IUCN…
Story | 25 Jan, 2017
The five years long project “Institutional Support to the management of Protected Areas in Albania” has come to its end, significantly contributing to the progress that has been made in the field of nature protection in Albania.
Story | 25 Jan, 2017
IUCN, under the framework of Mangroves for the Future (MFF) and in collaboration with Quang Nam Provincial People’s Committee and Da Nang City People’s Committee, organised a high level round-table discussion on "Integrated watershed and coastal management in Vu Gia – Thu Bon River Basin and…
Story | 24 Jan, 2017
New Red List reveals European habitats under threat
For the first time, a total of 490 habitats across 35 countries in Europe have been assessed to determine their risk of collapse. The European Red List of Habitats, initiated by the European Commission, benefited from the knowledge and expertise of over 300 experts who reviewed the current…
Story | 24 Jan, 2017
Do they work? – forest interventions intended to improve livelihoods
People and forests are connected. Study after study confirms this linkage, and it is known that hundreds of millions of rural people around the world either derive a portion of their livelihoods from the forest or are deeply dependant on forests in some way. Unlike measuring benefits from…
Story | 23 Jan, 2017
PISUNA- Community-Based Monitoring to Management
In December 2016 the PISUNA project gathered together Greenlandic stakeholders and international experts in Nuuk to share lessons-learnt during this project and other community-based monitoring initiatives in the Arctic.
Story | 23 Jan, 2017
Nine nominations for nature sites in 2017 reviewed by IUCN World Heritage Panel
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is reviewing nine World Heritage nominations with natural criteria, including two extensions and seven new sites, which are proposed for 2017. The IUCN World Heritage Panel gathered in December in Gland, Switzerland to consider the…