Story | 11 Aug, 2020
UN Desertification and Drought Day is celebrated on 17 June each year. The year of 2020 focuses on changing public attitudes to the leading driver of desertification and land degradation: humanity’s relentless production and consumption, under the…
Story | 10 Aug, 2020
New webinar Series: Transboundary Water Governance for Water Security
Water security is critical for ecosystem, human and animal health, especially for regions where water is scarce and of poor quality. In an increasingly connected planet, collaboration between countries is the key to ensure a future for all species on Earth. Transboundary water systems are an…
Story | 09 Aug, 2020
Events August 9th – 14th, 2020: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
CEESP News: Events of Interest in Celebration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, August 9th – 14th, 2020
See below for events hosted by Conservation International (CI), The Brazil's Indigenous People Articulation, USAID, Government of Chile, and IUCN’s Commission on…
Story | 07 Aug, 2020
FAO Publishes Legal Guide on Land Consolidation for Sustainable Rural Development
By Mohamed Ali Mekouar - This legal guide provides detailed direction on legal issues regarding land consolidation, a regulated procedure used to adjust the property structure in rural areas through a comprehensive reallocation of parcels among landowners and other right…
Story | 31 Jul, 2020
The Slow but Steady Progress in the Implementation of the Biodiversity Agenda
By Braulio F. S. Dias - Despite the contrary perception of many, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has been quite successful in promoting and leading the development and implementation of the global biodiversity agenda, though not yet at the scale and speed needed to reverse the…
Story | 27 Jul, 2020
An IUCN Virtual Dialogue: Spiritual Perspectives for a New Normal
CEESP News: by Liza Zogib, Chair of the IUCN CEESP Specialist Group on Religions, Spirituality, Environmental Conservation and Climate Justice (ReSpECC)
People of faith and spirituality are all thinking about, and offering guidance on, what an earth-centered[1], new normal, might…
Story | 24 Jul, 2020
WCEL Hosts Webinar on Brasília Declaration of Judges on Water Justice
On Friday, 17 July 2020, WCEL hosted the fifth event in the WCEL Webinar Series "Judges as Guardians of Water Resources: The Brasília Declaration of Judges on Water Justice".
Story | 17 Jul, 2020
WCEL Oceans, Coasts, and Coral Reefs Specialist Group Chair, Cymie Payne recently co-authored a legal analysis to assess whether Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) must be prepared for activities that have potential effects on marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ…
Story | 17 Jul, 2020
Blue carbon and more: mangroves as superheroes
Mangrove forests and swamps are nature's superheroes, a vital ecosystem for climate mitigation, adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and many other benefits for humans and animals alike. On this International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem 2020, we present an interactive…
Story | 10 Jul, 2020
Climate Change Law in the European Union and the European Green Deal
By Prof. Dr. Luc Lavrysen - During two webinars organized by the Symbiosis Law School, Naida (3 July 2020) and Chandigarh University, India (4 July 2020), participants were updated on recent developments in the climate change law and policy in the European Union.…