Story | 15 Jul, 2021
Meetings held in the context of the “Plastic Waste-Free Islands Med” project are bringing together local NGOs, the private sector and the Insular Council of Menorca to discuss key issues affecting plastic waste generation on the island. From 29 June to 6 July, participants of the Working Group…
Story | 02 Jul, 2021
The GCF and IUCN have signed a funding agreement for the project “Transforming Eastern Province through adaptation” (TREPA) with a GCF contribution of $ 33,783,755 and an additional $ 15,839,042 mobilized as co-financing from the Government of Rwanda and other Project Executing Entities.
Story | 02 Jul, 2021
Inaugural IUCN Oceania Environmental Law Congress
Suva, Fiji 14 to 16 July 2021
Story | 01 Jul, 2021
A new paper, published today in Science, argues for an international legally binding agreement that addresses the entire life cycle of plastics, from extraction of raw materials to legacy plastic pollution. Three clear goals are proposed and encouraged, to address not only the well-known issue…
Story | 28 Jun, 2021
Governance for ecosystem-based adaptation
The Environmental Law Centre and the IUCN Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean are pleased to announce the release of the publication "Governance for ecosystem-based adaptation". This publication is the result of more than a decade of work in Mesoamerica on ecosystem-…
Story | 25 Jun, 2021
“Getting to Zero”: Policy Options and Legal Measures for Climate Change Mitigation and Land Use
By Fabiano de Andrade Corrêa - Members of the IUCN WCEL Climate Change Specialists Group collaborated on a Special Issue of the Carbon & Climate Law Review on the role of legislation in the land sector to achieve the climate neutrality goal of the Paris Agreement.
Press release | 25 Jun, 2021
IUCN Global Standard for NbS™ and guidance advanced in China
Beijing, China, 23 June 2021 (IUCN) – China’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), together with IUCN, today officially launched the Chinese version of the IUCN Global Standard for NbS and guidance, along with 10 new case…
Story | 23 Jun, 2021
Investment from a new "blended" finance facility will allow Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association (TASA), to use the incoming funds to implement a number of sustainable, revenue-generating initiatives while enhancing the protection of 132,000 hectares of spectacular coral reef ecosystems.…