Story | 30 Jun, 2017
Significant advances in the review of the ABS legislative assessment in the Caribbean Region
Basseterre, St. Kitts. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) support the efforts of Caribbean countries to protect both its biodiversity and the traditional knowledge of its people by building…
Press release | 22 Jun, 2017
Gland, Switzerland – IUCN former President, globally recognised environmentalist Yolanda Kakabadse, will Chair the new IUCN independent scientific and technical advisory panel on the restoration of the Rio Doce watershed in Brazil, following the 2015 collapse of the Fundão tailings dam at the…
Story | 21 Jun, 2017
IUCN will build capacities on EbA and adaptive governance
The capacities will be build in transboundary river basins and at national level to improve NDC´s implementation.
Press release | 20 Jun, 2017
IUCN and UN Environment launch promotional videos on the Nagoya Protocol for the Caribbean
Caribbean, 20 June 2017 (IUCN) -The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) are increasing its efforts to help Caribbean countries boost fair access to their genetic resources and equitable sharing of…
Story | 19 Jun, 2017
Climate variability is already affecting the agricultural production in the region. Therefore, local stakeholders gathered on May 23rd and 24th during the Natural Solutions and Governance for Climate Change Adaptation Forum.
Story | 14 Jun, 2017
Teams of lawyers from around the world came together in Cebu last week to discuss an ambitious new initiative to improve implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The lawyers, from universities in Australia, Brazil, China, New Zealand, South Africa, the Solomon Islands and…
Story | 12 Jun, 2017
2nd International Meeting, Global Judicial Institute on Environment - Day 3
Adoption of the Statute of the Global Judicial Institute on Environment
Story | 12 Jun, 2017
2nd International meeting, Global Judicial Institute on Environment - Day 2
GJIE Statute, membership, and hosting options on agenda
Story | 09 Jun, 2017
Financing Conservation: Incubator for Innovation
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PARTNERSHIP
IUCN is seeking to partner with protected and conserved areas to seek and learn ways to improve conservation financing.
(Please note: this is not a grant programme)
We are looking for partner sites that already participate in the…
Story | 08 Jun, 2017
New video: learning and dialogue, key steps to building water cooperation across borders
The IUCN BRIDGE projects works towards building river dialogue and governance in transboundary basins. Globally, over 276 lake and river basins stretch across multiple nations, accounting for an estimated 60 per cent of global freshwater flow. Good transboundary water management is crucial for…