Story | 16 Jun, 2020
SUSTAIN-Africa gains traction on climate-resilient landscape development in Tanzania and Mozambique
As the first phase of the Sustainability and Inclusion Strategy for Growth Corridors in Africa (SUSTAIN-Africa) ended in December 2019, emerging results in governance, integrated natural resources management, and business and investment are contributing to sustainable landscape development.
Story | 16 Jun, 2020
Version 2.0 of the Diagnostic tool for transboundary conservation planners released
Transboundary conservation processes can often be difficult to coordinate. The Diagnostic tool is a valuable asset in supporting the decision-making process in establishing and implementing transboundary conservation initiatives that might ultimately lead to the…
Story | 15 Jun, 2020
What is IUCN doing to conserve the ocean?
The short answer is: a lot! We are pleased to circulate the latest edition of Marine News magazine; a 64-page review of all the activities on marine and coastal conservation happening across the Union…
Story | 15 Jun, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the global community in innumerable ways - impacting health, livelihoods, economies, and behaviours. The conservation community has not been spared, facing a range of challenges in the midst of this crisis, including for protected and conserved areas and the…
Story | 15 Jun, 2020
IUCN calls on business to put nature at the heart of economic recovery plans
Today, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) joined 30 global NGOs and business organisations in calling on corporate chief executives to support ambitious policies to reverse nature loss as part of the governments’ economic recovery plans.
Story | 10 Jun, 2020
BRIDGE: Transboundary water cooperation in East and Southern Africa
Two new visual story features on the BRIDGE ‘Building River Dialogue and Governance’ project were published on the occassion of World Environment Day. BRIDGE works in fourteen transboundary river basins worldwide.
Story | 10 Jun, 2020
Protected areas need better and more diversified funding
The current COVID -19 crisis has brought into sharp focus the underlying financing and resourcing challenges facing protected and conserved areas around the world. Protected areas are a mainstay of biodiversity conservation, while also contributing to people’s livelihoods and well-being,…
Story | 10 Jun, 2020
Former IUCN Species Survival Commission Chair wins top environmental prize
Dr Simon Stuart, former Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and a central figure of IUCN’s species conservation work for over three decades, has been awarded the prestigious Blue Planet Prize by the Asahi Glass Foundation.
Story | 09 Jun, 2020
IUCN Celebrates World Environment Day - Experts Call for Responsible Development
On the occasion of the World Environment Day, IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change, organized a webinar to commemorate the day and highlight the importance of the Environment. The theme of the day this year was: "Time for Nature".