Story | 13 Sep, 2021
Women building power: activist stories, testimonies
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders; by WoMin African Alliance
Story | 13 Sep, 2021
New Chair of IUCN WCEL: Prof. Dr. Christina Voigt
The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, elected Professor Dr. Christina Voigt as new Chair for the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law.
Story | 10 Sep, 2021
"More;" A poem by shalan joudry
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders; a poem by shalan joudry**
Press release | 10 Sep, 2021
IUCN Congress closes with call for a post-pandemic recovery based on nature
Marseille, France, 10 September 2021 (IUCN) – The IUCN World Conservation Congress closed today in Marseille and online, setting the nature conservation agenda for the next decade and beyond. The IUCN Congress urged governments to implement a nature-based recovery from the…
Story | 10 Sep, 2021
“Return to Being;” A poem by Nnimmo Bassey
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders; by Nnimmo Bassey *
Story | 10 Sep, 2021
IUCN Members overwhelmingly vote to upscale nature protection in Europe
Today, on the last day of the World Conservation Congress, IUCN Members voted in favour of a range of Motions which aim to protect Europe’s nature, with a particular focus on forests and on marine biodiversity.
Story | 10 Sep, 2021
The outlook for World Heritage at 50 – crisis or crossroads?
Experts at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, in Marseille and online, discussed the relevance of the 1972 World Heritage Convention as it reaches the turning point of its 50th anniversary. Touching on some of the biggest challenges faced by this unique international mechanism, they…
Story | 10 Sep, 2021
Community-level responses to ‘forest violence’ in Cambodia
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders. Article by Hollie Grant and Philippe Le Billon*
Story | 09 Sep, 2021
Three regional councillors from the Mediterranean elected at IUCN Congress
IUCN-Med would like to congratulate Sonia Castañeda (Spain, Fundación Biodiversidad), Imèn Meliane (Tunisia, WCPA) and Maud Lelièvre (France, Les Éco-maires) on their election as IUCN regional councillors
Story | 09 Sep, 2021
Imagining otherwise: steps forward for a greater recognition of Indigenous wisdom and resistance
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders. Article by Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim *
A call to action
1. The criminalisation of environmental defenders must stop immediately. No one should be…