Story | 23 Sep, 2019
Securing forest and farm enterprises through risk management and business incubation
To build the capacities of smallholder forest and farm producers on managing risks and improving their businesses, the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) programme organised a six-day regional training-of-trainers on risk…
Story | 23 Sep, 2019
Can producing cocoa help Colombia achieve its climate targets?
Colombia holds significant potential to combat climate change by establishing forestry and agroforestry systems on degraded land. Opportunities for restoration can also be found through improvements to pasture and cattle management as well as the conversion of degraded pastures to sustainable…
Story | 23 Sep, 2019
Guidance on estimating the mitigation potential of restoration
New practical guidance is now availible to estimate the mitigation potential of forest landscape restoration and help inspire countries to take more climate action, and increase their ambition to remove and avoid carbon dioxide emissions.
Story | 06 Sep, 2019
Aligning restoration commitments could boost global land health – IUCN report
By aligning land restoration commitments countries could bring more degraded land back to health, according to a new IUCN report launched today at the ongoing Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in New Delhi.
Story | 06 Sep, 2019
Valientes mujeres guatemaltecas de la Selva Maya apuntan a la conservación de las áreas protegidas
Este evento coincidió con el Día Internacional de la Mujer Indígena. Como parte del respeto a la cultura y del fortalecimiento de la participación efectiva, se contó con el apoyo de un traductor del español a la lengua Q'eqchí.
Story | 03 Sep, 2019
The Restoration Tracker: an interview
Making a pledge to the Bonn Challenge to bring landscapes under restoration is an important first step, but that may actually be the easiest part. The intertwined, complex moving parts between making that pledge and actually restoring landscapes to…
Story | 03 Sep, 2019
Thailand introduces SMART tech to protect Asian elephants
In early May, the Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) programme of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), together with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), organised a three-…
Story | 30 Aug, 2019
Recognising and supporting indigenous leadership in conservation
CEESP News: by Dr. Nathan Bennett, Chair of the CEESP 'People and the Oceans' Specialist Group, and Dr Ameyali Ramos Castillo, Deputy Chair of CEESP
Indigenous peoples manage or have rights to more than a quarter of the world’s surface, and their territories host a significant proportion…
Story | 30 Aug, 2019
17th September – Have your say on the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions
This week we launched the 2nd and final public consultation on IUCN Global Nature-based Solutions for Societal needs – climate change, disasters, food and water security, health, social and economic development. On Tuesday 17th September a live around the world day for your say - #day4yoursay…
Story | 30 Aug, 2019
Cracking open a better source of oil
Palm oil dominates the headlines, and for good reason. It’s a commodity that many of us depend on, yet it takes its toll on whole landscapes – famously triggering the destruction of diverse forests to convert into palm plantations. There is no…