Story | 14 May, 2020
Building a community of practices on Nature-based Solutions in North Africa - PPI-OSCAN
Civil society associations from North Africa in Libya, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, are promoting "Nature-based Solutions" interventions to adapt their ecosystems, protect their local biodiversity while facing societal challenges. Learn how the civil society associations from the programme…
Story | 14 May, 2020
New bio-economy taking root in forests
The current way many people use nature to produce products such as food, cosmetics or clothing is by almost any measure, untenable. What needs to happen to transform our global economy into one based on the sustainable use of biological resources…
Story | 13 May, 2020
Blue Finance builds an alliance to monetise and more effectively protect Marine Protected Areas
A key obstacle to effectively managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is a lack of economic resources, but at the Oriental Mindoro MPA in the Philippines, a consortium of dedicated partners is turning one of the world`s most productive ecosystems…
Story | 05 May, 2020
Renaissance of a protected area in Democratic Republic of Congo
A participatory and inclusive consulatation process has breathed new life into the Mangai Hunting Domain and Hippopotamus Reserve. Here's how.
Blog | 30 Apr, 2020
Biodiversity offsetting requires lots of land
This guest blog by Laura Sonter, Jeremy Simmonds, James Watson and Martine Maron examines why avoiding impacts is a better solution to achieving No Net Loss of natural ecosystems.
Story | 28 Apr, 2020
NEW MEANING OF EARTH DAY IN 2020: Business’ Perspective for Nature Conservation Post COVID-19
IUCN India hosted a virtual discussion with big corporate houses on “Business Sector Responsibilities, Challenges and Opportunities for Nature Conservation Post COVID-19” on 22 April 2020.
Story | 28 Apr, 2020
IUCN India hosted a virtual discussion with its member organizations on “Challenges and Opportunities for Nature Conservation Post COVID-19” on 22 April 2020.
Story | 24 Apr, 2020
Making sense of natural resources governance through community perceptions in Uganda
Local attitudes and history count. Explore learning from a social survey tool called SenseMaker® to weigh community perceptions of protected areas and governance structures in support of natural resources management in Uganda…
Story | 23 Apr, 2020
As part of its Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project, IUCN commences a plastic waste national level quantification and Material Flow Analysis (MFA) in the Caribbean. This study investigates plastics production, imports and exports, plastic processing and end-of-…
Story | 22 Apr, 2020
IUCN European Regional Director, Luc Bas, makes the case for continued dialogue between foresters and nature conservationists to preserve forest ecosystem services for the benefit of both people and nature.