Story | 10 Mar, 2021
Recognizing that marine plankton diversity is one of the most notable absentees in climate discussions and policies, and knowing that the protection of global plankton diversity in international policy decisions is vital for preserving ocean health, IUCN GMPP and ETH UP Zurich have moved to…
Story | 01 Mar, 2021
First-ever global catalogue of ecosystems will enable coordinated conservation efforts
Gland, Switzerland, 01 March 2021 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today published its Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-…
Story | 01 Mar, 2021
New data reveals slow progress in achieving gender equality in environmental decision making
Around the world, women are leaders, stewards, educators, engineers, farmers and scientists who contribute invaluable experiences and knowledge to effectively safeguard our environment and realise sustainable development goals. So where are they in top decision-making positions? This…
Story | 25 Feb, 2021
IUCN MARPLASTICCs project Provides Institutional Frameworks Governing Marine Plastic Pollution to understand marine plastic pollution and Extended Producer Responsibility in Asia and Africa
Story | 23 Feb, 2021
How Do We Build Back Better After a Pandemic?
By Kristen Walker Painemilla, Chair of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy & Senior Vice President of Conservation International's ' Center for Communities and Conservation'
Transformation, an equitable recovery with social justice, and climate change are…
Story | 22 Feb, 2021
One-third of freshwater fish face extinction, warns new report
A new report ‘The World’s Forgotten Fishes’ reveals the extraordinary variety of freshwater fish. This variety accounts for over half of all the world’s fish species and is essential to the health of the world’s rivers, lakes and wetlands and well-being of societies and economies across the…
Story | 23 Jan, 2021
As part of IUCN’s Plastic Waste Free Islands project which promotes circular economy actions that demonstrate effective, quantifiable solutions to addressing plastic leakage from Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Searious Business is launching three zero plastic waste toolkits designed for…
Story | 22 Jan, 2021
IUCN Global Youth Summit goes virtual
CEESP News: by Camila Perez Gabilondo, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
The virtual IUCN One Nature, One Future Global Youth Summit will take place 5-16 April 2021. Visit iucnyouthsummit.org to find out more.
Story | 22 Jan, 2021
The Plastic Waste Free Islands project 2020 update: key progress made over the last year
Our 2020 update overview gives highlights of advancements made whilst dealing with the reality of having to adapt to unexpected events and uncertainties during a difficult year. The overview shows the Plastic Waste Free Islands project team and implementing partners'…
Story | 22 Dec, 2020
Supportive policies are key to forest landscape restoration
Experience has shown that for forest landscape restoration (FLR) to be successful, it needs to be supported by policies that incentivize, facilitate and mobilize the implementation of FLR. This IUCN brief describes a range of FLR-supportive policies, complemented by…