Story | 24 Apr, 2023
In honorable memory of Ziad Samaha
Today we honour a dear IUCN colleague and friend - Ziad Samaha - who was a true champion for conservation in the Mediterranean.
Story | 29 Mar, 2023
AFRIPAC: strengthening 5 countries' commitments to a UN Plastics Treaty
As the world moves towards an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, IUCN and GRID-Arendal partner in a new project: AFRIPAC, "Effective Plastic Treaty Capacity Building for Africa." This project aims to empower five African nations´ negotiating skills for a strong…
News | 29 Mar, 2023
Strong regional commitment to One Health approach in Central Asia
Five Central Asian countries have jointly confirmed their interest to mitigate the risk of zoonosis emergence in the region by enhancing overall landscape resilience through the One Health approach. The commitments were shared today, closing out a three day regional workshop in Tashkent, co-…
Page | 25 Jul, 2022
IUCN and partners are implementing a project in Lebanon to assist the members of the Tyre Fishing Syndicate and their families to jointly improve their livelihoods
Page | 08 Aug, 2022
Enhancing Socio-Ecological Climate Change Resilience of Marine and Coastal Systems in Lebanon
The Coastal Ecosystem Resilience project, funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beirut, is designed in a programmatic approach to address foundational gaps of marine and coastal conservation and protection in Lebanon at the administrative level, bridging the gap between scientific knowledge,…
Page | 29 Jun, 2022
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in Lebanon, with the support of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as an executing agency and key stakeholders, seeks to conserve and protect marine and coastal biodiversity through policy and legal reforms, enhanced stakeholder…