Story | 04 Jul, 2016
Blog: Can science benefit both mud crabs and local fishers in the Sundarban?
A blog posted recently by Mahatub Khan Badhon, a research assistant at IUCN Bangladesh, demonstrates the crucial role science can play in the sustainable management of mud crabs in the Sundarban, Bangladesh.
Story | 29 Jun, 2016
Biosphere Reserve El Triunfo: where sacred Quetzals roam free…
The mountains of Sierra Madre de Chiapas, south of the Chiapas State, Mexico, are home to the most diverse and largest evergreen cloud forest in Mesoamerica and the largest remaining tropical rainforest on the Mexican Pacific coast. The Biosphere Reserve El Triunfo protects the central portion…
Story | 29 Jun, 2016
The Saviour of the Spirit Bear
Simon saw his first bear in the wild when he was seven. There was "a moment that captured my imagination and gave birth to my passion for bears". By the age of 13, his love for bears became a fight, a fight for one particular type of bear known as the Kermode bear, also called the spirit bear (…
Story | 28 Jun, 2016
Indigenous Peoples & forests video
Listen to indigenous voices talk about the productive value of forests
Story | 24 Jun, 2016
Scandinavia supports resilient coastal communities via MFF
Currently in its third phase, Mangroves for the Future (MFF) has received core donor funding from Scandinavian countries, Norway (Norad), Sweden (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) and Denmark (Danida) since 2012. A recent article published by Scandasia highlights the support…
Story | 23 Jun, 2016
A loving relationship between a community and protected area in Russia
Villagers see tangible benefits from safeguarding forested lands ─ now they look to the future
Story | 22 Jun, 2016
Teaching the teachers: Improved nature education in Lu Chun County
Huanglianshan National Nature Reserve, located in Lu Chun County, southeastern Yunnan, was established in 1983 as a provincial reserve and promoted to a national reserve in 2003. To strengthen the link between the nature reserve and local communities, the Zoological Society of Yunnan…
Story | 22 Jun, 2016
An IUCN advisory mission was invited by the State Party of Poland to the Białowieża Forest this month to develop recommendations regarding how the recently adopted amendments to the Forest Management Plan for the Białowieża Forest District relate to the needs for protection of the…
Story | 21 Jun, 2016
Breaking Down Barriers to Investment in Forest Landscape Restoration
During the recent Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in London, IUCN and several key partners explored some of the barriers to, and solutions for, mobilising increased private sector investment into forest landscape restoration (FLR) interventions.
Story | 17 Jun, 2016
Lands of hope: Nature-based solutions to land degradation
Land degradation touches almost one third of all land on the planet, affecting 1.5 billion people. On World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought we look at how IUCN is working with communities around the world to halt this global menace.