Story | 16 Jun, 2016
Forest and Farm Producer Organisations show “Strength in Numbers”
A joint Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) and International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA) publication unveiled today at the European Development Days (EDD) provides practical examples of the involvement of many of the most marginalised in the global quest to fulfil the Sustainable Development…
Press release | 14 Jun, 2016
IUCN and partners launch global effort to boost restoration of degraded forests
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council has approved The Restoration Initiative (TRI) that will help 10 countries define and achieve commitments under the Bonn Challenge – a global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded land by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030.
Story | 10 Jun, 2016
Wildlife trade and dams putting natural World Heritage at risk – IUCN
Natural World Heritage sites face major threats, such as commercial logging, poaching, gillnet fishing and dams, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In its recommendations to the World Heritage Committee, which meets in July, IUCN has advised that three…
Story | 08 Jun, 2016
EU Green Week Event: Making money through landscape restoration
In this year’s edition of European Green Week, which took place from 30 May to 3 June 2016, the focus was on ‘Investing for a greener future.’ Green Week is one of the most prominent annual events to debate and discuss European environment policy. IUCN participated in this debate by organising a…
Story | 06 Jun, 2016
What agroforestry in Brazil looks like
Agroforestry is an excellent landscape-wide restoration option to benefit both people and the environment. It can, however, be somewhat of an abstract concept, unless you can see it in action.
Story | 02 Jun, 2016
Beyond Barriers: Investing in Landscapes Pays Dividends
On 6 June, 2016 at the Royal Society of London, IUCN hosts a session addressing 'Removing barriers for investing in forest landscape restoration: What works where?' as part of the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case.
Story | 31 May, 2016
Coffee, Cacao, and Cardamom ─ Market Models from Guatemala Workshop
In mid-April, a host of producer organisations, NGOs, and governments convened a Forest and Farm Facility workshop in Guatemala to discuss regional issues and share ideas.
Story | 30 May, 2016
IUCN recommends five World Heritage listings
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, recommends World Heritage status for five sites nominated for their outstanding natural values. The advisory body on natural World Heritage, IUCN also recommends action against major threats in listed natural sites and danger-listing for two…
Story | 13 May, 2016
A day in the life of an eco-guard in Cameroon
Daily challenges abound for Stéphane Marel Madjaye, one of the dedicated guards who protect the forest elephants, western lowland gorillas, pangolins and other wildlife in the Dja Biosphere Reserve from poachers – writes Paul de Ornellas of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a grantee with…
Story | 02 May, 2016
IUCN and National Geographic Society Join Forces for IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016
Partnership will highlight pressing conservation issues and ways to solve them.