Story | 10 Jun, 2024
Kiwa Initiative facilitates social media session at Heritage in Young Hands EcoCamp
The Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park recently hosted the annual Heritage in Young Hands (HIYH) EcoCamp, an event focused on environmental education.
Brochure | 2024
IUCN Africa Conservation Forum 2024
African Solutions for Nature and People: Creating transformative responses to the biodiversity and climate crisis in Africa.
Grey literature | 2022
The economic impact of plastic pollution in Antigua and Barbuda
This economic brief shows the estimated impact of marine plastic pollution on fisheries and tourism in Antigua and Barbuda. Marine plastic pollution can generate significant economic costs in the form of gross domestic product (GDP) reductions, estimated at up to US$7 billion (globally) for 2018…
Conservation Tool
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. Open to all, it is used by governmental bodies, non-profit organisations, businesses and individuals.
Story | 31 Jan, 2022
An interview with Quantis, EA, and IUCN, some of the people behind the the Plastic Leak Project (PLP). They discuss how growing urgency and awareness around the issue of plastic leakage into the environment is driving companies and public authorities to make bold commitments to reduce their…
Story | 21 Jan, 2022
In the framework of the European LIFE Wetlands4Climate project, IUCN member Fundación Global Nature (Spain) is working in 10 different wetlands across the Iberian Peninsula. The main goal is to identify the most suitable restoration and conservation measures in each case that allow to improve…
Story | 27 Dec, 2021
China launches new guidelines for coastal ecosystems to enhance disaster risk reduction
In 2018, the highest decision-making body on financial and economic issues in China mandated competent authorities to implement coastal conservation and restoration projects through the use of Nature-based Solutions to keep resilient…
Story | 14 Dec, 2021
'Optimising Energy and Empowering Nature’ event underscores need for collaboration across sectors
Brussels, Belgium -- A radical alliance is needed between the conservation and energy sectors to meet the growing demand for renewable energy and related grid infrastructure, according to the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), International Union for Conservation of…
Story | 09 Dec, 2021
The Blue Carbon Policy Project is operational
Striving to make international policies coherent and aligned, to accelerate coastal ecosystem conservation.
Story | 08 Dec, 2021
Environmental Services Investments & Offset Bonds
CEESP news: by Simon M. Lamb
UK based CEESP member Simon Lamb's proposal for the world's first bond market in environmental services seems to have found favour with the UK Conservative party. Recently, the policy was selected by a Dragons Den of MPs, Lords and the Prime Minister's chief…