Story | 10 Mar, 2020
Learning Community for the effective management of Privately Protected Areas in Central Chile
CEESP News: by by WCS Chile**
WCS-Chile and the Ministry of Environment developed the first Learning Community on protected areas planning in Central Chile. Public and private managers built capacities and knowledge regarding the elaboration of Management Plans for their areas in a…
Story | 09 Mar, 2020
Women in Mozambique engage in Climate Change action
The Coastal Resilience to Climate Change (CRCC) project, funded by the Swedish Embassy in Maputo is empowering coastal communities to respond to climate change in an inclusive, resilient and more sustainable way. So far women participation stands at 58% , 53% and 37% in Inhassoro, Memba and…
Story | 09 Mar, 2020
Improving management of Samoa’s oceans through identification of special and unique marine habitats
Over thirty experts from across Samoa gathered in Apia for a one day workshop to map the country’s special and unique marine areas. These special and unique marine areas are home to a number of species and include habitats such as coral reefs,…
Blog | 08 Mar, 2020
Strategies for integrating gender in sustainable ecosystem management
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are matters of fundamental human rights and prerequisites to meeting sustainable development goals around the world.
DG Statement | 06 Mar, 2020
IUCN Acting Director General’s Statement on International Women’s Day 2020
Nature conservation and women’s rights are inextricably linked. As we face an escalating biodiversity crisis, we need women as equal, active players in conservation more than ever. What is more, environmental degradation is actually exacerbating violence against…
Story | 05 Mar, 2020
Encouraging policy development and best practices for privately protected areas
CEESP News: A contribution from the IUCN WCPA Privately Protected Areas and Nature Stewardship Specialist Group
Often missing from policy discussions, privately protected areas (PPAs) could play an important role in achieving global targets. The PPA and Nature Stewardship Specialist…
Story | 05 Mar, 2020
Communities step up to manage their natural resources
Ghana lost about 60% of its forest cover in just over 50 years, and at the current deforestation rate of approximately 2% per year (135,000 ha/year), the situation is expected to get worse. The government has taken measures to address this, now it’s…
Story | 04 Mar, 2020
Request for proposals - Nature-based solutions field experts
Consultancy services (Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia), project ADAPT: Nature-based solutions for resilient societies in the Western Balkans
Story | 04 Mar, 2020
Learning together: B-DNA members visit Siam City Cement sites in Saraburi province
To learn more about its members’ conservation initiatives, the Thailand Biodiversity Network Alliance (B-DNA) organised its second members’ get-together and field visit to several plants of Siam City Cement Public Company Limited (SCCC) on 5 February 2020 in Saraburi…
Story | 03 Mar, 2020
Samoa: improved government capacity to map protected and conserved areas
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Samoa Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) completed a national training for Samoa’s government officers across environment and fisheries sectors. The training was organized in the frame of the BIOPAMA…