Story | 14 Jun, 2017
National portal of protected areas launched in Montenegro
The CGIS Bioportal of Montenegro is the most up to date and complete source of information on protected areas in the country. Launched by the Agency for Environmental Protection of Montenegro on the 25th May, it is now a publicly available online platform where users can discover Montenegro’s…
Story | 09 Jun, 2017
Financing Conservation: Incubator for Innovation
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PARTNERSHIP
IUCN is seeking to partner with protected and conserved areas to seek and learn ways to improve conservation financing.
(Please note: this is not a grant programme)
We are looking for partner sites that already participate in the…
Story | 08 Jun, 2017
New video: learning and dialogue, key steps to building water cooperation across borders
The IUCN BRIDGE projects works towards building river dialogue and governance in transboundary basins. Globally, over 276 lake and river basins stretch across multiple nations, accounting for an estimated 60 per cent of global freshwater flow. Good transboundary water management is crucial for…
Story | 01 Jun, 2017
Malta, 31 May 2017 – Representatives of European Member States, the European Commission marine specialists and stakeholders convened with IUCN and the Environment & Resources Authority - on behalf of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU - to discuss the protection of European seas…
Story | 22 May, 2017
Protected Planet in May: of wetlands and vertices
Protected Planet is home to the World Database on Protected Areas, the most comprehensive database on terrestrial and marine protected areas. The database is updated on a monthly basis from more than 500 different data providers in over 240 countries and territories. Since January 2016, the…
Story | 16 May, 2017
The future of Divjaka-Karavasta National Park under threat
The Mediterranean Wetlands Alliance sent an open letter on the 26th April 2017 to the Prime Minister of Albania, Mr. Edi Rama, and the Minister of Environment, Mr. Lefter Koka, expressing concern about the Master Plan “Resort Divjakë Albania” and its planned developments, underlining their…
Story | 15 May, 2017
During the weekend of Earth Day 2017 celebrations, over 80 individuals gathered in a four-day Forum and launched the BalkaNatureNet, set up to become a transnational meeting point for all individuals working in the fields of nature conservation and education for sustainable development (ESD) in…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
The Russian President has declared 2017 the Year of Ecology. This decision will draw public attention towards environmental issues, support the protection of ecological and biological diversity and reinforce ecological security of the country. The Action Plan for the Year of Ecology provides for…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in ECARO
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are defined by IUCN as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits”. They are designed to address…
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Empowering women in water management - International Women's Day 2017
IUCN is committed to gender equality. To support International Women's Day, the Water Programme compiled some of their most recent efforts to empower women in decisions and actions for sustainable water management.