Story | 03 Oct, 2018
CEESP News - by André Francisco Pilon, University of São Paulo / Int. Academy of Science, Health & Ecology
Story | 01 Oct, 2018
CEESP News - by Tim Healy, AQUATERRE
"The Deep South" study walks us from the past to the present examining the evolution of the semi-arid lands of southern Madagascar. From trading to semi-nomadism to sedentary agriculture, the peoples of the region have adapted since their arrival.…
Story | 28 Sep, 2018
World must act now to strengthen protection of most important wetlands
An open letter from International Organization Partners of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: In July this year the United Nations reported that the world is off-track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) – ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation…
Story | 19 Sep, 2018
CEESP News- Catherine Sayer, IUCN Program Officer, and Cory Whitney, University of Bonn
A recent assessment of the livelihoods value of freshwater biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin in Eastern Africa has demonstrated that freshwater plants and fishes are key to supporting the…
Story | 14 Sep, 2018
Global AWARE Week: Mobilising ocean conservation action
Blog by Ria Sen, member of the IUCN Comission on Education and Communication
Story | 12 Sep, 2018
How best practice stakeholder participation results in the best outcomes for nature
What do you do when people’s deep love for a forest is the very reason the habitats are in trouble and there is tension? The answer is to do best practice Stakeholder Dialogue, to share decisions with other stakeholders and find the best possible outcomes for…
Story | 07 Sep, 2018
4th Call for Proposals - Guinean Forests of West Africa
BirdLife International, in its capacity as the Regional Implementation Team (RIT) of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Guinean Forests of West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot, has published a new Call for Proposals that may be of interest to CEC members. The deadline is September…
Story | 29 Aug, 2018
New publication: Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters
Good water governance will be a cornerstone of global water security over the coming decades. A central dimension of water security involves the protection, allocation and sharing of increasingly scarce and polluted water resources among humans and the environment.
Story | 22 Aug, 2018
Youth Forum at the 20th Tripartite Environmental Ministers’ Meeting in China
Upon invitation from #NatureForAll partner, China Environmental Education Center (CEEC) of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China, IUCN CEC member Hanying Li spoke and facilitated the Youth Forum during 20th TEMM among China, Japan and S. Korea, which …