Story | 16 Oct, 2019
The Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ESARO have signed an implementation agreement for the development of a Regional Resource Hub (RRH) under the Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA)…
Story | 30 Sep, 2019
BRIDGE: Hydrodiplomacy in Action
Globally, over 310 lake and river basins stretch across national borders. Around 60% of those lack any type of cooperative management framework. Good transboundary water management is crucial for peace, security, economic development and environmental…
Story | 27 Sep, 2019
Connecting with young champions for nature at the World Scout Jamboree
#NatureForAll is a global movement championed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and launched by the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) to…
Story | 23 Sep, 2019
Youssouph Diedhiou, quiet achiever, making a protected area a vital community neighbour
He wanted to help make the communities skirting Niokolo Koba National Park in Senegal become a part in the mechanism of protection by bringing the protected area management services to the lives of those communities' members. Here's what Youssouph did and how it worked.
Story | 06 Sep, 2019
Regarding the fire crisis in several South American ecosystems, a statement has been generated by the IUCN South American Committee of Members and the Commissions on Education and Communication, Protected Areas, Ecosystem Management and Species Survival.
Story | 05 Sep, 2019
Cities launch park-based programmes to reap health, biodiversity, and financial harvest
Urban biodiversity and healthy natural ecosystems offer a range of benefits to human society, including providing cleaner water, reducing flood risk and storing carbon.
Story | 05 Sep, 2019
The IUCN WCPA Task Force on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) held its fourth meeting on the island of Vilm (Germany) in June. A major focus of the meeting was the further…
Story | 29 Aug, 2019
The Future of Dams - Viable Options or Stranded Assets?
Since the 1997 IUCN-World Bank study 'Large Dams: Learning from the Past, Looking at the Future' and the subsequent establishment of the World Commission on Dams, IUCN recognises dams are, for better or worse, an integral part of a post fossil-fuel future in which energy needs are met for all.…
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
IUCN’s Commission membership reaches 15,000
IUCN is proud to announce that it has reached 15,000 Commission members.
Story | 06 Aug, 2019
Nature-based solutions and protected areas to improve urban biodiversity and health
Biodiversity and healthy natural ecosystems offer a range of benefits to human society, including providing cleaner water, reducing flood risk and storing carbon.