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.
Story | 01 Mar, 2017
Note de la Présidente de la CEESP
Comme il s'agit ici du premier bulletin de la Commission depuis le Congrès mondial de la nature à Hawaï, je voudrais présenter le cadre général de notre travail au cours des quatre prochaines années, et vous inviter à apporter vos contributions en tant que membres!
Story | 01 Mar, 2017
Mensaje de la Presidente de la CPAES
CEESP News - by Kristen Walker- Painemilla, February 2017
Ya que este es el primer boletín de la Comisión desde el Congreso Mundial para la Naturaleza en Hawái, deseo establecer un poco de lo que será nuestra labor durante los próximos cuatro años, así que bienvenidos a comunicarme sus…
Story | 22 Feb, 2017
CEESP News - by Kristen Walker- Painemilla, February 2017
As this is the first Chair's Note since the World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, I want to set the stage a bit for our work over the next four years, and invite input from you as members!
Story | 09 Feb, 2017
CEESP News - by Christoph Weigl
Story | 07 Feb, 2017
Bayesian Networks for modeling conservation impacts
CEESP News
By Cory W. Whitney
The application of alternative modeling approaches could be expanded to help bridge the social and biological strengths of the IUCN to help promote both conservation and livelihoods. By combining the features of several participatory…
Story | 07 Feb, 2017
Urban Sacred Natural Sites – A Call for Research
CEESP News -
By: Wendy Jackson and Alison Ormsby
Much has been written about sacred sites in urban areas, which tend to be human-built structures (e.g., churches, synagogues, mosques, shrines, monasteries, and burial sites). However, minimal attention has been given to sacred …
Story | 07 Feb, 2017
2016: an eventful year for SULi
CEESP News -
By Dr Rosie Cooney, SULi Chair and Dr Rebecca Cross, SULi Programme Office
2016 was a very eventful year for the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi) members, who attended - in force - key international meetings to forward the ever-increasing…
Story | 02 Dec, 2016
Tackling wildlife trafficking through the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Recognising the significant and detrimental economic, environmental, security-related, and social impacts of the illegal trade in wildlife, 42 countries adopted the Hanoi Statement on Illegal Wildlife Trade on 17 November 2016. The Statement that was adopted at the Hanoi Conference on illegal…
Story | 22 Nov, 2016
Wave of concern about climate impacts on oceans
Eminent scientists and faith leaders came together at the UNFCCC COP22 in Marrakech to address the urgent climate crisis in our oceans. Dr Nigel Crawhall, IUCN CEESP Chair of the Specialist Group on Religion, Spirituality, Environmental Conservation and Climate Justice (Respecc), recounts the…