News | 20 Mar, 2024
PANORAMA launches revamped web platform to amplify solutions for a Healthier Planet
The PANORAMA initiative proudly unveils its revamped web platform, designed to foster streamlined knowledge discovery, enhance inclusivity, and deepen peer connectivity. The relaunch supports the initiative’s mission to document and promote replicable solutions across diverse…
Artículo | 03 May, 2023
Ecuador celebra el mes de la biodiversidad
En el marco de la celebración del Día Mundial de la Biodiversidad, que se celebra el 22 de mayo de cada año, Ecuador se suma a esta importante fecha presentando oficialmente el “Mes de la Biodiversidad 2023” con diversas actividades como: charlas prácticas, cine foro, obras de teatro,…
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
IUCN's work on climate change in the ocean has been centred around furthering understanding the science of climate change threats to the ocean: ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, marine heatwaves, as well as the cumulative affects of these individual ocean stressors and the risk this…
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
Training is an effective tool to enable and support key actors to make better decisions and promote strong and well-implemented legal frameworks that advance conservation and sustainable development.
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
Extractive, energy and infrastructure
The extractives, energy and infrastructure sectors have a significant impact on biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide. In addition to land and sea-use changes, these activities are also important contributors to climate change and pollution.
Publication | 2021
This report has been prepared as part of an effort by IUCN to define its position on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and plan for future work to advance this concept and support effective implementation of NbS to enhance ecosystem services provision and address societal challenges. The report…
Story | 12 Mar, 2020
Report: Blue Infrastructure Finance, where all win
All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is…
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.
Publication | 2016
The world’s climate is changing rapidly and protected areas are an increasingly important component of national and international climate change adaptation strategies. These guidelines articulate essential elements for adaptation planning and implementation, and it describes additional resources…
Publication | 2016
Marine protected areas and climate change
The ocean is a major player in the regulation of the world’s climate system. The purpose of the report is to provide information to underpin the outcomes of COP21 and in particular to demonstrate the importance of the role of MPAs in climate change adaptation and mitigation. To do this the…