Press release | 18 Jul, 2022
First IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress opens in Kigali, Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda, 18 July 2022 – The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) – the first-ever Pan-African gathering of leaders, citizens, and interest groups focused on protected areas – begins today in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, with an address by the Prime Minister of Rwanda, Édouard…
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IUCN at the inaugural Africa Protected Areas Congress 2022
The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), from 18 to 23 July 2022 in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, is the first ever continent-wide gathering of African leaders, citizens, and interest groups to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature, safeguarding Africa’s iconic…
Story | 05 Jul, 2022
New blue carbon partnership for Western Indian Ocean mangrove reforestation
As part of the Great Blue Wall initiative, designed to accelerate ocean conservation and regenerative economic development in the Western Indian Ocean, IUCN and Blue Forest Company used the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon to announce a new blue carbon partnership, with work beginning in Mozambique…
Blog | 04 Jul, 2022
Reflections on the closing of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, Lisbon, Portugal
As the second UN Ocean Conference draws to a close, I am delighted to see the many commitments, pledges and actions presented in Lisbon, from actions on blue carbon ecosystems to new financial instruments to pledges towards larger and more effective…
IUCN event
The event will present a stocktake of knowledge, solutions and actions for effective ocean governance to achieve conservation and sustainable use, encompassing climate and biodiversity.
IUCN Statement | 19 Jun, 2022
IUCN Statement on human rights violations in Loliondo, Tanzania
IUCN is deeply concerned by reports of violence by security forces against the Maasai Indigenous Peoples in the Loliondo Division of Ngorongoro District, in northern Tanzania. Reports of at least one death and a number of people sustaining injuries are particularly alarming.
Story | 01 Jun, 2022
Rodrigue MOURBARE SALI, Water and Forestry Engineer, Head of the Anti-Poaching Unit, Ministry of Forests and Wildlife, Faro National Park, and student at ERAIFT in the Professional Master's programme in Protected Areas Management is joined in this conversation by Cécile Fattebert of the IUCN…
Story | 19 May, 2022
IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas events at the 2nd Asia Parks Congress
Join the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas team at the 2nd Asia Parks Congress, a gathering of Asia's protected areas practitioners and other interested stakeholders in Sabah, Malaysia and online. The Congress will bring together leaders and decision-makers from government, civil society,…
Story | 09 May, 2022
New report released on Governance of High Seas Ecosystems: Big Data & AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) analytics and data visualization technologies can help practitioners to access, utilize and disseminate information in a strategic and cost effective way for management and conservation in remote areas. The new report reviews the existing state-of-the-art on remote…
Story | 09 May, 2022
IUCN Green List extends deadlines for five Calls for Proposals for external consultancies
The IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas team is extending the deadline for five Calls for Proposals for external consultancies related to the Green List. The new terms of reference are now online on the IUCN Human Resources Management System.