Story | 31 Jul, 2020
The cloud-forested slopes and misty valleys of the Imawbum mountain range are the ancestral home of the Lhaovo, Lisu, Achang and Lachik communities. Twenty-four villages, interconnected by steep pathways and tracks, support nearly 1,600 households. The communities have a vibrant and diverse…
Story | 03 Jun, 2020
COVID-19 and a new form of conservation
CEESP News - Blog post by Robert Fletcher, Bram Büscher & Kate Massarella, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Story | 21 May, 2020
CALL FOR PROPOSALS ASSESSING TIGER & PREY POPULATIONS IN WESTERN FOREST COMPLEX, THAILAND
PURPOSE
Within the framework of its project Accelerating Tiger Recovery Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border, and in cooperation with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP),…
Story | 10 Mar, 2020
Adopting rights-based approaches to enable cost-effective conservation and climate action
CEESP News: by Vicky Tauli-Corpuz (a), Janis Alcorn (b), Augusta Molnar (c),⇑, Christina Healy (d), Edmund Barrow (e) **
A new publication " Cornered by PAs: Adopting rights-based approaches to enable cost-effective conservation and climate action" in the academic…
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
Assurance for the IUCN Green List sustainability standard is required
IUCN is now seeking to secure our assurance provider for the Green List through the next quadrennial period, 2020 to 2024. The Assurance Provider would help maintain and deliver a credible and transparent evaluation process and governance framework for the IUCN Green List.
Story | 07 Nov, 2019
Islamabad, Pakistan, 6 November 2019 -The 7th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Conservation Forum – one of Asia’s most important nature conservation events - kicked-off today with a strong focus on convening a…
Story | 04 Nov, 2019
Celebrating Latin American and Caribbean Commitments to Green List Success
Peru, Mexico and Colombia achieve Green List success, and are recognised with awards; new countries, including Costa Rica, Chile, and Jamaica, commit to use the Standard to improve the performance of their protected and conserved areas; and new partners, led by the Gordon and Betty Moore…
Story | 02 Nov, 2019
“We face many challenges, but we can protect our homeland if the Government and others support us. We invite the IUCN global network to help us gain recognition for our efforts.” (Hermes Liviac, manager of the Yanesha Communal Reserve)
Story | 30 Oct, 2019
Promoting knowledge and supporting actions for a protected planet in the Caribbean
Thirteen professionals voiced the Caribbean perspectives, knowledge and actions for a protected planet in the Caribbean, at the third Congress on Protected Areas for Latin America and the Caribbean (CAPLAC III), held in Lima, Peru, 14-17 October 2019.
Story | 30 Oct, 2019
At Lima, Peru, under the theme “Solutions for welfare and sustainable development”, the Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Protected Areas (CAPLAC III) provided a space for exchange on the formulation and implementation of public policies and research.
This space was well used by…