Grey literature | 2021
Efficiency of beach clean-ups and deposit refund schemes (DRS) to avoid damages from plastic pollution on the tourism sector in Cape Town, South Africa
Story | 02 Sep, 2022
Ayanda Cele, Responsible for Land Reform and Biodiversity Stewardship Programme at WWF South Africa, is joined in this conversation by Cécile Fattebert of the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas team.
Infographic | 2021
MARPLASTICCs South Africa Circular Economy Infographic
Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) South Africa Circular Economy Infographic
Press release | 22 Aug, 2022
Rhino poaching and illegal trade decline but remain critical threats – new report
Gland, Switzerland, 22 August 2022 (IUCN / TRAFFIC) – Overall rhino poaching rates have declined since 2018, and trade data suggests the lowest annual estimate of rhino horns entering illegal trade markets since 2013, according to a…
News | 29 Jul, 2022
Nepal achieves a global commitment to double the tiger
Nepal declared its tiger population has reached 355 on the occasion of Global Tiger Day. With this, Nepal has successfully achieved a global commitment of the St. Petersburg tiger summit to double the wild tigers by 2022.
News | 13 Jul, 2022
Nepal hosts inception workshop for GCF's Gandaki Basin Climate Resilient project
'Improving climate resilience of vulnerable communities and ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal', a Green Climate Fund (GCF) funded project, held its inception workshop in Kathmandu to provide an overview of the project to the stakeholders.
Story | 01 Jul, 2022
Supporting indigenous community on product diversification
The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) programme is supporting to increasing the income of the indigenous 'Chepang' women in Nepal by adding value to wild-crafted Chiuri (Diploknema butyracea or the 'Indian Butter Tree') fruit to produce butter.
Publication | 2022
A solution package for plastic pollution – from measurement to action
Knowledge gathered over the past four years in the IUCN Close the Plastic Tap programme is the basis of this publication.
Story | 09 Mar, 2022
UNEA Resolution - ‘End Plastic Pollution’ - and IUCN role in implementation of the Treaty
The new UNEA Resolution, ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards a legally binding instrument’, establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that will develop the specific content of the new plastic pollution treaty with the aim of completing its work by the end…