Story | 18 Aug, 2022
Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and the International Organization for Nature Conservation (IUCN) co-hosted a training on the development of national park management plans and wildlife conservation and protection plans for non-wildlife hunting areas from 9-11…
Grey literature | 2021
Policy and Legal Recommendations in the Republic of Cyprus: Plastic Pollution
As a result of a previous gap analysis, the plastic hotspot assessment and the stakeholders’ consultation, this report provides a series of recommendations for plastic pollution.
Grey literature
The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the legal and policy instruments in the Republic of Cyprus directly tackling marine plastic pollution at national level, in the context of the IUCN’s “Plastic Waste Free Islands-Med” project.
Grey literature | 2021
Action Plan to prevent plastic waste in the Republic of Cyprus 2030
This Action Plan to Prevent Plastic Waste in the Republic of Cyprus 2030 is designed to be a comprehensive resource.
Grey literature | 2021
This report gives an overview of the relevant literature concerning the sources, impacts and possible management and/or policy measures of ghost gear, which is supplemented by the outcomes of a survey to give insight into the situation in the Republic of Cyprus. Building upon this, a selection…
Story | 02 Aug, 2022
Call to host the 6th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC6) in 2026
We are delighted to open a call for proposals to host the 6th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC 6) in 2026. Since 2005 a global community of marine protected area managers and practitioners have come together once every four years at IMPAC, co-chaired by IUCN and the…
News | 20 Jul, 2022
In the margins of the Kiwa Initiative Steering Committee meeting chaired by Canada, the Kiwa Initiative awarded grants to ten local projects in the Pacific Island Countries, as well as launched the third Kiwa regional project…
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 | 05 Apr, 2022
The learning journey of NbS in the Pacific
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are defined by IUCN as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits”.
Story | 05 Apr, 2022
Capacity building sessions in the midst of COVID, a great success
A key output for the Local Projects Component is capacity building for local NGOs, civil society groups and local authorities to raise their ability to access funds and to understand and implement Nature-based Solutions for climate change adaption.