Story | 17 Aug, 2022
Remembering former IUCN Councillor Andrew Bignell
The IUCN community is deeply saddened by the death of former IUCN Councillor Andrew Bignell, and wishes to pay tribute to his many contributions to the Union and to the cause of nature conservation.
Page | 26 Jul, 2022
Two locations chosen for Egypt, Beni Suef & Minya.
Beni Suef: Bahsimoon, Mayana, Masharka
Minya: Taybeh, Kom al Raheb, Shosheh
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…
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…
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Participation of IUCN ROWA, Drylands, Livelihoods and Gender programme in the Pastoralism and Rangeland Restoration conference
Page | 29 Jun, 2022
Healthy Ecosystems for Rangeland Development (HERD)
Rangelands that are subject to land degradation are the object of management interventions under this project. The concept of HERD “Healthy Ecosystems for Rangeland Development “is being consolidated through this project on the back of numerous projects, programs, initiatives, studies,…
Page | 29 Jun, 2022
Effective management of Wadi El-Rayan and Qarun protected areas
The Project aims to improve the management effectiveness of Wadi El-Rayan Protected Area and Qarun Protected Area through community involvement and capacity building”.
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”.