Project | 23 Jun, 2022 - 14 Jul, 2023
For over ten years, the Forest and Farm Facility has supported forest and farm producer organizations (FFPOs) to achieve significant results in gaining access to markets and better prices, leveraging financial resources, policy changes and tenure security, improving livelihoods, and…
Project | 27 Apr, 2024 - 31 Mar, 2026
Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Program in Uzbekistan
News | 19 Jun, 2024
June 19, 2024 - Nairobi, Kenya: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world's largest global conservation organisation, is pleased to announce the IUCN Africa Conservation Forum (ACF) in partnership with the Government of Kenya through the Ministry of…
Grey literature | 2024
The Fundão disaster in 2015 was one of the biggest environmental disasters in Brazil’s history. The collapse of the dam near the city of Mariana released around 39 million m3 of tailings, which travelled 670 km to reach the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, the tailings resulted in 19 deaths,…
Story | 04 Dec, 2023
Bamboo: A Promising Resource for the Restoration of Degraded Landscapes in Cameroon
Deforestation, climate change, land degradation, and inflation in food, oil, and fuel prices are just some of the many challenges affecting the Cameroonian economy.
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is providing solutions to these problems in the landscapes of Mbalmayo, Douala-Edéa and…
Story | 06 Dec, 2021
Rio Doce: governance beyond reparation
The existing institutions were not prepared to respond to the disaster caused by the Samarco dam collapse.*
Story | 29 Oct, 2021
IUCN welcomes Uzbekistan as its newest State Member
IUCN extends a warm welcome to Uzbekistan, which has officially announced its decision to become a Member of IUCN by endorsing the IUCN Statutes. The State Committee for Ecology and Environment Protection has been designated by the State as its liaison with the IUCN Secretariat.
Story | 27 Oct, 2021
The black jaguar and the guardian of the forest
CEESP News: By Maycon Melo, PhD, and Barbara Arisi, PhD *
In Brazil, a group of hunters killed a black jaguar. Not satisfied with the crime of killing an endangered animal, they made a video where one of them shows the magnificent animal between his arms while threatening the Guardians…
Story | 11 Aug, 2021
Panel recommends actions to benefit long-term governance in the recovery of the Rio Doce region
The Rio Doce Panel advocates building a common vision for the long-term governance of the watershed after the Fundão dam failure
Story | 27 Jul, 2021
The report published in April recommends adopting an integrated perspective to restore biodiversity and water quality in the Rio Doce watershed.
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