Story | 10 Jun, 2024
Nairobi, Kenya: In April 2024, senior government officials from the Ministries and Agencies responsible for Water, Energy, Agriculture, Legal Affairs and Finance from Kenya and Uganda, in addition to staff from NELSAP-CU and IUCN met to action the next steps in the Sio-Malaba-Malakisi (SMM)…
Project | 01 Nov, 2019 - 31 Jul, 2024
Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Societies in the Western Balkans
Page | 29 Aug, 2023
Forest Restoration in North Macedonia and Albania
As part of The Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation's Northern Forests Initiative, a new forest restoration project aims to contribute to the restoration and preservation of vital forests in Albania and North Macedonia and strengthen the capacity and commitment of local, regional, and national…
Blog | 01 Feb, 2022
As a kid in my early years growing up in Labasa on the Northern side of Fiji, I would always follow the neighbours’ kids who were very well versed in coastal living and were very in touch with the traditional ways of living off the resources in the coastal areas. They were from the island of…
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 | 12 Oct, 2021
The Bonn Challenge/ECCA30 initiative welcomes three new pledges from the region
Three new regional Bonn Challenge pledges were announced today at the Ministerial Meeting on Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) and the ECCA30/Bonn Challenge in Eastern and South-East Europe organised by FAO and UNECE, in cooperation with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN…
Story | 28 Apr, 2021
Protection study of the Vjosa River Valley based on IUCN protected area standards now available
There is a need to protect the Vjosa River Valley along its full length, including its tributaries - confirms the new IUCN WCPA authored study.
Story | 01 Feb, 2021
Paving the road to the green economic development in the Buna Delta
IUCN and Living Buna partners are encouraging sustainable socio-economic development in north Albania, by focusing on the ecosystem and habitat restoration through the community based actions, in an area of 23,000 ha of the Buna Delta.
Story | 13 Jul, 2020
Uzbekistan makes a big step forward towards achieving global biodiversity targets
The surface of protected areas in Uzbekistan has increased 36% since its previous update 23 years ago, revealed the July release of the World Database of Protected Areas. This data submission is boosting the progress towards the achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 set by the Convention…
Story | 24 Apr, 2020
Making sense of natural resources governance through community perceptions in Uganda
Local attitudes and history count. Explore learning from a social survey tool called SenseMaker® to weigh community perceptions of protected areas and governance structures in support of natural resources management in Uganda…