News | 29 Nov, 2022
A collaborative document addresses the challenge of turning data and information into knowledge to support decisions about the region's recovery
Story | 31 Oct, 2022
SeaSketch training: Enhancing technical skills to better manage Fiji’s ocean space
Fiji is currently in the process of designing and implementing a network of marine protected areas within its offshore ocean space. With ongoing efforts to collect more data to inform the final Marine Protected Area (MPA) design, IUCN together with Waitt Foundation and the University of…
News | 20 Oct, 2022
Plastic waste and pollution affect every part of the globe and every ecosystem. Innovative solutions that use recycled plastic material for reusable food containers, construction materials, furniture, and partnerships for bottle-to-bottle recycling are highlighted in the eight business plans and…
IUCN event
2016 Rio de Janeiro International Environmental Law Conference
The 1st IUCN World Environmental Law Congress: Environmental Rule of Law, Justice and Planetary Sustainability convened from April 27-29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under the auspices of IUCN and UN Environment.
Story | 27 Sep, 2022
Gender Equality: A Strategy for Conserving Coastal Biodiversity in Central America
IUCN, with support from USAID, is implementing a conservation project in sites of high coastal biodiversity in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, with a focus on social inclusion, to strengthen community governance of natural resources in contexts free of gender-based violence.
News | 24 Aug, 2022
Joining forces to preserve our forests
Through the Amazon 2.0 project, the International Union for Conservation of Nature in South America (IUCN-Sur) is partnering with the collective A Concertation for the Amazon.
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…
Story | 25 Jul, 2022
Fiji Advisory Committee for BIODEV2030 convenes
The BIODEV2030 Fiji Advisory committee convened the meeting on the 14th of July at the Ministry of Agriculture Headquarter conference room to discuss the draft report on Scenarios and strategies to engage Kava sectors to reduce biodiversity loss and promote biodiversity conservation in Fiji.
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 | 11 Jul, 2022
16 women receive high accolades for their contribution to waste management in Fiji
Sixteen women from Lautoka and Suva in Fiji were part of a week-long workshop that was aimed at empowering women in the informal waste sector.