Grey literature | 2018
IUCN Niger Delta Panel : stories of influence
This report is the second in a series that describes IUCN’s work with independent scientific and technical advisory panels. By sharing these Stories of influence, we hope not only to demonstrate the influence that the Niger Delta Panel has had on the remediation of oil spills and biodiversity…
Story | 28 May, 2018
World Heritage in-danger: Belize reef recovers while Lake Turkana faces dam threat – IUCN
In-danger status can be lifted from the world’s second largest coral reef, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in charge of advising the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on natural sites. IUCN recommends danger-listing Kenya’s…
Grey literature | 2007
The red book of Southern Africa
A book illustrating the conservation status of thousands of plants and animals in the countries of the South African Development Community.
Story | 11 Dec, 2017
Participatory scenario planning
By Ignacio Palomo
How can we manage a large protected area system with reduced public funding resources and new challenges arising from multiple drivers of change? This was the question that EUROPARC Spain, an institution that mobilises multiple stakeholders around protected areas in…
Story | 16 Nov, 2017
Bonn, Germany – At the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP23) in Bonn, Germany, IUCN shared its plans for increased effort to enhance countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by building on the Bonn Challenge and existing forest landscape restoration commitments.
Story | 16 Oct, 2017
The trend of the Saye River bank failure: An Environmental Challenge and Concern
CEESP News - by Bala Ibrahim Girku (1), Abdullahi Hassan (2), Golo Mustapha Yakubu (3), and Kaltho Kharbal James (4)
This article assesses environmental degradation caused by erosion resulting in river bank slope instability along the banks of the Saye River. This has been a continual…
Story | 28 Jul, 2017
Scientific study explores new techniques to remove oil contaminated soil in the Niger Delta
In a newly published study, the most effective way to break down hydrocarbon in oil contaminated soil in the Niger Delta has been examined. The study is a response to recommendations presented by the IUCN Niger Delta Panel.
Grey literature | 2016
Solutions in focus : transboundary protected area solutions
PANORAMA is a partnership initiative to facilitate learning from success in conservation. It promotes examples of inspiring solutions that showcase how nature conservation can benefit society. PANORAMA enables the wider application of such solutions through cross-sectoral global learning and…
Story | 01 Aug, 2016
The Winners of the 2016 « Water and Environment » Media Competition
The West and Central Africa Programme of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-PACO) within the framework of the Partnership for Environmental Governance in West Africa (PAGE), the Regional Partnership for the Conservation of Coastal and Marine area in West Africa (PRCM) and…