Story | 21 Dec, 2017
Supporting cacao production and restoration in Brazil
Using cacao agroforestry systems to restore the Brazilian rainforest while improving livelihoods and producing deforestation-free commodities in Brazil. A blog by Rodrigo Mauro Freire of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Salome Begeladze of IUCN.
Story | 20 Oct, 2017
Two key publications from the IUCN WCPA Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series, Governance of Protected Areas, and Urban Protected Areas, have been translated into Portuguese, with the support of the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German Society for…
Story | 10 Oct, 2017
FROM IMPROVED GOVERNANCE TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN SAVING MOZAMBIQUE’S DUGONGS
A lot can change in a short time in this information age – so too for conservation. Following successes strengthening governance in Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago National Park which was supported by an SOS grant 2011-2013, the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s (EWT) strategy has developed further…
Story | 03 Aug, 2017
The power of dialogues integral to sustainable land use in Tanzania and Brazil
In southern Tanzania and the Upper Itajaí Valley of Brazil, constructive dialogues are a primary avenue for exploring and reconciling different and sometimes competing stakeholder perspectives within landscapes. The Land Use Dialogue initiative, coordinated by The Forests Dialogue, with a host…
Story | 30 Mar, 2017
New IUCN-led independent scientific panel to support recovery of Rio Doce Basin in Brazil
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, announced today that it is establishing an Independent Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (ISTAP) to support the recovery of the Rio Doce Basin and the affected communities, following…
Story | 07 Mar, 2017
Brazil paves the way for gender equity in forest and biodiversity conservation
The gender and environment landscape is slowly changing in Brazil – after several years of concerted effort by IUCN to further gender considerations, women have taken a strong lead at the forefront of biodiversity conservation and restoration efforts. On International Women’s Day, we reflect on…
Story | 30 Nov, 2016
Combined effort amplifies restoration in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest
In a new article published in World Development Perspectives, “Governance innovations from a multi-stakeholder coalition to implement large-scale Forest Restoration in Brazil,” the authors explore how bringing together the efforts of 270 groups made a stronger impact on forest landscape…
Story | 15 Nov, 2015
Report calls on aluminium industry to respect indigenous peoples' rights
Geneva, Switzerland, 16 November 2015 – While global demand for the world’s most popular metal – aluminium – continues to rise, it is critical that the aluminium industry address its environmental and social impacts, particularly in indigenous peoples’ territories, according to new report…
Publication | 2015
Resilience of coastal systems and their human partners
This report explains the ecology and social profile of coastal systems in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania in order to contribute to the development of effective strategies to enhance the resilience of marine and coastal systems in the Western Indian Ocean. Special consideration is given to the…
Story | 30 Jun, 2015
Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Reserve and Brazil’s Cerrado face increasing threats – IUCN
IUCN raises concerns over the state of Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve and Brazil’s Cerrado Protected Areas today at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting taking place in Bonn, Germany.