Story | 22 Jul, 2024
Closing the Caribbean Plastic Tap: propelling Caribbean SIDS towards a plastic-free future
Initiative funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and aimed at addressing recyclable and nonrecyclable plastic waste and plastic leakage in five Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), kicks off with national inception workshops in Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis…
News | 03 Apr, 2024
In over 12 years of implementation, the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) programme has assisted some 36 SIDS members of the Organisation of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) to address their priorities for improved management and governance of…
Story | 20 Nov, 2023
The Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) Project, a four-year global initiative, comes to an end leaving important contributions by promoting island circular economy and demonstrating effective, quantifiable solutions to address plastic waste leakage in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
News | 19 Sep, 2023
Statement of support for Morocco and Libya
In the past week, two significant natural disasters have struck Morocco and Libya. As the Mediterranean office of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), our hearts go out to our colleagues, partners and all those affected by these tragedies.
News | 07 Aug, 2023
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) and the A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI) announced a groundbreaking partnership to create a Center for Species Survival (CSS) in Nigeria, located in the Amurum Forest Reserve in Jos. The official agreement was signed by the IUCN…
Story | 16 Mar, 2023
A new report from the IUCN Plastic Waste Free Islands project answers the question, “What are key human rights issues arising from plastic pollution in the tourism, fisheries, and waste management sectors in the PWFI islands and how do these issues impact men and women differently?”
Story | 16 Mar, 2023
From cleaner oceans to thriving communities: the economic impacts of plastic pollution
With support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the Plastic Waste Free Islands project focused on six islands in the Pacific and the Caribbean regions: Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Saint Lucia. Three new economic briefs for the Caribbean,…
Story | 01 Feb, 2023
26 potential sites of conservation interest identified in Libya with support of the GEF MedProgramme
Last 26th January IUCN-Med in collaboration with SPA/RAC and WWF-North Africa organised a national workshop in Tripoli with the support of the Nature Conservation Department of the Libyan Ministry of Environment. The goal of the workshop was to present the results of the field survey conducted…
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…
Story | 09 Mar, 2022
UNEA Resolution - ‘End Plastic Pollution’ - and IUCN role in implementation of the Treaty
The new UNEA Resolution, ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards a legally binding instrument’, establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that will develop the specific content of the new plastic pollution treaty with the aim of completing its work by the end…