Story | 19 Jun, 2020
Inclusive Conservation in action: the Västra Harg Lövskogar nature reserve
We are re happy to announce a newly published factsheet in the context of the ENVISION project, focused on assessing uncertainty and building resilience in the Västra Hargs Lövskogar Nature Reserve and its surrounding cultural landscape in Sweden.
Story | 19 Jun, 2020
Scaling up Sustainable Flood-based Livelihood Models in Dong Thap Muoi
On May 25th 2020, the Thap Muoi District Agricultural Service Center in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Resources Geography organised a training event on "Building sustainable livelihood models in Dong Thap Muoi". The…
Story | 18 Jun, 2020
Tapping OECMs Potential To Advance Aichi Target 11 in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) agreed on a definition, guiding principles, common characteristics and criteria for identifying ‘Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures’ (OECMs) at the 14th Conference of the Parties…
Story | 16 Jun, 2020
Version 2.0 of the Diagnostic tool for transboundary conservation planners released
Transboundary conservation processes can often be difficult to coordinate. The Diagnostic tool is a valuable asset in supporting the decision-making process in establishing and implementing transboundary conservation initiatives that might ultimately lead to the…
Story | 15 Jun, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the global community in innumerable ways - impacting health, livelihoods, economies, and behaviours. The conservation community has not been spared, facing a range of challenges in the midst of this crisis, including for protected and conserved areas and the…
Story | 10 Jun, 2020
Protected areas need better and more diversified funding
The current COVID -19 crisis has brought into sharp focus the underlying financing and resourcing challenges facing protected and conserved areas around the world. Protected areas are a mainstay of biodiversity conservation, while also contributing to people’s livelihoods and well-being,…
Story | 08 Jun, 2020
IUCN and The Ocean Race join forces in global sports-conservation partnership
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has established a unique collaboration with The Ocean Race to work together, combining global sports events with powerful conservation activities, having impacts that will amplify awareness towards sustainability and essential…
Story | 03 Jun, 2020
COVID-19 and a new form of conservation
CEESP News - Blog post by Robert Fletcher, Bram Büscher & Kate Massarella, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Story | 03 Jun, 2020
BIOPAMA Rapid Response Grants 2020
On 2 June 2020 the BIOPAMA Action Component launched the call for proposals for Rapid Response Grants. The Rapid Response Grants are designed to address the risks and difficulties induced by the COVID-19 crisis in…