Story | 06 Dec, 2022
CEESP News: Dr. J. Marc Foggin, University of British Columbia & IUCN CEESP member, Dr. Richard Gunton, University of Winchester, and Dr. Daniele Brombal, Ca' Foscari University, Venice.
A special issue has recently been launched in the journal Sustainability with focus on…
IUCN event
Please join us to explore the role of business actors and farmers, and other key actors in the agriculture value chain, in contributing to the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (target 3, 10, and others), specifically in shifting action from conventional…
Story | 07 Dec, 2022
What could a gender-responsive Global Biodiversity Framework look like?
CEESP News: Amelia Arreguin Prado, UNCBD Women's Caucus Co-coordinator and IUCN CEESP member.
Story | 07 Dec, 2022
The rights of Indigenous women in the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
CEESP News: Edith Bastidas, Pasto Indigenous woman, lawyer, and PhD Law candidate, and IUCN CEESP member.
Indigenous women play an important role in the conservation of biological diversity and, correlatively, are severely affected by its loss. Therefore, their visibility and…
IUCN event
Advancing nature positive development: lessons from Africa and the Pacific
This Q&A session over lunch will bring economic representatives from five African and Pacific countries involved in the BIODEV2030 project to share their experience mainstreaming biodiversity in their sector to reconcile conservation and economic development.
IUCN event
Together we RISE: Addressing gender-based violence in conservation
Gender-based violence prevents women from benefiting from and participating in environmental action. This side event raises attention to IUCN’s leadership on addressing gender-based violence and biodiversity linkages; a strategic action that supports the CBD’s post-2020 draft Gender Plan of…
Story | 29 Nov, 2022
Not all forests are equal - A story map
Primary forests including intact forest landscapes (PF-IFL) are more important for us to preserve than other forests. Let that sink in. See this story map to explore the issues around PF-IFL, learn through case studies from forests across the world, and understand what you can do to help.…
IUCN event
Beyond 30 by 30: Alternative perspectives on area-based conservation for ambitious implementation
This side event will explore how 30X30 will be implemented in order to effectively transform and turn the tables for biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs)
Position paper | 2022
IUCN Position Paper for CBD COP15 on technical issues
IUCN presents it views and recommendations on technical issues such as criteria for describing Ecologically and Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity, guidance on Invasive Alien Species, biodiversity and climate change…
IUCN Statement | 20 Nov, 2022
As COP27 closed today, IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, expressed its concern over the slow progress in tackling the climate crisis. At the same time, IUCN welcomed the clear recognition of the key role that Nature-based Solutions can play in addressing climate change,…