Story | 03 Mar, 2023
Towards a systematic approach: Women, climate change and mobility
Cristina Dragomir, Clinical Assistant Professor, New York University
In the current climate crisis women and girls are often described as perpetual victims and/or leaders of addressing emerging issues. While this approach is important in addressing gendered inequalities…
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
Members of the Harmattan Theater activate ecological awareness through performance
May Joseph, Founder, Harmattan Theater, Professor of Social Science, Pratt Institute
Women and Children are some of the most vulnerable demographics affected by climate change displacement. The work of the environmental company…
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Upcoming webinar on the new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
The New Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: How the global community negotiated an ambitious plan to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
Blog | 28 Feb, 2023
Meet Nyiransabimana Alice, AREECA project beneficiary from Nyagatare District
Nyiransabimana Alice, a farmer in her early 40s lives with her husband and four children in the Rwimiyaga sector in Nyagatare District. The family loves farming and taking care of their cattle.
Alice, who lost several harvests to climate change-related effects, is now a…
Blog | 27 Feb, 2023
Climate change poses a real risk to farmers in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. Farming is highly dependent on weather conditions including temperature, rainfall, wind, pollinators as well as reliable market and many other factors to sustain their crop and livestock production.
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Blog | 13 Feb, 2023
Sebeya Project Strengthens Climate Resilience in Rwanda's Western Province
Combating the Sebeya river floods that used to wash away people's properties and claim lives in Rubavu, Nyabihu, Rutsiro and Ngororero Districts has been one of the achievements of the Embedding Integrated Water Resources Management in Rwanda (EWMR) project since 2019.
Blog | 31 Jan, 2023
TREPA project steering committee meets to review progress and plan for the quarter ahead
31-01-2023- Kigali, Rwanda – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the accredited entity of TREPA project to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment have today hosted the second project steering committee meeting of Transforming…
Story | 26 Jan, 2023
Meet the Pollinator Expert: Axel Hochkirch
In this edition of “Meet the Expert”, we introduce Prof. Dr. Axel Hochkirch, Chair of the IUCN SSC Invertebrate Conservation Committee and associate professor in the Biogeography department at Trier University in Germany.
Blog | 16 Jan, 2023
IUCN Rwanda hosted the 15th National Forest Landscape Restoration Cross-Sectoral Task Force Meeting
The Government of Rwanda continues its efforts to protect forests, enhance biodiversity, and transform the livelihoods of Rwandans.
Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) is a process for designing and implementing landscape-level interventions to restore ecological functionality…
Blog | 13 Jan, 2023
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA), and other partners was awarded by the Board of Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) a funding for implementing the “Transforming Eastern Province…