Story | 26 Oct, 2020
PWFI conducted online training sessions as part of an alternative methodology to cope with COVID-19
The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to find new ways to operate to prevent a massive dissemination of the virus. Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) is no exception; the project has developed an online working methodology to continue its…
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
PWFI advancing its work in the Caribbean
Asia Pacific Waste Consultants (APWC), engaged by IUCN within the Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project to create a flow analysis of plastics, has hired local teams in Grenada and Saint Lucia to gather in country and field-based auditing data on…
Story | 22 Oct, 2020
An intense day for biodiversity: IUCN busy with the EU Green Week, and MEPs discussing on the CAP
Tuesday 21 October was a remarkably busy day for the IUCN European Regional Office, in the context of the EU Green Week 2020. EU Biodiversity Targets for Protected Areas and Nature Restoration at the top of the Agenda
Story | 20 Oct, 2020
WCEL hosts Webinar on Fishing on the High Seas and Marine Protected Areas
WCEL Webinar "Fishing on the High Seas and Marine Protected Areas" advances our understanding of the steps the international community can take to sustain our Ocean for future generations.
Story | 15 Oct, 2020
South Africa approves climate change, emissions reduction and waste management plans
IUCN is supporting National governments and stakeholders in the Eastern and Southern Africa region to integrate a circular economy approach in addressing and reducing plastic pollution.
Story | 15 Oct, 2020
Spotlight on two new IUCN Member organisations: Gallifrey Foundation and ConservationX Labs
The IUCN is a powerful union of members from government and civil society organisations. Twenty-eight new member organisations have recently become part of that union.
We asked two of our new members about their separate journeys to marine conservation successes and current goals. Here…
Story | 14 Oct, 2020
10 years of IUCN filmmaking on ocean issues
Over the years, IUCN, through its global and regional programmes and its commissions, has sought to bring attention to pressing marine issues and solutions. The release of films and short videos has brought attention to the importance and vulnerability of marine ecosystems, with images from…
Story | 09 Oct, 2020
The Human Rights for the Planet Conference discusses environmental protection and climate change
By Marina Venâncio - In the context of alarming biodiversity loss rates, transboundary pollution, and aggravating climate change consequences, Environmental and Human Rights Law have been facing unprecedented challenges in human history. The recently published UN Environment’s sixth edition of…
Story | 02 Oct, 2020
Ten New WCEL Lectures to Feature Global Experts in Environmental Law
The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) plans to film ten new Environmental Law Lectures featuring distinguished members of WCEL and the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE).
Story | 25 Sep, 2020
Luc Lavrysen appointed as Dutch language president of Belgian Constitutional Court
By Laura Burgers - On 25 September 2020, WCEL Member Luc Lavrysen was appointed the Dutch language president of the Belgian Constitutional Court. The Belgian Constitutional Court consists of 12 justices who review the constitutionality of certain…