Story | 01 Dec, 2020
IUCN launches the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Asia
On 26 November 2020, IUCN Asia Regional Office hosted the Asia Launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS), building on the global launch, held in July. Over 215 participants joined the online event, including representatives from…
Press release | 30 Nov, 2020
New ‘top tips’ guide helps conservation organisations engage with business
A new report draws on experience and lessons of local partners, following their participation in the Shared Resources, Joint Solutions Programme, which ends this month.
Story | 27 Nov, 2020
Charting the future: next steps in impact mitigation and ecological compensation webinar
Thursday December 10th 08:30 – 10:00 GMT
Story | 26 Nov, 2020
Regional biodiversity knowledge hub launched in Eastern and Southern Africa
IUCN, RCMRD - the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, and partners have officially launched the Regional Resource Hub and one of its flagship knowledge products, the most comprehensive analysis on the state of protected areas in Eastern and Southern Africa
Story | 24 Nov, 2020
CEM Ecosystem Restoration Thematic Group webinar
Story | 24 Nov, 2020
Launch of the IUCN WCPA Best Practice Guidelines on Geoconservation in Protected and Conserved Areas
These Best Practice Guidelines, No.31 in the IUCN WCPA series, are the first to address a fundamental part of nature - geodiversity and geoheritage and its protection and conservation.
Story | 23 Nov, 2020
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Ecosystem Management Webinars: "Ecosystem Restoration: Global Initiatives in Science and Practice"
Blog | 19 Nov, 2020
Conserving land health is a common concern for both the agriculture and conservation sectors, and will be central to a post-Covid19 recovery. Following the publication of its seminal Common Ground report on agriculture and biodiversity, IUCN held a…
Story | 09 Nov, 2020
People, Nature and Justice: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Cities of the Global South
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) encompasses a broad set of approaches to adapt to climate change, that involve the management of ecosystems and their services to reduce the vulnerability of human communities. EbA has gained popularity as an approach to climate adaptation, and a wide body of…
Press release | 05 Nov, 2020
New IUCN-IOC guide demonstrates how sports can benefit nature in cities
Gland, Switzerland, 06.11.2020 (IUCN) – While sports and nature often occupy and compete for the same green spaces in cities, well-planned sports infrastructure can make positive contributions to urban biodiversity.