Story | 10 Mar, 2017
Ecosystem services for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction – a ‘win-win’ approach
Nadi, Fiji, 10 March 2017 (IUCN) – The increasing incidence and severity of disasters are leaving more people vulnerable each year. The Oceania region is particularly prone to disasters with cyclones, floods, droughts and other natural hazards such as earthquakes and tsunamis causing widespread…
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Empowering women in water management - International Women's Day 2017
IUCN is committed to gender equality. To support International Women's Day, the Water Programme compiled some of their most recent efforts to empower women in decisions and actions for sustainable water management.
Story | 29 Jan, 2017
RIT visit CEPF funded project in Choiseul
Members of the IUCN RIT for East Melanesia were honoured to join the Ecological Solutions Solomon Islands (ESSI) team as they conducted tribal meetings in South Choiseul last week.
Story | 26 Jan, 2017
World Wetlands Day: Strengthening resilience and collaboration to reduce disaster risk
On February 2nd the world celebrates its wetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and nature. Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet…
Story | 19 Oct, 2016
IUCN and CEPF announce a Call for Proposals for PNG and multi-country projects in East Melanesia
A Call for proposals is now open for Papua New Guinea, and for multi-country projects taking place in the East Melanesian Islands biodiversity hotspot.
Story | 15 Oct, 2016
Grantee Exchange meeting wraps up in Papua New Guinea
The last in a series of Grantee Exchange meetings for East Melanesia concluded on Friday in Port Moresby.
Story | 10 Sep, 2016
Designing creative solutions for vulnerable locations
Over the course of three days, several partners including IUCN, the University of Hawai’i Manoa and the Hawai’i Green Growth came together during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, Hawai’i to combine experiences and capacity-building approaches to create awareness and promote…
Press release | 04 Sep, 2016
Four out of six great apes one step away from extinction – IUCN Red List
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 4 September 2016 (IUCN) – The Eastern Gorilla – the largest living primate – has been listed as Critically Endangered due to illegal hunting, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress…
Story | 24 Aug, 2016
CEPF and IUCN announce a Call for Proposals for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
A Call for Proposals is now open for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Story | 27 Jul, 2016
Pacific capacity-building workshop to achieve Aichi Targets
A capacity-building workshop on achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 12, for the Pacific region, was held from 11-13 July 2016 in Nadi, Fiji.