Story | 20 Apr, 2023
Democratising data for more inclusive governance to strengthen conservation in the Mekong Basin
From 14-16 March 2023, the Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership, which aims to promote the stability, peace, prosperity, and sustainable development of the Mekong sub-region, hosted the Mekong Research Symposium in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
The "30x30" target and opportunities for OECMs in Viet Nam
The Aichi Targets adopted at the 2010 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference in Nagoya, in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, included Target 11 to effectively conserve 17% of all land and inland waters and 10% of the ocean by the end of the decade. While some progress was made toward…
IUCN event
Interactive Dialogue - Water for Climate, Resilience and Environment
The interactive dialogue is one of five, which are a key part of the official Programme of the UN Water Conference. It will explore the current status, challenges and opportunities for progress, including transformative solutions, related to the interlinkages between water, climate resilience…
Story | 27 Apr, 2023
Urgent action is needed to conserve the endangered intertidal zone and associated habitats along the Yellow and Bohai Seas, with populations of globally threatened and near threatened waterbird species continuing to decline, according to IUCN’s new report titled …
DG Statement | 06 Mar, 2023
IUCN Director General’s open letter to ISA Members on deep-sea mining
Dear Members of the International Seabed Authority,
In September 2021 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN Member States, civil society and Indigenous organisations overwhelmingly …
Story | 02 Mar, 2023
A conversation with Rosa Garcia Piñero, President of Alcoa Foundation, to understand the goals of the partnership
Story | 27 Feb, 2023
Economic valuation of ecosystems in the Gulf of Mottama
The triangle-shaped Gulf of Mottama, situated in southern Myanmar, is home to one of the world’s most dynamic intertidal systems. The extreme turbidity is produced by the delivery of 350 million tonnes per year of sediment from four large rivers, a tidal bore that moves at 3 metres per second,…
Story | 17 Feb, 2023
High seas biodiversity treaty is urgently needed for the sake of present and future generations
News | 14 Feb, 2023
India's largest lead and zinc private sector, Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) is aiming to integrate Nature-based Solutions (NbS) into their Biodiversity Policy for sustainable developmental practices.
Story | 03 Feb, 2023
Living in Harmony with Nature - Application of Nature-based Solutions in the Meghna river basin
A film produced by IUCN on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) [1] in the Meghna river basin showcases the various ecosystem services it provides, and highlights community- and government-led efforts to address climate, water and food security…