Story | 27 May, 2021
The ocean and the UNFCCC Global Stocktake: What does this mean?
What the ocean means to the Global Stocktake (GST) has been analysed by multiple conservation organisations in this new report. The conclusion? The ocean, as a central part in the Earth's climate system, must also be central to the UNFCCC’s GST.
Story | 25 May, 2021
Gender is linked to the biodiversity and climate crises. When will our policies reflect this?
CEESP News: by Helen Anthem and David Johnson *
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the Union’s 1,400 Member organisations democratically determine the most pressing issues in nature conservation and agree actions to address them. But very few of the motions proposed for Congress in…
Press release | 21 May, 2021
A meeting of IUCN Pakistan Members Committee was organized virtually on May 20, 2021. Members from all the four provinces and Azad Jammu and Kashmir participated in the meeting.
Story | 14 May, 2021
IUCN-WCEL Environment Week will be held online 31 May to 4 June
The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) is pleased to announce WCEL-IUCN Environment Week, a 5-day webinar series exploring environmental law solutions. The webinars will focus on the environmental declarations since the Stockholm Conference, as well as the role of environmental…
Story | 12 May, 2021
What makes conservation effective? A community perspective
A video is now available of the public event held April 20, 2021, to celebrate the launch of the new CCRN book, co-published by IUCN-CEESP: Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods.
Story | 10 May, 2021
Thailand celebrates Thailand National Mangrove Day
H.E. Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, encouraged the nation to celebrate National Mangrove Day and the success Thailand has had in increasing mangrove forest areas. In addition, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Mr.…
Story | 07 May, 2021
Developing the ‘Ramsar Label’ – adding value to wetland products, and increasing local resilience
With the goal of elevating the market value of wetland products and encouraging the protection of wetland ecosystems, researchers from Can Tho University, in collaboration with the staff of U Minh Thuong National Park and Ramsar Site, organised training
Story | 07 May, 2021
Working closely with ten organisations in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, the Building River Dialogue and Governance for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basins (BRIDGE GBM) project, facilitated by IUCN, has…
Story | 29 Apr, 2021
Condolence Message on the Passing of Professor Charles Odidi Okidi
The environmental law community recently learned of the passing of one of our preeminent scholars, Professor Charles Odidi Okidi. As a champion for nature, Prof. Okidi was among a select group of visionaries appointed as honorary WCEL members, in recognition of their outstanding lifelong…