Press release | 07 Dec, 2010
Make sure the poor don’t miss out on REDD, says IUCN
Governments need to put more attention and resources into making sure vulnerable people get their fair share of benefits from REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), according to IUCN.
Story | 06 Dec, 2010
Building effective pro-poor REDD-plus interventions
How enhanced multi-stakeholder processes can ensure REDD-plus works for vulnerable communities.
Story | 05 Dec, 2010
Sacred Natural Sites, Conserving Nature and Culture
A new book, Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving nature and culture , has been launched by IUCN at the Convention on Biological Diversity conference in Nagoya, Japan. The book is based on experience from around the world which highlights the importance of sacred natural sites in biodiversity…
Story | 02 Dec, 2010
'Lives of the Forest' is a new video created by indigenous activists from across the Asia Pacific region exploring the likely impacts of the UN's REDD programme on indigenous resources and lifestyles. It was created during a participatory video facilitator training in Ifugao (Philippines) by…
Story | 01 Dec, 2010
CEESP SEAPRISE Members Clive Wicks and Sandra Kloff and Paul Siegel have just published a best practice guide 'Extractive Industries and sustainable development'. Available in English and French.
Press release | 04 Nov, 2010
November 5, 2010 (IUCN) – The remote village of Nahu, located in West Areare - deep in the province of Malaita in the Solomon Islands - is still in jovial celebration following the commissioning of solar lights installed in all 39 homes in the small village on Tuesday 2nd November 2010.
Press release | 28 Oct, 2010
Deadline Life – Nagoya defines future for life on earth
Governments meeting at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP10) have approved a step change for biodiversity: a new Strategic Plan for the next ten years to reduce the current pressures on the planet’s biodiversity and take urgent action to save…
Press release | 26 Oct, 2010
Prize Goes to Forests in Madagascar and Brazil
The 2010 IUCN-Reuters-COMplus Media Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting goes to Anjali Nayar and Juliane von Mittelstaedt for their articles on saving the forests in Madagascar and Brazil.
Press release | 27 Sep, 2010
Business backs efforts to halt biodiversity loss
Background: Finding ways for businesses to become more involved in helping to halt and reverse the current loss of biodiversity will be the main focus of the International Business and Ecosystems Dialogue, which will take place on Tuesday 26th October in Nagoya, Japan. The dialogue coincides…
Story | 26 Sep, 2010
This document is an updated version of the "Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) Guidelines for Learning and Adaptive Management in LLS Geographic Component and Landscapes" that LLS produced in September 2008. It reflects LLS experience in applying the PM&E methodology up to…