Blog | 16 Apr, 2023
IUCN Member RWCA celebrated 5 years in habitats restoration in Rwanda
The Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association (RWCA) who has been Member of IUCN in Rwanda since 2021, celebrated its 5 years in restoration of habitats in Rwanda.
Press release | 18 Apr, 2023
Washington DC, 18 April 2023 - With support from the Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) grants challenge, five projects across Central America, Eastern and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia are addressing gender-based violence in the context of…
Story | 11 Apr, 2023
New UN e-learning course on gender and the environment
Elisa Morgera, One Ocean Hub Director; & Mitchell Lennan, Aberdeen University lecturer
Story | 11 Apr, 2023
Ocean & Women, a short film by One Ocean Hub
This short film presents the story of a Ghanaian fish worker, Peace Gavour Abla, and discusses the challenges faced by Ghanaian women living in coastal communities. It celebrates women in small-scale fisheries who strive for genuine participation in ocean-related decision-making.
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
IUCN Director General’s mission to Brazil to reinforce conservation efforts
Brasilia, March 2023 - IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle went on mission to Brazil to meet with the government and other key stakeholders and agree how to work together to address critical environmental issues affecting the country.
Story | 11 Apr, 2023
Jack Cole, Project and Fundraising Coordinator, Restore Our Planet
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
Exploring the scope of ecofeminism in the biodiversity-climate nexus
Susan Ann Samuel, PhD Candidate at University of Leeds, School of Politics and International Studies
Story | 29 Mar, 2023
AFRIPAC: strengthening 5 countries' commitments to a UN Plastics Treaty
As the world moves towards an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, IUCN and GRID-Arendal partner in a new project: AFRIPAC, "Effective Plastic Treaty Capacity Building for Africa." This project aims to empower five African nations´ negotiating skills for a strong…
News | 29 Mar, 2023
Strong regional commitment to One Health approach in Central Asia
Five Central Asian countries have jointly confirmed their interest to mitigate the risk of zoonosis emergence in the region by enhancing overall landscape resilience through the One Health approach. The commitments were shared today, closing out a three day regional workshop in Tashkent, co-…
Story | 20 Mar, 2023
Our relationship with plastic needs rethinking: Plastic pollution is detrimental to our oceanic ecosystems and the livelihoods and economies depending on it. To address these challenges, there are several options and methodologies that have been shown to work well but bringing them together with…