Story | 12 Mar, 2020
Inspiring Youth to be the Young Ambassadors for Nature
IUCN India in collaboration with Ecoroots Foundation organised an interactive workshop on nest building with the young minds of K. R. Mangalam Global School, New Delhi
Story | 11 Mar, 2020
Ecosystem restoration project in a private (not “privately”) protected area in Chilean Patagonia
CEESP News - by John Whitelaw and Elena Sobakina, Proyecto Pichimahuida
A strictly private project of ecosystem restoration, the main feature of which is a successful rebuilt of native forest by active reforestation, complemented by a variety of restorative and protective measures,…
Story | 10 Mar, 2020
Adopting rights-based approaches to enable cost-effective conservation and climate action
CEESP News: by Vicky Tauli-Corpuz (a), Janis Alcorn (b), Augusta Molnar (c),⇑, Christina Healy (d), Edmund Barrow (e) **
A new publication " Cornered by PAs: Adopting rights-based approaches to enable cost-effective conservation and climate action" in the academic…
Story | 09 Mar, 2020
Women in Mozambique engage in Climate Change action
The Coastal Resilience to Climate Change (CRCC) project, funded by the Swedish Embassy in Maputo is empowering coastal communities to respond to climate change in an inclusive, resilient and more sustainable way. So far women participation stands at 58% , 53% and 37% in Inhassoro, Memba and…
Blog | 08 Mar, 2020
Strategies for integrating gender in sustainable ecosystem management
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are matters of fundamental human rights and prerequisites to meeting sustainable development goals around the world.
Story | 05 Mar, 2020
Encouraging policy development and best practices for privately protected areas
CEESP News: A contribution from the IUCN WCPA Privately Protected Areas and Nature Stewardship Specialist Group
Often missing from policy discussions, privately protected areas (PPAs) could play an important role in achieving global targets. The PPA and Nature Stewardship Specialist…
Story | 05 Mar, 2020
Communities step up to manage their natural resources
Ghana lost about 60% of its forest cover in just over 50 years, and at the current deforestation rate of approximately 2% per year (135,000 ha/year), the situation is expected to get worse. The government has taken measures to address this, now it’s…
Story | 04 Mar, 2020
Request for proposals - Nature-based solutions field experts
Consultancy services (Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia), project ADAPT: Nature-based solutions for resilient societies in the Western Balkans
Story | 19 Feb, 2020
Emergency Recovery Plan could halt catastrophic collapse in world’s freshwater biodiversity
With biodiversity vanishing from rivers, lakes and wetlands at alarming speed, a new scientific paper outlines an Emergency Recovery Plan to reverse the rapid decline in the world’s freshwater species and habitats – and safeguard our life support systems.
Story | 17 Feb, 2020
IUCN Council adopts first-ever Global Standard on Nature-based Solutions
Gland, Switzerland – The first-ever Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions has been developed by IUCN. Last week, the IUCN Council adopted the standard, clearing the way for it to be launched at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in June.…