Story | 14 Jun, 2021
People in Nature: Understanding how communities use biodiversity
CEESP News: by Chetan Kumar and Helen Suich
People in Nature provides an assessment framework to aid project development through an understanding of community uses of biodiversity.
Story | 14 Jun, 2021
What is high quality ecosystem restoration?
Ahead of the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the Decade’s science task force convened to answer this daunting question. This is what they said.
Story | 08 Jun, 2021
World Oceans Day 2021: a new opportunity for law to step up
World Oceans Day is here again and this year seems to be as meaningful as it is challenging for ocean governance. Never before has the connection between nature and human health been more evident for our generations. The effects of the pandemic, both positive and negative, have been portrayed by…
Story | 07 Jun, 2021
The state of Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ lands and territories
A new report compiled by conservation experts and organizations, in consultation with Indigenous Peoples and their representatives, highlights the crucial role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in protecting nature and biodiversity globally. The…
Story | 07 Jun, 2021
Ocean Acidification: The what, where, how, why and what next on this major ocean issue
In the last 200 years, the ocean has taken up around 30% of all CO2 emissions and this absorption has altered the production of calcium carbonate in oceanic waters, causing the phenomenon known as Ocean Acidification (OA). Our new web story provides a high-level look at all impacts of this…
Story | 04 Jun, 2021
Maintaining a scientific network to support policy on microplastic pollution in Viet Nam
Creating an Observatory for Measuring Plastic Occurrences in Society and Environment (COMPOSE) is a capacity building project funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented by the French Embassy in Ha Noi in partnership with the…
Story | 04 Jun, 2021
The overall aim of Plastics and Coastal Communities (PlastiCoCo) project is the generation of knowledge on plastic pollution (source, distribution, accumulation points and impacts) and identification of mitigation actions along the African Indian Ocean coast.
Story | 01 Jun, 2021
“Voices for Peace and Conservation”, a new podcast series
Environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change affect us all, and are already making our societies more likely to experience conflict, violence and hardship. Yet efforts to address environmental challenges, conserve biodiversity and respond to the challenges of the…
Story | 01 Jun, 2021
IUCN – Circular Plastic Economy Innovation Lab
As part of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)-funded Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) project implemented in the Eastern and Southern Africa region, IUCN has established the regional Circular Plastic Economy Innovation Lab (CPEIL).
Call…
Story | 28 May, 2021
Impacts of COVID-19 and Climate Change on Indigenous Peoples: a Virtual Dialogue
CEESP Virtual Dialogue on the Impacts of COVID-19 and Climate Change on Indigenous Peoples
IUCN CEESP and the Specialist Group on Indigenous Peoples, Customary & Environmental Laws & Human Rights (SPICEH) discussed the status of Indigenous Peoples in the face of climate change…