Blog | 01 Nov, 2023
TREPA project to plant over 18,000 ha of native species during 2023-2024 tree planting season
Rwanda’s Eastern Province contains the largest area of national farming lands, but it is highly vulnerable to increasing droughts. With smallholder farmers depending exclusively on rainfall, changes to weather seasonality including shorter and more intense rainy seasons have led to crop failure…
Blog | 25 Oct, 2023
Brief note about Transforming Eastern Province through Adaptation (TREPA) project
Rwanda is ranked among African countries in terms of natural resource dependency. In recent years, over the last decade, the frequency and severity of climate related impacts, particularly floods, droughts and landslides have significantly increased, resulting in loss of lives, crop and…
Story | 13 Oct, 2023
IUCN Leaders Forum 2023 closes with call to action towards a nature-positive world
Geneva, Switzerland 13 October 2023 – The second IUCN Leaders Forum closed today with a rousing call to use cross-sector collaboration to turn the "tide for nature" and transform global commitments into inclusive action towards a nature-positive world.
News | 12 Oct, 2023
Huawei and IUCN to Expand Global Impact of Nature Conservation in Tech4Nature Phase 2
Gland, Switzerland, 12 October 2023 (IUCN) – Huawei and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to launch Phase 2 of the Tech4Nature partnership at the IUCN Leaders Forum in Geneva.
News | 10 Oct, 2023
IUCN Leaders Forum 2023 to drive action to halt nature loss
The second IUCN Leaders Forum opens in Geneva, Switzerland, and virtually from 11 to 13 October 2023 under the theme: Global goals for nature: Tracking progress, financing success.
News | 25 Sep, 2023
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) of the People’s Republic of China and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) jointly launched Chinese and English versions of International Applications of Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Coastal Areas, at the…
Story | 29 Sep, 2023
Engaging industry in nature conservation: case studies from leading companies
A new report compiling case studies from several multinational companies presents initiatives going beyond addressing biodiversity impacts on site.
News | 07 Sep, 2023
Safeguarding vital forests in Albania and North Macedonia for the benefit of nature and people
In collaboration with the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) and Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA), with the support of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Republic of North Macedonia, a new project “Northern Forests Initiative: Forest…
News | 07 Sep, 2023
Elevating Green Pakistan: Phase-1 Annual Review and Planning Workshop
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC), in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Pakistan, concluded a three-day Annual Review and Planning Workshop for the year 2023-24, as part of the Upscaling Green Pakistan Program,…
News | 17 Aug, 2023
An insightful Group Discussion on 'Climate Change and its Impacts on DRR' was held at the Pakistan Expo on Disaster Risk Reduction 2023 in Islamabad. The experts and enthusiasts came together to delve into the critical intersection of climate change and disaster risk reduction. They agreed to…