Story | 05 Nov, 2020
Call for papers: Planning effective conservation landscapes
The scientific journal Land is still inviting submissions to the special issue "Planning Effective Conservation Landscapes for Nature and People: What Have We Learned?". The extended deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 January 2022.
Story | 04 Nov, 2020
Nature+ Accelerator Fund ready for investors
IUCN and partners launch novel fund to drive investment to nature-based solutions
Story | 03 Nov, 2020
IUCN is pleased to announce that it joins the Ocean Risk and Resilience Alliance (ORRAA) as a full member. ORRAA brings together the insurance and finance sectors, governments, non-profit organisations, and stakeholders from the Global South to pioneer finance and…
Story | 30 Oct, 2020
Moving forward on lobster fishery means addressing access and conservation
CEESP News: by Tony Charles*. Originally published on Policy Options, October 28, 2020
The situation unfolding in the Nova Scotia lobster fishery raises larger questions around who holds decision-making power over this natural resource.
Story | 30 Oct, 2020
Explore protected areas through sounds with 'Sounds of Your Park'
The WCPA, the George Wright Society, the US National Park Service, Parks Canada and the Colorado State University's Sound and Light Ecology Team invite you to experience nature from your home, and then share your quality recordings. The goal is to build a global collection of natural and…
Story | 30 Oct, 2020
New Global Agreement to Address Serious Gaps in Environmental Law
By John E. Scanlon - On 16 October 2020, the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime released a groundbreaking briefing paper proposing a new international legal framework to address wildlife crime.
Story | 29 Oct, 2020
IUCN Green List Gears Up to Scale Up
From 15 to 17 September 2020, the global community of the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas participated in a virtual workshop to guide Green List growth and development strategically over the next decade.
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
Nominations open for the new International Ranger Awards
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas is proud to announce the new International Ranger Awards.
Developed in collaboration with the International Ranger Federation, Global Wildlife Conservation, and Conservation Allies, these awards will recognise the remarkable work of rangers in…
Story | 22 Oct, 2020
An intense day for biodiversity: IUCN busy with the EU Green Week, and MEPs discussing on the CAP
Tuesday 21 October was a remarkably busy day for the IUCN European Regional Office, in the context of the EU Green Week 2020. EU Biodiversity Targets for Protected Areas and Nature Restoration at the top of the Agenda
Story | 20 Oct, 2020
WCEL hosts Webinar on Fishing on the High Seas and Marine Protected Areas
WCEL Webinar "Fishing on the High Seas and Marine Protected Areas" advances our understanding of the steps the international community can take to sustain our Ocean for future generations.