Story | 30 May, 2021
Understanding climate threats to communities in Siphandone wetland—Lao PDR’s “four thousand islands”
From February to April 2021, WWF Laos, representatives from Champasak University, government agencies, and community members collected data on the climate impacts on the Siphandone wetland. The preliminary results of the Climate Change Vulnerability…
Story | 30 May, 2021
Supported by a small grant from the Mekong WET project, the Culture and Environment Preservation Association (CEPA) in Cambodia is supporting local managers to enhance fisheries management in Stung Treng Ramsar Site. The “Mekong Broodstock…
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…
Story | 28 May, 2021
Report: Mainstreaming Blue Nature-Based Solutions into Infrastructure Finance
The challenge is massive – to swiftly move away from a business-as-usual financing approach largely tailored to generating and perpetuating infrastructure that is both grey and vulnerable, towards blue finance solutions. This new report looks at efforts by different Multilateral Development…
Story | 27 May, 2021
The ocean and the UNFCCC Global Stocktake: What does this mean?
What the ocean means to the Global Stocktake (GST) has been analysed by multiple conservation organisations in this new report. The conclusion? The ocean, as a central part in the Earth's climate system, must also be central to the UNFCCC’s GST.
Story | 26 May, 2021
Selva Maya in Mexico improves protected area management effectiveness
Processes to promote the ecosystem’s conservation focussed particularly on strengthening effective management of the protected natural areas.
Story | 26 May, 2021
Selva Maya in Belize protects and improves its ecosystems
Belize intensified control and surveillance of protected areas and successfully worked on compliance with management plans adhering to the IUCN Green List criteria; also, the Forest Department was strengthened to address activities needed in the…
Story | 26 May, 2021
Guatemala makes headway in the protection of Selva Maya
Applying the Green List Standard to prepare and implement management plans helping improve and maintain protection of Selva Maya in Guatemala.
Story | 25 May, 2021
Gender is linked to the biodiversity and climate crises. When will our policies reflect this?
CEESP News: by Helen Anthem and David Johnson *
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the Union’s 1,400 Member organisations democratically determine the most pressing issues in nature conservation and agree actions to address them. But very few of the motions proposed for Congress in…