Story | 28 May, 2018
Inclusivity across 4 African landscapes
Thought leaders from civil society, government and business are advancing a ‘landscape approach’ to land use and resource decision-making. Such an approach seeks to address the often-competing interests of different stakeholders across a landscape to engage in…
Story | 25 May, 2018
The International Day for Biological Diversity Day is being celebrated today all over the world to mark the importance of Biological Diversity on this earth. The theme for the year 2018 is "Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity" stresses on the actions taken at the national and…
Story | 23 May, 2018
Follow us at the Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods Conference 2018
CEESP News -- Communities Conservation Research Network (CCRN)
From every part of the world (except Antarctica), over 400 people will converge on Saint Mary’s University, in Halifax, Canada, in late May. They are focused on one thing – the power of local communities to make a difference…
Story | 22 May, 2018
CEESP Note from the Chair -- Kristen Walker-Painemilla
Story | 22 May, 2018
IPBES-6 - Moving indigenous and local knowledge forward
CEESP News - by Aroha Te Pareake Mead, CEESP Chair, 2008-2016
The work of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has direct relevance to CEESP at many different levels and offers some direct ways for CEESP members to engage.
Story | 21 May, 2018
Ecosystem education for kids in Lao PDR
On 3 May, IUCN Lao PDR organised an event in Nakai district, Khammouan province, where the Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area (NPA) is located. The event, which aimed to bring awareness to local communities about the importance and benefits of conservation, took place in Ban Yang Village’s…
Story | 21 May, 2018
Every Day is World Biodiversity Day at Phuket Marriott Resort & Spa Merlin Beach
Since opening in 2016, Phuket Marriott Merlin Beach Resort & Spa has collaborated with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to highlight the incredible biodiversity surrounding the resort property. The hotel is located south of Patong on…
Story | 14 May, 2018
Atelier de formation en collaboration avec des sociétés d'électricité du Maroc et d’Espagne.
Story | 14 May, 2018
EAGL Network Established, Members Trained
Establishment of EAGL network for West Asia region
Story | 14 May, 2018
Patrol teams trained to defend Lao PDR’s protected areas
Since February 2018, IUCN has been working with local communities and government officials to extensively train patrol teams in three parts of Khammouan Province, in and around the Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area (NPA).