Story | 26 Apr, 2021
The study and prevention of environmental harm and crimes
CEESP News: by José Luis Carpio-Domínguez & Inés Arroyo-Quiroz *
Story | 23 Apr, 2021
Chile and IUCN kick off a historic process for the country’s National System of Protected Areas
The National Forestry and Parks Agency (CONAF) of Chile and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), on the occasion of International Earth Day 2021, are beginning a historic process towards a new era in managing the country's National System of Protected Areas (SNASPE).
Story | 23 Apr, 2021
Grants to the total value of 684’461 EUR have been awarded to four organisations in Madagascar to address biodiversity conservation needs in line with national policy and the priorities of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD).
Story | 23 Apr, 2021
The inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress officially relaunched
The Government of Rwanda will in March 2022 host the inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) to discuss conservation of the continent’s protected areas. This comes after the relaunch of APAC in Kigali, Rwanda on 20th April 2021.
Press release | 20 Apr, 2021
Ten protected areas in Switzerland, France and Italy enter IUCN Green List
Gland, Switzerland, 20 April 2021 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted ten new sites in Switzerland, France, Italy to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas…
Story | 14 Apr, 2021
A new report by the Rio Doce Panel analyses the watershed's water quality and biodiversity situation and provides pathways towards its restoration.
Story | 13 Apr, 2021
In 2020, with the financial support from the Coca Cola Foundation, IUCN Viet Nam has supported upstream communities in Mekong Delta to pilot some flood-based-livelihood models in support of water retention and adapt to climate change. These livelihood models are implemented in combination with…
Story | 13 Apr, 2021
New Marine Protected Areas MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) now open
The IUCN Programme on African Protected Areas & Conservation is launching a new MOOC on Marine protected areas (MPAs). This new course will complement other courses on protected areas already available, such as Protected areas management in Africa, Ecological…
Story | 12 Apr, 2021
The Sahel region is defined by steady rainfall, river systems and wetlands. It is host to dynamic, vibrant cultures and a myriad forms of governance for area-based conservation and agro-ecological systems. Hundreds of formal protected areas, and even more customarily conserved areas, lace the…
Story | 08 Apr, 2021
Announcing the 10 winners of the 2021 IUCN WCPA International Ranger Awards
7 April 2021 saw the first edition of the new IUCN WCPA International Ranger Awards felicitate their first 10 winners, in an online award ceremony. Awardees included Indigenous communities, pioneering women rangers, volunteer teams, and conservation veterans who have braved many hardships in…