Story | 09 Dec, 2021
The Blue Carbon Policy Project is operational
Striving to make international policies coherent and aligned, to accelerate coastal ecosystem conservation.
Story | 09 Dec, 2021
In November 2021, IUCN’s Asia Regional Office MARPLASTICCs project hosted a workshop on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) with several partners from the EU/Expertise France, GIZ PREVENT Waste Alliance, Thailand Environment Institute, WWF Malaysia EPR project, and…
Story | 08 Dec, 2021
Environmental Services Investments & Offset Bonds
CEESP news: by Simon M. Lamb
UK based CEESP member Simon Lamb's proposal for the world's first bond market in environmental services seems to have found favour with the UK Conservative party. Recently, the policy was selected by a Dragons Den of MPs, Lords and the Prime Minister's chief…
Story | 06 Dec, 2021
Rio Doce: governance beyond reparation
The existing institutions were not prepared to respond to the disaster caused by the Samarco dam collapse.*
Story | 06 Dec, 2021
Endangered Caspian Seal Habitat Awarded Important Marine Mammal Area Status
Today, the IUCN Task Force on Marine Mammal Protected Areas, a joint task force of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and the World Commission on Protected Areas, announces that Caspian seals have been awarded three Important Marine Mammal Areas, or IMMAs, as part of a tranche of 14 new IMMAs…
Story | 02 Dec, 2021
Combining GIS, the positive outcomes achieved in Africa and Asia, and the stories of success behind them, IUCN Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) presents its work tackling plastic pollution in the ocean.
Story | 29 Nov, 2021
Inspiring People: Rhino Rangers in the Kunene Basin in north-western Namibia
The Rhino Rangers in the Kunene and Erongo region of Namibia have a very important and often challenging task: to protect the largest free-ranging black rhino population in the world, in a very harsh and arid environment. Over 60 rhino rangers are employed by 13 community conservancies…
Story | 22 Nov, 2021
On the heels of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, owners of Lagoon catamarans will use drones provided by DJI to measure plastic waste on beaches. This essential data, processed by AnimaMundi software, will provide evidence on whether actions to disrupt the…
Story | 18 Nov, 2021
Pathfinder Award 2021 winners announced: IUCN and UNDP recognise innovation in nature conservation
On 15 November 2021, the online ceremony of the Pathfinder Award felicitated four winners from China, India, Madagascar, and Tanzania. This award recognises and celebrates their innovative, integrated approaches to protected and conserved area management that successfully conserve nature while…
Story | 17 Nov, 2021
“If we fail here, we will fail everywhere.” Campaign to support the statement with call to arms #UniteForNature