Story | 18 Nov, 2021
National Workshop on MIS/Log-frame of the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme concludes in Islamabad
A three- day National Workshop on Pakistan’s Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme (TBTTP) was concluded today in Islamabad. The workshop was jointly organized by Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change, KfW and the Third Party Monitoring Consortium. The Consortium comprised IUCN Pakistan, FAO…
Story | 14 Nov, 2021
From Wednesday to Thursday (17-18 November), over 70 environmental experts from universities, researchers and public administrations of the Euro-Mediterranean region will share and discuss the results and learnings from different projects working to adapt natural areas to climate change and…
Story | 11 Nov, 2021
Jointly with the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, IUCN is setting up the Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (BCAF)
Story | 10 Nov, 2021
Global launch of the Great Blue Wall
Movement launched to conserve and restore marine and coastal biodiversity while unlocking the development of a regenerative sustainable blue economy
At the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow, Western Indian Ocean states and partners including International Union for Conservation of…
Story | 05 Nov, 2021
Corporate disclosures related to nature lagging far behind climate
Gland, 5 November 2021 (IUCN) - New analysis from CDP and the IUCN suggests that companies are failing to adequately recognize and take action on risks posed from nature in their environmental plans and strategies, with an overwhelming focus on…
Story | 05 Nov, 2021
Gland/Nairobi, 5 November 2021. Analysing scientific literature, the new report by UNEP and IUCN finds that Nature-based…
Story | 03 Nov, 2021
A new IUCN report, Acting on Ocean Risk, reveals that densely populated coastal areas are exposed to increasing threats such as sea-level rise and extreme weather events. Focusing on the situation in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania, the report…
Story | 02 Nov, 2021
Request for Proposals – consulting opportunities, Albania
IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Centrals Asia (ECARO) seeks one (1) international consultant specialised in hydrological engineering and 1 consulting company or team of consultants specialised in biodiversity, GIS, socio-economic and…
Story | 01 Nov, 2021
Understanding the multiple benefits of area-based conservation
CEESP News: by Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton, Equilibrium Research *
Under current proposals from the Convention on Biological Diversity, a target is likely to be set for 30% of the world’s land surface to be set aside into protected and conserved areas. Over 60 countries have pledged to…
Story | 29 Oct, 2021
Brand new podcast builds the business case for investing in our ocean
IUCN’s Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility has released a new podcast, Investing for Ocean Impact, which explores a new future for ocean financing.