Story | 03 Nov, 2020
IUCN is pleased to announce that it joins the Ocean Risk and Resilience Alliance (ORRAA) as a full member. ORRAA brings together the insurance and finance sectors, governments, non-profit organisations, and stakeholders from the Global South to pioneer finance and…
Story | 30 Oct, 2020
Moving forward on lobster fishery means addressing access and conservation
CEESP News: by Tony Charles*. Originally published on Policy Options, October 28, 2020
The situation unfolding in the Nova Scotia lobster fishery raises larger questions around who holds decision-making power over this natural resource.
Press release | 27 Oct, 2020
Over 200,000 tonnes of plastic leaking into the Mediterranean each year – IUCN report
Gland, 27th October 2020 (IUCN) - A new IUCN report finds that an estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping containers each day. Unless significant measures are taken to address mismanaged waste, the…
Story | 23 Oct, 2020
IUCN-Coca Cola “Monkey Cheeks” project received the silver award for Best Environmental Excellence
In Sept 2020, the 12th Global CSR Awards and The Good Governance Awards released the results of the winners online due to the Covid 19 pandemic. With 300 entries from 120 companies all over the world, a final selection of 48 companies were recognized with awards.
Story | 22 Oct, 2020
An intense day for biodiversity: IUCN busy with the EU Green Week, and MEPs discussing on the CAP
Tuesday 21 October was a remarkably busy day for the IUCN European Regional Office, in the context of the EU Green Week 2020. EU Biodiversity Targets for Protected Areas and Nature Restoration at the top of the Agenda
Story | 20 Oct, 2020
Business consultation on coffee transformation and water use in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
On September 10, 2020, IUCN organised a business consultation in Ho Chi Minh City on opportunities to transform coffee production in the Central Highlands to a more diverse and climate resilient crop mix.
Story | 15 Oct, 2020
Women's beekeeping initiative preserves wildlife in Tanzania
Lions, leopards, and cheetahs — all classified as “Vulnerable” by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — face a variety of threats in this region. In Tanzania, more than 1’350 environmentally-friendly beehives containing more than 50 million bees have been hung from trees in an effort that…
Story | 13 Oct, 2020
In this PANORAMA webinar, lessons learned on enhancing business engagement at landscape level were shared from the Shared Resources, Joint Solutions programme (SRJS), followed by highlights of a recent IUCN surevy on the conservation community on…
Story | 05 Oct, 2020
Request for proposals - Audit services for the ADAPT project
Proposal for the annual audit services, including Agreed-Upon Procedures engagement ISRS 4400, of the project “ADAPT: Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Societies in the Western Balkans”
Story | 01 Oct, 2020
Nature-based Solutions – an answer to the climate change challenges in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkan societies are among the most vulnerable with respect to climate change impacts affecting numerous sectors and domains, as recent findings indicate. Natural and human-made disasters, such as floods, droughts, landslides and environmental degradation, have increased risks, with…