Story | 04 Mar, 2022
IUCN’s four new Centres set to deliver innovative action for nature
In response to the escalating nature and climate crises, including the urgent need for greater conservation finance and inclusive governance, IUCN has announced the creation of four new Centres that will help deliver on the global goals for sustainable development and…
Story | 24 Feb, 2022
Transitioning to sustainable food systems is vital to staying within planetary boundaries, feeding a growing population and combatting climate change. Today IUCN launched SUSTAIN Pro, a 10-year initiative aimed at addressing livelihood inequality, ecosystem degradation and agricultural…
Story | 24 Feb, 2022
Aquaculture and Nature-based Solutions: new report
A new report from the AquaCoCo project works to identify synergies between sustainable development of coastal communities, aquaculture, and marine and coastal conservation. It examines the emerging concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and the IUCN Global Standard for NbS when applied to…
Crossroads blog | 22 Feb, 2022
To save the addax antelope, the oil sector and government must work together with conservationists
The addax desert antelope may be the world’s rarest hoofed mammal, with as few as 100 animals left in the wild. Despite oil exploration and extraction in and around their last remaining habitat, conservation efforts can still save the species from extinction if government agencies, big business…
Story | 22 Feb, 2022
IUCN-Med, SPA/RAC and WWF will work in close collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of the Environment to help develop a robust network of marine protected areas. During last week’s kick-off event, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Arabi Mounir, Minister of Environment, welcomed the project as a key step to…
Story | 18 Feb, 2022
Felipe Paredes, IUCN WCPA Marine vice-chair
We welcome Felipe Paredes, Ph.D., a marine biologist from Chile with more than 20 years of experience in scientific research, education, and marine conservation public policy, as our Marine Vice Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA).
Story | 14 Feb, 2022
Assessing the impacts of the Fundão dam failure on coastal and marine environments
Experts gather in five workshop sessions to discuss the coastal and marine impacts caused by the Fundão dam collapse in 2015.
Story | 07 Feb, 2022
How cooperatives can help forest and farm communities in rural Viet Nam
Binh Minh Agroforestry Cooperative in Yen Bai Province in northern Viet Nam exemplifies how a cooperative can improve the lives of communities. A group of 18 farmers transformed itself from an informal group into the registered…
Story | 03 Feb, 2022
IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) postponed
The Inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), previously scheduled for 7-12 March 2022, has been postponed to 18-23 July 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Story | 31 Jan, 2022
Harnessing Independent Scientific Advice to Reconcile Conservation and Economic Development Goals
*Article by Gerard Bos and Steve Edwards