Story | 03 Dec, 2020
Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Green Recovery: Building back better from COVID-19
Originally planned to be the “Super Year for Biodiversity”, 2020 has instead brought new global attention to the role biodiversity plays in securing human health, well-being and resilience – including how climate change, habitat degradation and land use changes both contribute to disease…
Story | 01 Dec, 2020
IUCN launches the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Asia
On 26 November 2020, IUCN Asia Regional Office hosted the Asia Launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS), building on the global launch, held in July. Over 215 participants joined the online event, including representatives from…
Story | 27 Nov, 2020
Charting the future: next steps in impact mitigation and ecological compensation webinar
Thursday December 10th 08:30 – 10:00 GMT
Story | 24 Nov, 2020
CEM Ecosystem Restoration Thematic Group webinar
Story | 24 Nov, 2020
Seminar: “The value of Blue Carbon ecosystems for climate change adaptation and mitigation”
Date: 9-10 December 2020
Online 9:30-12:30 - Language: English/Spanish. Designed for research and conservation organizations
Story | 23 Nov, 2020
Learn more about ecological restoration
Ecosystem Management Webinars: "Ecosystem Restoration: Global Initiatives in Science and Practice"
Story | 23 Nov, 2020
The Restoration Initiative is featured in a new, special edition of FAO’s Unasylva journal of forestry that is focused on restoration.
Blog | 19 Nov, 2020
Conserving land health is a common concern for both the agriculture and conservation sectors, and will be central to a post-Covid19 recovery. Following the publication of its seminal Common Ground report on agriculture and biodiversity, IUCN held a…
Story | 09 Nov, 2020
People, Nature and Justice: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Cities of the Global South
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) encompasses a broad set of approaches to adapt to climate change, that involve the management of ecosystems and their services to reduce the vulnerability of human communities. EbA has gained popularity as an approach to climate adaptation, and a wide body of…
Story | 04 Nov, 2020
Nature+ Accelerator Fund ready for investors
IUCN and partners launch novel fund to drive investment to nature-based solutions