Story | 28 Jun, 2019
Options for Governance and Decision-making across Scales and Sectors
CEESP News - by Dr. Marina Rosales Benites de Franco, Professor and Researcher of Federico Villarreal National University
Story | 26 Jun, 2019
Developing China’s national park system
In recent years, China has been making great strides in developing its national park system, which now includes 10 pilot national parks in 12 provinces across China. These parks cover an area of more than 200,000 square kilometers, which is…
Story | 25 Jun, 2019
U.S. Appellate Court Hears Oral Arguments for Groundbreaking Climate Change Case
By Miranda Steed - On 4 June 2019, a three judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for the youth climate case in a packed courtroom in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Story | 24 Jun, 2019
Flagship project launched to build capacity on forest landscape restoration and Bonn Challenge
On 17 June 2019 Shri Prakash Javadekar, the Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India launched a flagship project to build capacity on forest landscape restoration (FLR) and Bonn Challenge in partnership with IUCN. The…
Story | 21 Jun, 2019
Talking about forest reserves without needing to take a plane
As an international organisation that works all around the world, the importance of what we can learn and share with those managing the forests nearby is sometimes overlooked. This year, the Lake Geneva Forestry Forum (Forum Forestier Lémanique)…
Story | 21 Jun, 2019
By Gregorio Rafael P. Bueta - Philippine jurisprudence on the environment has been on a steady pace of development since the 70’s and 80’s. It got a global boost when the famous case of Oposa vs Factoran came out in 1993. In it, the Philippine Supreme Court bravely and courageously gave standing…
Story | 17 Jun, 2019
L’eau comme bien commun: une question de culture, d’éducation et de spiritualité
De M. Tebaldo Vinciguerra
Story | 17 Jun, 2019
Peer-to-peer learning: Indigenous peoples share solutions
Forty-two representatives of indigenous organisations from around the world recently met in Tecpan, Guatemala to share experiences and learn from one another on environmental, business and social issues – taking another step toward a common understanding.
Story | 17 Jun, 2019
Six years of conservation progress in Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot
More than 100 conservation and development practitioners attended the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Phase II Final Assessment Workshop, held from 28 to 30 May in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Story | 14 Jun, 2019
From 28-30 May 2019, government officials from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam gathered in Bangkok to discuss the status and progress of wetland policies in the region. The discussion was part of a regional dialogue organised by the Indo-Burma Ramsar…