Grey literature | 2022
Summary of the economic impact of marine plastic pollution in Fiji, Samoa, and Vanuatu
The impacts of marine plastics on the fisheries and tourism sectors in 2019 were estimated for Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu. Impact estimates were based on both plastic accumulation and leakage into the marine environment from these countries and other countries in the Southern Pacific.
News | 07 Mar, 2023
CMS VATAVARAN Film Festival & Forum on LiFE in Goa
The CMS VATAVARAN Film Festival & Forum on LiFE is taking place in Goa from March 5-7, 2023. The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) is pleased to collaborate with CMS VATAVARAN in organizing this first-ever green film festival and forum, focused on encouraging public and…
DG Statement | 06 Mar, 2023
IUCN Director General’s open letter to ISA Members on deep-sea mining
Dear Members of the International Seabed Authority,
In September 2021 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN Member States, civil society and Indigenous organisations overwhelmingly …
Webinar
Forest Stewardship Council’s upcoming International Women’s Day webinar
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) invites you to an online roundtable “Linking Innovation, Technology, and Forests to Gender Equality”, 7 March, 3-4:30 pm CET. Many normative and…
Story | 02 Mar, 2023
Two new publications support action to tackle invasive alien species in Europe
Two brochures, presenting the updated list of invasive alien species of concern in the European Union and introducing the EU regulation on invasives alien species, have been produced by IUCN in partnership with the European Commission. These publications will support all actors working towards…
Blog | 28 Feb, 2023
Meet Nyiransabimana Alice, AREECA project beneficiary from Nyagatare District
Nyiransabimana Alice, a farmer in her early 40s lives with her husband and four children in the Rwimiyaga sector in Nyagatare District. The family loves farming and taking care of their cattle.
Alice, who lost several harvests to climate change-related effects, is now a…
Blog | 27 Feb, 2023
Climate change poses a real risk to farmers in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. Farming is highly dependent on weather conditions including temperature, rainfall, wind, pollinators as well as reliable market and many other factors to sustain their crop and livestock production.
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Story | 20 Feb, 2023
Annual shorebird monitoring in the Gulf of Mottama
The intertidal mud flats of the Gulf of Mottama, situated in southern Myanmar, are wintering grounds for 150,000-200,000 migratory shorebirds, including the critically endangered Spoon-billed sandpipers (Calidris pygmaea…
Story | 17 Feb, 2023
High seas biodiversity treaty is urgently needed for the sake of present and future generations
Blog | 13 Feb, 2023
Sebeya Project Strengthens Climate Resilience in Rwanda's Western Province
Combating the Sebeya river floods that used to wash away people's properties and claim lives in Rubavu, Nyabihu, Rutsiro and Ngororero Districts has been one of the achievements of the Embedding Integrated Water Resources Management in Rwanda (EWMR) project since 2019.