Story | 20 Jan, 2020
IUCN collaborates with regional university network to enhance capacity of Thai wetland managers
To promote the wise use of wetlands throughout the region, IUCN, in collaboration with the Mekong Wetland University Network (MWUN), organised the Wetland National Training Course for Wetland Site Managers at Mahidol University…
Story | 30 Dec, 2019
A Reflection on Protected Areas in Serving Wildlife Migration: Endangered Oriental Storks
CEESP News: by Linda Wong and Jinfeng Zhou, Secretariat of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF).
Starving migratory Oriental Storks have been found in northeast China this wintering season. Field investigations found that the lack of food in…
Story | 30 Dec, 2019
The Historical Journey of Indigenous Peoples in Climate Change Negotiation
CEESP News: by Pasang Dolma Sherpa, PhD, Co-Chair of FWG, LCIPP of the UNFCCC. Pasang is also Co-Chair of the CEESP Indigenous Peoples, Customary & Environmental Laws & Human Rights Specialist Group (SPICEH)
Story | 12 Dec, 2019
Will the European Green Deal meet its ambitious expectations?
The EU has launched the long-awaited European Green Deal, the plan to tackle the profound environmental crisis we are living in. IUCN welcomes this promising proposal, and encourages all actors to do…
Story | 27 Nov, 2019
Nueva publicación: “Gobernanza para la Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas”
El Centro de Derecho Ambiental y la Oficina Regional para México, América Central y el Caribe, ambas de la UICN se complacen en compartir su más reciente publicación titulada “Gobernanza para la Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas”, misma que fue presentada en el marco de la PreCOP25 de la CMNUCC…
Story | 26 Nov, 2019
UICN y el grupo de mujeres de 5C de Costa Rica reflexionaron sobre la gobernanza climática y el importante rol de las organizaciones de mujeres para impulsar una política de adaptación con cara de mujer.
Story | 25 Nov, 2019
Tangled roots and changing tides: law at the service of mangrove conservation and sustainable use
A pioneering global study details the legal and institutional frameworks governing mangroves and proposes solutions to address gaps and weaknesses identified.
Story | 22 Nov, 2019
USAID project advances in biodiversity conservation and prosperity of marine-coastal communities
People from three high biodiversity sites in Central America have benefited from the Regional Coastal Biodiversity Project.
Story | 08 Nov, 2019
UICN participó en el diálogo sobre Océanos, cambio climático y la Agenda 2030 durante la PreCOP25
En la PreCOP se reflexionó sobre la ciencia, la política y las herramientas disponibles para visibilizar y aprovechar las oportunidades que ofrecen los océanos para hacer frente al cambio climático y sus efectos. En este contexto, el Dr. Alejandro Iza invitó a invitó a la comunidad internacional…
Story | 05 Nov, 2019
Youth hold the key to expanding conservation impact in Africa
Blog by Nancy Nthiga on youth involvement in conservation and her experience at the IUCN 2019 Regional Conservation Forum for Eastern and Southern Africa