Story | 26 Mar, 2022
Prosecutors in East Africa pledge to end money-laundering so wildlife crime no longer pays
Prosecutors from 11 African nations meeting in Nairobi between 14-17 March 2022 pledged to deepen their cross-border collaboration on 'asset recovery' - taking back the proceeds of wildlife crime and on ending the money-laundering that allows ill-gotten…
Story | 25 Mar, 2022
Climate Change and Health – The Link
CEESP News: Suryakanta Acharya. The impacts of climate change on health and health care are being recognized of late. The rising temperatures and the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are of grave concern to all life forms on earth and patients are no exception.
Story | 23 Mar, 2022
Long-term sustainability of food systems at stake
Today, the European Commission decided to allow biodiversity rich areas on farmland to be cultivated despite the negative implications this will have on nature. The announcement also comes with an official delay to the EU Nature Restoration Law and revision of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides…
Story | 22 Mar, 2022
Un nouveau départ pour l’oasis Ouled Yahia en Algérie
Depuis quelques années, l’Oasis d’Ouled Yahia, site classé Ramsar, souffre de la baisse du niveau de la Foggara, principale source d’eau de la région. Cette baisse du niveau d’eau cause des épisodes de sécheresse intense et la salinisation des sols, qui entraîne l’augmentation des feux dans la…
Story | 19 Mar, 2022
IUCN closing statement to UN IGC4 on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement
IUCN believes that now is the time to be bold, visionary and pragmatic for the benefit of humankind and the ocean.
The Summary of the IPCC WGII Sixth Assessment Report cautions that we have a “brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for…
Story | 18 Mar, 2022
Interview with Joao Sousa, IUCN resident plastics expert, on the global plastic pollution treaty
The IUCN Ocean Team sat down with João recently to discuss what the UN Environment Assembly is calling, "the most significant environmental deal since the Paris accord". It is a Resolution endorsed by 175 Ministers and Heads of Member States which will create an intergovernmental committee…
Story | 17 Mar, 2022
Conservation is becoming more dangerous: increasing violations and threats
CEESP News: Liliana Jauregui, Senior Expert Environmental Justice, IUCN NL
Last week, IUCN and the University of Geneva launched a report on the status of environmental civic spaces. The report paints a bleak picture: nature conservation NGOs are faced with shrinking civic spaces,…
Story | 17 Mar, 2022
Mozambique embraces biodiversity-based value chains for sustainable development
Mozambique is a country rich in terrestrial, marine and aquatic biodiversity and highly committed to its conservation and preservation. So much so that 26% of the territory is covered by terrestrial conservation areas. As a country heavily…
Press release | 11 Mar, 2022
New report reviews efforts to return the European bison from the brink of extinction
The European Bison Conservation Center (EBCC) and the Bison Specialist Group (BSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) announce today the co-publication of a new report on the ecology and status of the European bison (Bison bonasus…
Story | 09 Mar, 2022
UNEA Resolution - ‘End Plastic Pollution’ - and IUCN role in implementation of the Treaty
The new UNEA Resolution, ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards a legally binding instrument’, establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that will develop the specific content of the new plastic pollution treaty with the aim of completing its work by the end…