Story | 12 Oct, 2021
Global Fund for Coral Reef partners with IUCN for climate-resilient coral reef conservation
The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have joined forces, combining their mutually beneficial strengths to scale up reef conservation.
Story | 04 Oct, 2021
Position paper: Advocating Extended Producer Responsibility for fishing gear
IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme's Joao Sousa is a co-author on this paper which addresses the problem of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG). Being purposely designed to catch aquatic species, it is one of the most…
Story | 04 Oct, 2021
The EU Forest Strategy: Strengthening ecosystem services and forest management
The new EU Forest Strategy has hit the forest headlines over the summer and in a timely online debate, policymakers from the EU Commission met with experts representing forest owners and managers, civil society and national policymakers to discuss…
Story | 01 Oct, 2021
Restoring ecosystems part-and-parcel of IUCN Congress
During the Expo of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem Restoration pavilion devoted over half of its programme to restoration work as part of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. Hosting events that drew from an…
Story | 14 Sep, 2021
World Trade Organisation Deputy Director-General, Jean-Marie Paugam, gave a fresh perspective on ocean conservation by explaining the very close relationship between the international trade system represented by the WTO and the issue of ocean preservation, something many conservationists and the…
Story | 07 Sep, 2021
Four questions, five messages and six fronts for action on ecosystem restoration
Restoring our beleaguered ecosystems means working together to secure the massive investment needed to reverse environmental degradation, according to an IUCN think piece.
Story | 07 Sep, 2021
Looking to the future: A new work plan for IUCN Europe
Today, to coincide with the World Conservation Congress in Marseille, the IUCN European office released its new work plan for the upcoming 4 years.
Story | 06 Sep, 2021
A snapshot of IUCN Europe's successes
Today, the IUCN European office released a summary of its successes over the past 4 years to coincide with the World Conservation Congress. Despite the unprecedented circumstances over the last few years, the IUCN European Region has persevered with its influential work.
Story | 30 Aug, 2021
Follow the Finance Journey at IUCN Congress!
IUCN's Finance Journey is one-stop guide to all the events dealing with the topic of sustainable finance at IUCN's Congress in Marseille starting on Septmber 3rd, 2021.
Story | 26 Aug, 2021
Scientists have discovered a 43-million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown amphibious four-legged whale species in Egypt.