Story | 18 Jan, 2020
Ready, set, go! MedArtSal kick off meeting today in Rome
MedArtSal is a project to promote sustainable management of artisanal salinas in the Mediterranean
Press release | 15 Jan, 2020
IUCN Guidelines for Assessing Species’ Vulnerability to Climate Change Now Available in Spanish
Doncaster, UK., 15 January 2020 – IUCN has released a Spanish translation of the Guidelines for Assessing Species’ Vulnerability to Climate Change. Developed by leading scientists and conservationists under the auspices of the IUCN SSC Climate Change Specialist Group, these guidelines recommend…
Story | 15 Jan, 2020
New guide developed to identify pangolin species
To assist law enforcement officers in identifying illegally traded pangolins, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Wildlife Asia initiative developed a pangolin species identification guide and poster to help people identify pangolin species…
Story | 13 Jan, 2020
Young Myanmar researchers receive award for marine mammal research in the Gulf of Mottama
A little over one year ago, we confirmed - with our own eyes - the presence of Indo-Pacific Finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides, Vulnerable) and Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris, Endangered) in the coastal waters of the Gulf of Mottama.
Story | 13 Jan, 2020
On 24 December, IUCN, in collaboration with the Provincial Department of Environment in Siem Reap, Cambodia held a Climate Change Adaptation Planning validation workshop with local communities and government agencies. Building upon a two-day meeting…
Story | 09 Jan, 2020
This exchange visit was carried out in Finca Paraiso and Finca Tres Naciones, Peten, Guatemala. The visit was conducted with rural livestock farmers involved in innovated programs such as the establishment of silvopastoral systems and forage bank.…
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 | 23 Dec, 2019
Building Community - Twelve Principles for a Healthy Future
CEESP News: James S. Gruber, PE, PhD, the director of the Environmental Studies' doctoral program at Antioch University New England and CEESP Member
Dr. Gruber's book, publishing in Spring 2020, entitled Building Community - Tweleve Principles for a Healthy Future, looks through 28 case…
Story | 23 Dec, 2019
NRGF in 2019: Continued implementation, outreach and learning
CEESP News: by Jessica Campese (NRGF Co-Chair, CEESP) with Barbara Nakangu (GPGR Senior Programme Manager, NRGF Co-Chair) and Jenny Springer (GPGR Director).
The Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) initiative made important progress in 2019 in expanding outreach, supporting use…