Story | 16 Feb, 2024
IUCN's North America Regional Director represents the voice of the Union on the Steering Committee of the America the Beautiful for All Coalition.
Story | 13 Feb, 2024
IUCN Rwanda Country Office knowledge products
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature - IUCN opened an office in Rwanda in 2016, in order to support the Government of Rwanda in achieving its overall conservation and development objectives. Since then, it has implemented various projects that have contributed to Rwanda’s…
Page | 13 Feb, 2024
The NbS Management Hub helps drive efforts to scale up Nature-based Solutions and supports the uptake of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions, its mainstreaming in national policies and strategic plans as well as in financial decision-making.
Story | 22 Jan, 2024
The contributions were compiled and systematized through a consultation process with IUCN Members and Commissions in the region, and officially delivered to the Secretariat of the Escazú Agreement.
News | 18 Dec, 2023
Survey Sign-up: Indigenous Kinship Circle in the Northern Great Plains
The Indigenous Kinship Circle (IKC) is conducting a study for Indigenous people from the Northern Great Plains to center their social and environmental priorities in conservation planning from the local to the international level.
Press release | 05 Dec, 2023
Dubai, UAE, 5 December 2023 (IUCN) – Today the International Union for Conservation of Nature, International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB), and IUCN Indigenous Peoples Organisations (IPO) members launched the Podong Indigenous Peoples Initiative at the UN Climate…
Speech | 02 Dec, 2023
At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) World Climate Action Summit Presidency event, hosted by H.E. Razan Al Mubarak, IUCN President and UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, the Indigenous Peoples address called for the respect of their land rights and full participation in…
Grey literature | 2023
Enhancing Nature-Based Solutions in Montenegro
Montenegro is a disaster-prone country particularly vulnerable to climate change, thus affecting multiple sectors – agriculture, biodiversity, energy, forestry, public health, coastal areas and maritime resources, tourism and water resources. The combination of the rise in frequency and…
Grey literature | 2023
Enhancing Nature-Based Solutions in Kosovo
Kosovo is prone to a wide variety of natural hazards – including floods, landslides, droughts, earthquakes, and wildfires – that could pose serious damages to the economy, fiscal balances, and the well-being of vulnerable populations. Many of these climatic-related hazards are expected to…
Story | 29 Nov, 2023
The conference took place between 22 and 23 November 2023 in Monaco and highlighted the important role of robust, transparent, and inclusive forest governance.