Story | 08 Jan, 2021
IUCN Green List helps Huangshan Scenic Area in integrated management of three UNESCO designations
Huangshan Scenic Area sits in the south of the Chinese province of Anhui. It was approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China in 1982, covering a territory of 160.6 km2 and home to around 5000 residents. Characterised by a granite forest landscape, it includes 77 mountains…
Publication | 2021
Cultural and spiritual significance of nature
The cultural and spiritual significance of nature has been defined as the spiritual, cultural, inspirational, aesthetic, historic and social meanings, values, feelings, ideas and associations that natural features and nature in general have for past, present and future generations of people –…
Story | 06 Jan, 2021
CEESP News: by Caroline de Jong, Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme*
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) recently released its report “COVID-19 and indigenous and tribal peoples: The impacts and underlying inequalities”. Building on grassroots stories from ten countries and wider…
Story | 06 Jan, 2021
Women, Conflict, and Modern Mining in Rwanda during COVID-19
CEESP News: by Laine Munir *
Our ethnography examines how Rwanda’s current process of formalization and regulation of mining may impact rural women’s experiences with environmental, structural, and physical conflicts near extraction sites. In light of COVID-19’s socioeconomic effects,…
Story | 04 Jan, 2021
IUCN Global Gender Working Group seeks to increase knowledge about the link between gender equality, empowerment of women in management and conservation under the Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas Standard.
Story | 04 Jan, 2021
Quebec meets UN Convention’s Terrestrial Protected Area Target of 17%
The total area of the province of Quebec, Canada is 1,668 Million square km, larger than countries such as Iran, Peru, and South Africa. On December 17, 2020, the Premier of Quebec François Legault and the Environment and Climate Change Minister Benoît…
Grey literature | 2020
Women and wool in Dehesas : Gender overview of the wool supply chain in Spain
This document explores the gender dimensions of cultural practices in the Dehesa region of Spain. Specifically, the report examines the roles, responsibilities, constraints, and opportunities for women pastoralists and women involved in the wool industry.
Grey literature | 2020
Value chains in Lebanon's Shouf Biosphere Reserve
This report explores the status of six crops in Lebanon’s Shouf Biosphere Reserve and further provides opportunities and recommendations to grow the value chains of these crops.
Grey literature | 2020
Lemnos Island, Greece : Socio-economic sustainability of cultural practices
This document highlights the commercial prospects of several food products in the Greek island of Lemnos. The document further highlights challenges and opportunities related to the market for these products. The executive summary is in English, while the longer document is in Greek.
Grey literature | 2020
The role of women in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon
This report explores the role of gender in the division of labour and cultural practices in Lebanon’s Shouf region. The document includes a review of women’s economic and household contributions, obstacles women face in accessing economic opportunities, and recommendations for strengthening…