Story | 23 Apr, 2020
As part of its Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project, IUCN commences a plastic waste national level quantification and Material Flow Analysis (MFA) in the Caribbean. This study investigates plastics production, imports and exports, plastic processing and end-of-…
Story | 22 Apr, 2020
IUCN European Regional Director, Luc Bas, makes the case for continued dialogue between foresters and nature conservationists to preserve forest ecosystem services for the benefit of both people and nature.
Story | 22 Apr, 2020
Private sector role in sustainable management and restoration of Thailand’s forests
Over forty representatives from leading private sector companies in Thailand gathered to discuss new approaches for sustainably managing and restoring Thailand’s forests. This one-day workshop, hosted by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the United Nations Forum on Forests (…
Story | 07 Apr, 2020
Sustaining Earth: Bring Law, Society and Sustainable Development Together
CEESP News: by Ravi Saxena, Assistant Professor (Politics and International Relations), Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS (Deemed to be University), Mumbai, India
The world is facing an unprecedented crisis of sustaining life and the earth. There is the need to have a balance between…
Story | 07 Apr, 2020
Private Sector Engagement and Conservation in West Bengal: monitoring Compensatory Afforestation
CEESP News: by Sudeep Budhaditya Deb, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, West Bengal Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, Government of West Bengal, India
Regulations, incentives or collaborations are three major modes for involving the private sector in the…
Story | 02 Apr, 2020
Spring Revival: Rejuvenating the Veins of Himalayas
IUCN has taken an initiative to promote the significance of springs in the Indian Himalayan Region and undertook pilot to recharge and revive springs with the technical support of CHIRAG under the National Mission of Himalayan Studies (NMHS)…
Story | 31 Mar, 2020
How Rwanda became a restoration leader
Rwanda is the Land of a Thousand Hills, but are these hills still healthy and productive? This is the story of how a small east African country took the unprecedented initiative to restore lands that had lost the ability to support people and…
Story | 31 Mar, 2020
Supporting community-led marine conservation: LEAP project launched in Kenya and Tanzania
Coastal communities in Eastern Africa are increasingly using sustainable approaches to manage marine resources to both improve the ecological status of their local environments and secure livelihoods.
Story | 28 Mar, 2020
IUCN "Himalayan Adaptation Network"
Recognizing various environment and climate change issues and ongoing initiatives in the Indian Himalayan Region, IUCN launched its web-based network initiative known as ‘Himalayan Adaptation Network’ on 21 February 2020 in Sikkim.
Story | 27 Mar, 2020
Water and Climate change: New project involves communities in Ecosystem and Landscape restoration
Given the multiple threats of climate change, communities are in need of ecosystem restoration methods that also help to build economic resilience and reduce poverty. This is what the Resilience for People and Landscapes Programme (REPLAP) is all about.