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In September 2024, Daphney Kiki, the CEESP Young Professional Focal Point for Oceania, attended the Oceania Regional Conservation Forum (ORCF) hosted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Suva, Fiji. This gathering included passionate environmentalists, Indigenous…

A targeted delegation of experts, led by Director General Grethel Aguilar, represented IUCN at the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16), held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2 to 13 December 2024.

To enhance disaster preparedness and response capabilities, ten officials from the Government of Balochistan, Pakistan, successfully completed a 10-day training programme on disaster mitigation and management. Conducted in Islamabad, the training equipped participants with essential knowledge…

IUCN will be online and onsite at World Water Week in Stockholm, 25-29 August, organising official events, participating in others, and attending even more. We look forward to seeing you there or online, and welcome your participation and outreach.

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IUCN will receive almost USD 18 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to implement projects aimed at making fast-growing cities in Peru and Guatemala more sustainable, climate resilient, and carbon neutral.

The PANORAMA initiative proudly unveils its revamped web platform, designed to foster streamlined knowledge discovery, enhance inclusivity, and deepen peer connectivity. The relaunch supports the initiative’s mission to document and promote replicable solutions across diverse…

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…

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) of the People’s Republic of China and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) jointly launched Chinese and English versions of International Applications of Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Coastal Areas, at the…

An insightful Group Discussion on 'Climate Change and its Impacts on DRR' was held at the Pakistan Expo on Disaster Risk Reduction 2023 in Islamabad. The experts and enthusiasts came together to delve into the critical intersection of climate change and disaster risk reduction. They agreed to…

Coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses, reefs and wetlands, provide natural protection against storm surges and other coastal climate impacts. But these ecosystems are vulnerable to damage, and themselves need to be preserved. Ocean acidification, rising sea levels, changes in water…