Story | 21 Aug, 2017
Transboundary coordination moves forward in the Sixaola River Basin
Launching of the first binational pilot project prepared by the Sixaola River Binational Basin Commission, and statement of interest in joining the UNECE Global Network of Basins Working on Climate Change.
Story | 03 Jul, 2017
The impact of EU-ACP interventions through BIOPAMA
Since 2012, IUCN and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (EC-JRC), have been implementing BIOPAMA (the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme) on behalf of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, with the financial support of the 10th European…
Story | 30 Jun, 2017
In memory of Dr. Pedro Alcolado, Cuba’s Reef Champion
A full-time researcher and scientific advisor at the Instituto de Oceanologia in Havana, Cuba, Dr. Pedro Alcolado was a leading contributor to Cuba’s coral reef research and conservation for over four decades. He was a highly respected global authority on coral reefs, known for his integrity and…
Story | 22 Jun, 2017
El proyecto GGRETA II promueve el uso de herramientas tecnológicas
Miembros de los municipios en la zona del Trifinio entre Honduras y El Salvador, así como de la Mancomunidad Trinacional Río Lempa fortalecen sus capacidades en el uso de los sistemas de información geográfica.
Story | 21 Jun, 2017
IUCN will build capacities on EbA and adaptive governance
The capacities will be build in transboundary river basins and at national level to improve NDC´s implementation.
Story | 13 Jun, 2017
El Salvador makes case for strengthening its national restoration strategy at Bonn Challenge event
Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is recognised as a key strategy to not only restore ecological integrity, but also to generate local, national and global benefits. El Salvador embraced this concept and took action as outlined in a strategy presented at the Latin America Bonn Challenge event…
Story | 09 Jun, 2017
Financing Conservation: Incubator for Innovation
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PARTNERSHIP
IUCN is seeking to partner with protected and conserved areas to seek and learn ways to improve conservation financing.
(Please note: this is not a grant programme)
We are looking for partner sites that already participate in the…
Story | 08 Jun, 2017
New video: learning and dialogue, key steps to building water cooperation across borders
The IUCN BRIDGE projects works towards building river dialogue and governance in transboundary basins. Globally, over 276 lake and river basins stretch across multiple nations, accounting for an estimated 60 per cent of global freshwater flow. Good transboundary water management is crucial for…
Story | 22 May, 2017
Cacao tourism and an unexpected partner in forest landscape restoration in Guatemala
Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is simultaneously boosting tourism, creating jobs and enhancing biological connectivity in the Guatemalan highlands with the help of the diverse membership of the national FLR roundtable.
Story | 26 Apr, 2017
Governance Diversity for Belize
Based on the PARKS 23.1 paper A Governance Spectrum: Protected Areas in Belize.