Page | 05 Apr, 2024
NAbSA: “NAture-based Solutions for climate Adaptation: Monitoring & Impact Evaluation”
NAbSA works to improve climate resilience and reduce poverty for vulnerable communities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by enhancing the rigorous application of gender-responsive NbS for climate change adaptation.
Blog | 04 Apr, 2024
Human rights-based approach in IUCN’s Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions
The 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva concludes this week. As usual, ‘human rights and the environment’ has been one of the usual themes of the Council's March session. One of the insightful events organised in the margins of this session, in which IUCN participated, was…
Grey literature | 2024
Deep Seabed Mining and Human Rights Statement
Deep seabed mining could negatively impact human rights on many levels, in spite of how its remoteness and depth can make many people feel disconnected from consequences.
Issues brief
Blog | 20 Mar, 2024
The Global EverGreening Alliance in partnership with Government of Zambia, AFR100, and AUDA-NEPAD convened the global conference on accelerating Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Livingstone, Zambia which ended with a call for community centric approach in the implementation of Nature-based…
News | 20 Mar, 2024
PANORAMA launches revamped web platform to amplify solutions for a Healthier Planet
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…
Speech | 08 Mar, 2024
Remarks by IUCN Oceania Regional Director for International Women's Day - 8 March 2024
Ni sa bula vinaka, talofa lava and good morning. Today, we celebrate across the ocean International Women’s Day, So happy Fijian women’s Day, Happy Samoan women’s day, happy Rotuman women’s day, happy Canadian women’s day, happy indigenous women’s day, happy international women’s day.
Crossroads blog | 07 Mar, 2024
Rising to the challenge: Addressing gender-based violence in climate efforts
This month, the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women is focused on financing towards gender equality and the empowerment of all women. And on International Women's Day, Dr Bama Athreya from the U.S. Agency for International…
IUCN Statement | 08 Mar, 2024
IUCN President and Director General’s Statement on International Women’s Day
Achieving gender equality and empowering women in environmental action are crucial for meeting our objectives in sustainable development, global climate efforts and biodiversity conservation. Despite this, women remain significantly disadvantaged in terms of rights, access to, and ownership over…