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
Publication | 2024
State of West African marine protected areas 2022
The coastal zone of West Africa extends approx. 6,000 km, from Mauritania in the north, passing through the deeply indented coasts of the islands and estuaries, then the lagoon coasts and the coastal strips of the Gulf of Guinea, up to Nigeria. The small island state of the Cabo Verde Islands,…
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…
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…
Story | 04 Mar, 2024
C3 Fiji Kiwa Initiative Project empowers women in mangrove forests for better livelihoods
The Community Centred Conservation (C3) Fiji Kiwa Initiative recognises that women are often overlooked and excluded in mainstream development projects. In their rural project locations across Northern Vanua Levu, the organisation sees the distinct roles played by both men and women in…
Course/training
Nature-based Solutions Professional Certificate on IUCN Global Standard™ - 6th edition
Increase your ability to contribute towards positive change to address societal challenges, through applying the IUCN Global Standard.
Story | 22 Feb, 2024
Skill-building trainings promote disaster readiness and forest protection
Facing severe problems due to climate change and losing flora and fauna diversity, the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) is working towards minimising the impacts using Nature-based Solutions (NbS).