Press release | 05 Nov, 2021
Nature-based solutions for climate resilience receive €10 million boost
Glasgow, 8 November 2021 (IUCN) - At the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), the Federal Environment Ministry of Germany (BMU) announced it will provide an additional €10m to the Global…
Story | 02 Nov, 2021
Request for Proposals – consulting opportunities, Albania
IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Centrals Asia (ECARO) seeks one (1) international consultant specialised in hydrological engineering and 1 consulting company or team of consultants specialised in biodiversity, GIS, socio-economic and…
Story | 01 Nov, 2021
Understanding the multiple benefits of area-based conservation
CEESP News: by Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton, Equilibrium Research *
Under current proposals from the Convention on Biological Diversity, a target is likely to be set for 30% of the world’s land surface to be set aside into protected and conserved areas. Over 60 countries have pledged to…
Story | 31 Oct, 2021
Climate-resilient action plan - for Drylands
CEESP News: by A Amarender Reddy, Centre Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, India *
Land degradation, water scarcity, poverty, and hunger are major problems faced in drylands across the world. Drylands are degraded across continents due to over-cultivation,…
Story | 29 Oct, 2021
The Right to a Healthy Environment
By Yann Aguila - On October 8, 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as an important human right. While this right is already recognized in more than 150 national jurisdictions, its…
Story | 25 Oct, 2021
The World Commission on Environmental Law at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
The WCEL at the IUCN World Conservation Congress Marseille, 3-11 September 2021...
Story | 24 Oct, 2021
Gabura to Glasgow: Act on climate change and biodiversity loss
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir *
Story | 19 Oct, 2021
Marine Heatwaves: a serious threat to marine biodiversity and livelihoods
Back in 2011, extremely warm water temperatures persisting over thousands of kilometres along the coastline of Western Australia caused coral bleaching, mass die-out of marine life and wiped out kelp forests. Since then, this phenomenon of abnormally high-water temperatures has been recorded in…
Story | 18 Oct, 2021
Asian farmers campaign for leaders to act against climate change
October 2021 – As heads of state prepare for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) launched a campaign to raise awareness on the effects of climate change on…
Story | 12 Oct, 2021
Global Fund for Coral Reef partners with IUCN for climate-resilient coral reef conservation
The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have joined forces, combining their mutually beneficial strengths to scale up reef conservation.