Story | 07 Dec, 2020
Mapping global impacts for all vegetable oils key to sustainability: IUCN study
Gland, 07.12.2020 (IUCN) - A lack of data on the environmental and social impacts of vegetable oil crops stands in the way of informed discussions about their relative sustainability, a new study by members of the IUCN’s Palm Oil Task Force finds. More accurate, high-resolution…
Story | 04 Dec, 2020
IUCN India and Eco roots Foundation Celebrates Wildlife Week with the Young Leaders of Nature
In recent times, humanity is facing one of its greatest pandemic crisis and has brought the entire world to a standstill. Economies are vulnerable, cultures have been isolated, and individuals pushed below the poverty line. Numerous reports have…
Story | 03 Dec, 2020
Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Green Recovery: Building back better from COVID-19
Originally planned to be the “Super Year for Biodiversity”, 2020 has instead brought new global attention to the role biodiversity plays in securing human health, well-being and resilience – including how climate change, habitat degradation and land use changes both contribute to disease…
Story | 02 Dec, 2020
Need to streamline National REDD+ Programme Awareness across, forest communities, private sector
IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change organized a Stakeholders’ Workshop for preparation of REDD+ Strategic Communications Plan in Islamabad today. The event was attended by a large number of government officials, members of the civil society, environmental experts…
Story | 01 Dec, 2020
IUCN launches the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Asia
On 26 November 2020, IUCN Asia Regional Office hosted the Asia Launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS), building on the global launch, held in July. Over 215 participants joined the online event, including representatives from…
Story | 27 Nov, 2020
Charting the future: next steps in impact mitigation and ecological compensation webinar
Thursday December 10th 08:30 – 10:00 GMT
Story | 24 Nov, 2020
CEM Ecosystem Restoration Thematic Group webinar
Story | 23 Nov, 2020
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Ecosystem Management Webinars: "Ecosystem Restoration: Global Initiatives in Science and Practice"
Story | 23 Nov, 2020
The Restoration Initiative is featured in a new, special edition of FAO’s Unasylva journal of forestry that is focused on restoration.
Blog | 19 Nov, 2020
Conserving land health is a common concern for both the agriculture and conservation sectors, and will be central to a post-Covid19 recovery. Following the publication of its seminal Common Ground report on agriculture and biodiversity, IUCN held a…