Story | 16 Nov, 2021
The Restoration Initiative: A China story
Enhancing the health and services of China’s state forest farms through forest landscape restoration
Story | 16 Nov, 2021
The Restoration Initiative: A Central African Republic story
Partnerships for restoration in the Central African Republic
Story | 10 Nov, 2021
Developing capacity on governance and equity: A co-learning approach in ESARO
The theme of equity in area based conservation has never been more topical. Set against the background of the draft and ambitious targets of the CBD Global Biodiversity Framework, nature conservation must place an emphasis on equitable approaches that recognise the rights, governance systems,…
Story | 10 Nov, 2021
Coastal and marine conservation is critical to Zanzibar’s Blue Economy drive
As world leaders convene at the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow, the Zanzibar Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the European Union Delegation to Tanzania and Embassies of Ireland and France, are calling for increased…
Story | 03 Nov, 2021
A new IUCN report, Acting on Ocean Risk, reveals that densely populated coastal areas are exposed to increasing threats such as sea-level rise and extreme weather events. Focusing on the situation in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania, the report…
Story | 02 Nov, 2021
The Restoration Initiative featured at IUCN World Conservation Congress
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) programme was featured at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, held in France, September 3-11, 2021. Speakers at the TRI event, which served to raise the visibility and awareness of TRI-supported work and restoration efforts more broadly, included Global…
Story | 26 Oct, 2021
The Restoration Initiative Year in Review showcases progress despite pandemic
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) 2020 Year in Review is now available from IUCN, FAO and UNEP. This flagship publication provides an overview of progress and stories from the second year of TRI – a pathbreaking Global Environment Facility (GEF) programme…
Story | 25 Oct, 2021
Regenerative agriculture works: New research and African businesses show how
A new report reveals strong evidence that regenerative agriculture works, showing surprising returns. Regenerative agriculture secures supply, strengthens livelihoods and sequesters carbon, delivering on the promise of Nature-based Solutions.
Story | 04 Oct, 2021
The BIOPAMA partnership delivered 35 events during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, highlighting the programme’s key products and their contribution to implementing the global agenda on conservation and development.
Story | 14 Sep, 2021
The Financing Facility which aims to reach a volume of EUR 100M in the medium to long term, will benefit 18 Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) in 16 countries, covering over 700 000 km2 of shared ecosystems in the SADC region