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…
Story | 09 Nov, 2020
People, Nature and Justice: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Cities of the Global South
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) encompasses a broad set of approaches to adapt to climate change, that involve the management of ecosystems and their services to reduce the vulnerability of human communities. EbA has gained popularity as an approach to climate adaptation, and a wide body of…
Story | 19 Oct, 2020
The Southern African Development Community Transfrontier Conservation Areas (SADC-TFCAs) Financing Facility implementation agreement has been signed by IUCN ESARO and SADC Secretariat, marking an important milestone in the history of the newly established SADC TFCA Financing Facility project.…
Story | 01 Oct, 2020
Ethiopian landscape restoration in 3 steps: Motivate, enable and implement
Abridged lessons from a recent restoration diagnostic in two woredas in Ethiopia.
Story | 29 Sep, 2020
IUCN mourns the loss of leading conservationist Paul Mafabi
IUCN is deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Paul Mafabi – a leader in Ecosystem Management who made key contributions towards wetlands management in the region and globally.
Story | 28 Sep, 2020
By recognizing five Cultural Parks as 'Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures' (OECMs), Algeria is making a significant step towards reaching Aichi target 11, as the land designated under this category will grow by 1 Million Km2. Morocco will also be…
Story | 25 Sep, 2020
Launch of the East Africa learning series on communities combatting Illegal Wildlife Trade
A learning series titled ‘Communities Combatting Illegal Wildlife Trade’ has been launched in East Africa. The series is designed to support wildlife conservation and management authorities, relevant non-governmental and community-based organisations in East Africa to effectively engage local…
Story | 04 Sep, 2020
Three landscape conservation projects converge in the Kilombero Valley
Kilombero Valley in Tanzania is an area of high biodiversity – including a Ramsar listed wetland – that is under ever-increasing human pressure. It is also part of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT), a public-private partnership initiated through…
Story | 01 Sep, 2020
New secure information-sharing platform for East Africa
On 27th August 2020, TRAFFIC with support from USAID funded CONNECT project hosted a virtual launch of the Eastern Africa -Trade in Wildlife Information Exchange (TWIX) mailing list, connecting law enforcement officials from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Story | 31 Aug, 2020
COVID-19 and Adaptive leadership
Practices conservation leaders can employ to cushion their organizations during crises. Blog from a webinar titled COVID-19 and Adaptive leadership, which was held on August 11, 2020