Story | 14 Nov, 2021
From Wednesday to Thursday (17-18 November), over 70 environmental experts from universities, researchers and public administrations of the Euro-Mediterranean region will share and discuss the results and learnings from different projects working to adapt natural areas to climate change and…
Story | 06 Nov, 2021
SEMINARIO: El carbono azul en el corazón de un clima saludable
El próximo 25 de noviembre se organiza un encuentro en Málaga para dar a conocer entre empresas, organizaciones y entidades públicas las ventajas y oportunidades que representa la reducción y la compensación de la huella de carbono a través de proyectos de carbono azul. Este seminario ofrecerá…
Story | 27 May, 2021
The ocean and the UNFCCC Global Stocktake: What does this mean?
What the ocean means to the Global Stocktake (GST) has been analysed by multiple conservation organisations in this new report. The conclusion? The ocean, as a central part in the Earth's climate system, must also be central to the UNFCCC’s GST.
Story | 10 May, 2021
First guidelines to design and deploy Blue Carbon projects in Europe and the Mediterranean
IUCN launches a manual to support financing of restoration and conservation efforts on a European and Mediterranean scale.
Story | 24 Feb, 2021
For renewable energy projects, location is key to protect biodiversity - IUCN guidelines
Gland, Switzerland, 24 February 2021 (IUCN) – By planning solar and wind renewable energy projects in areas with a lower conservation priority, project developers can avoid the most severe potential negative impacts on biodiversity, according to…
Press release | 23 Jul, 2020
IUCN Standard to boost impact of nature-based solutions to global challenges
Gland, Switzerland, 23 July 2020 (IUCN) – IUCN today unveiled a Global Standard providing the first-ever set of benchmarks for nature-based solutions to global challenges. The new IUCN Global Standard will help governments, business and civil society ensure the effectiveness of…
Story | 12 Mar, 2020
Report: Blue Infrastructure Finance, where all win
All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is…
Story | 22 Mar, 2016
World Water Day - Blog: 'Why investing in natural water infrastructure will pay off'
By Renat Heuberger, CEO of the South Pole Group, and Mark Smith, Director of the IUCN Global Water Programme. Why did a group of bankers and fund managers spend an afternoon in a Zurich café talking about nature? For opportunity and innovation
Story | 01 Feb, 2016
World Wetlands Day: Wetlands & Sustainable Livelihoods
Each year, 2 February marks World Wetlands Day, to celebrate our planet’s wetlands but also to draw attention to the challenges that their degradation brings.
Story | 20 Jan, 2016
Could conservation become a new investment asset class?
A new IUCN-backed report released yesterday identifies three new investment structures that could help catalyse finance to meet the world’s pressing environmental challenges and sustainable growth goals.