Story | 23 Apr, 2021
New book: Commons institutions and how they work (or not)
CEESP News: by Prateep Kumar Nayak, Editor, and by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba*
Conservation depends on understanding the motivations of people who use biodiversity and practice stewardship. As a shared resource, biodiversity is both a local and a global commons. Commons…
Story | 05 Apr, 2021
New book: "Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation"
CEESP News: by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba's Natural Resources Institute
The book is a synthesis of community-based conservation theory and practice, written as a textbook for university students and for international conservation practitioners. Berkes argues that biodiversity…
Story | 15 Feb, 2021
Launch of Stories from Lake Titikaka: a collection of stories, myths and legends
To improve the understanding of Lake Titicaca, with the aim to strengthen conservation efforts in this basin shared between Bolivia and Peru, the study and protection of the lake’s culture heritage is vital.
Story | 26 Jan, 2021
IUCN welcomes the Foundation Amazon Conservation Team, Suriname as a new Member
ACT-Suriname has joined the membership of the Union, after the Council's decision to admit them.
Story | 15 Dec, 2020
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 15th December 2020 — The Center will act as a regional support hub for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, to IUCN conservation planning and to mobilizing species recovery action.
Story | 14 Dec, 2020
5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) is on, new dates announced.
The new dates for IMPAC5, Vancouver, Canada, have been announced: 3-9 February, 2023. Co-hosts IUCN and the Canadian Government, together with the international committee for IMPAC5, invite you to prepare.
Story | 08 Dec, 2020
Addressing the Violence of Inequality in Conservation
Around the world, gender-based violence affects sustainable and equitable natural resource access and control - and solutions are urgently needed. Four projects will work to address these issues in wildlife and forestry conservation.
Press release | 02 Dec, 2020
Climate change now top threat to natural World Heritage – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 2 December 2020 (IUCN) – Climate change is now the biggest threat to natural World Heritage, according to a report published today by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). A third (33%) of natural World Heritage sites are threatened by…
Story | 23 Oct, 2020
Successful Breeding at the National Zoo of Chile Marks Pivotal First Step Toward Returning Frog to the Wild. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group members are involved in this project that aims to reverse the trend of loss of the Loa water frog.
Story | 18 Aug, 2020
Amazonia 2.0 against COVID-19: a local struggle
Amazonia 2.0 is a project financed by the European Union and coordinated by IUCN South American Regional Office, implemented in 6 countries of the Amazon basin. Its objective is the reduction of pressures and threats on the forests, through the…