Story | 15 Oct, 2020
Spotlight on two new IUCN Member organisations: Gallifrey Foundation and ConservationX Labs
The IUCN is a powerful union of members from government and civil society organisations. Twenty-eight new member organisations have recently become part of that union.
We asked two of our new members about their separate journeys to marine conservation successes and current goals. Here…
Story | 14 Oct, 2020
Financing and resourcing of protected and conserved areas resources available
In 2020, the BIOPAMA programme and Conservation Capital hosted a series of online training events focusing on the innovative financing mechanisms as a means to increase revenue and improve management efficiency. These events complement the launch of the publication "Closing the gap: financing…
Story | 14 Oct, 2020
This International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, The Friends of EbA (FEBA) network and the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) have published a joint paper to promote Nature-based Solutions in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. This paper…
Story | 11 Oct, 2020
Subtle Ways of Excluding Indigenous Voices
To observe Indigenous Peoples Day in the US, we share this personal opinion piece by CEESP Member Minnie Degawan, activist for Indigenous Peoples’ rights from the Cordillera, Philippines & Director of Conservation International’s Indigenous & Traditional Peoples Program
Story | 08 Oct, 2020
The Geospatial Monitoring Unit of the Belize Forest Department (GSMU - FD) has benefited by the Selva Maya Natural Resources Protection project with modern equipment that allows monitoring changes that occur in this forest, as well, it has been strengthened with trainings in the use of acquired…
Press release | 07 Oct, 2020
Nations fall short on biodiversity despite protected area growth – IUCN co-authored study
Gland, Switzerland, 7 October 2020 (IUCN) – National governments have fallen short on delivering conservation commitments for protected and conserved areas under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), despite the expansion in protected areas over the last decade,…
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
From a new relationship with society, based on the contributions of protected areas, to well-being and sustainable development, the results of the Third Latin American and Caribbean Protected Areas Congress (CAPLAC III) constitute an important contribution for the next IUCN programme and for…
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
Celebration of Protected Areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
“The pride and effort to care for and enjoy the natural and cultural diversity of the protected and conserved areas of Latin America and the Caribbean deserves to be celebrated”. (¡Areas protegidas y conservadas – APyC – de América Latina y el Caribe!)
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
BEST: Two new biological reserves in La Reunion
With a unique flora and fauna, Reunion Island is one of the "hot spots" of global biodiversity, home to more than a thousand endemic species.
Story | 30 Sep, 2020
#NatureForAll shares success stories on Panorama
Whether it’s about a volunteer park ranger program in Paraguay or preserving cycads in Colombia, #NatureForAll is helping conservationists and environmentalists share their love and inspiration of parks and protected areas to a global audience.