Story | 14 Oct, 2021
Great Blue Wall Initiative to accelerate the blue economy in region
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has given its commitment to support the 'Great Blue Wall Initiative,' a regionally connected network to develop a regenerative blue economy.
Story | 13 Oct, 2021
Plankton are the superstars of the ocean and MAPMAKER is the tool that follows them
Without marine plankton our planet would be a different place. Future projections and impact metrics of plankton diversity around the world are now able to be seen graphically through the MAPMAKER tool. MAPMAKER's new visualisation tools allow data-driven decision-making on marine biodiversity…
Story | 12 Oct, 2021
Global Fund for Coral Reef partners with IUCN for climate-resilient coral reef conservation
The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have joined forces, combining their mutually beneficial strengths to scale up reef conservation.
Story | 12 Oct, 2021
Virtual symposium: Crisis Response and Recovery: Nature-Based Tourism, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods
17 and 18 November 2021
Story | 05 Oct, 2021
Businesses take action to reduce plastic waste towards Hoi An – A green destination
Hoi An in Quang Nam Province is a world-famous tourist destination. But because of covid, the town has received far fewer visitors. The total number of tourists visiting Viet Nam fell by 99%, from 2 million in early 2020 to 15,000 in October 2021 [1].
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 | 04 Oct, 2021
Position paper: Advocating Extended Producer Responsibility for fishing gear
IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme's Joao Sousa is a co-author on this paper which addresses the problem of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG). Being purposely designed to catch aquatic species, it is one of the most…
Story | 01 Oct, 2021
A conversation with Dr Madhu Rao, the new Chair of the IUCN WCPA
IUCN welcomes Dr Madhu Rao upon her election as Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. Join us in this conversation, as she discusses her career in conservation, vision and priorities for the WCPA, and her message to delegates at the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP15) to…
Story | 01 Oct, 2021
Governance, Equity, and Rights at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille
The theme of governance, equity, and rights featured strongly across the World Conservation Congress in Marseille, and particularly so when set against the background of the ambitious new targets that are currently being debated by parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The next…
Story | 01 Oct, 2021
Reflections from the 'BEST and Beyond' pavilion at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
The “BEST and beyond” pavilion (L26) hosted no less than 31 speakers, both online and in-person, with a large array of expertise in the implementation of the BEST projects in the EU’s overseas – Outermost Regions (ORs) & Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs).