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 | 12 Mar, 2020
Leaders for Nature India in-company session on biodiversity management at HZL operational sites
IUCN India under Leaders For Nature programme organised an in-company session at Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Rajasthan on 28th February 2020.
Story | 09 Mar, 2020
Women in Mozambique engage in Climate Change action
The Coastal Resilience to Climate Change (CRCC) project, funded by the Swedish Embassy in Maputo is empowering coastal communities to respond to climate change in an inclusive, resilient and more sustainable way. So far women participation stands at 58% , 53% and 37% in Inhassoro, Memba and…
Blog | 08 Mar, 2020
Strategies for integrating gender in sustainable ecosystem management
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are matters of fundamental human rights and prerequisites to meeting sustainable development goals around the world.
DG Statement | 06 Mar, 2020
IUCN Acting Director General’s Statement on International Women’s Day 2020
Nature conservation and women’s rights are inextricably linked. As we face an escalating biodiversity crisis, we need women as equal, active players in conservation more than ever. What is more, environmental degradation is actually exacerbating violence against…
Story | 05 Mar, 2020
Communities step up to manage their natural resources
Ghana lost about 60% of its forest cover in just over 50 years, and at the current deforestation rate of approximately 2% per year (135,000 ha/year), the situation is expected to get worse. The government has taken measures to address this, now it’s…
Story | 27 Feb, 2020
Report: Building ambition and planning ahead for the High Seas treaty
A new IUCN report gives a series of recommendations to build ambition for the new agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) under UNCLOS.
…Story | 21 Feb, 2020
Plastic Waste-Free Islands project launched in the Caribbean in January
Three launching events took place in Antigua, Saint Lucia and Grenada hosted by IUCN in corporation with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), the Governments of the three countries and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean…
Story | 13 Feb, 2020
Blueyou business partners with mangrove trees to turn a profit
The swirling question posed by any business wanting to take part in nature conservation is how to make it profitable. In Indonesia, the “Selva Shrimp” project is on the way to proving that small-scale farming with active nature conservation can create livelihoods for local communities. At the…
Story | 07 Feb, 2020
Short videos: how local communities take action to conserve nature and local livelihoods
CEESP NEWS: by Anthony Charles, Director, Community Conservation Research Network (other positions detailed below)
The Community Conservation Research Network, in conjunction with Saint Mary's University, is pleased to announce two new 5-minute animation videos, exploring how local…