Story | 26 Mar, 2021
New Report on Scientific Blueprint for Tackling Earth's Eco-Emergencies
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released the synthesis report "Making Peace With Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies" ahead of the fith United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5).
Story | 19 Mar, 2021
Climate Equity or Climate Justice? More than a question of terminology
By Rosa Manzo - Equity is a central element to the climate change problem, it corresponds to the complexity of the problem and it attempts to address the inherent unfairness of the problem: it is multifaceted by addressing several issues. A call for an equitable climate change regime ties…
Story | 18 Mar, 2021
Viet Nam develops action plan on reducing plastic waste of fisheries sector
On 5 February 2021, the Viet Nam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued the Decision 687/QD-BNN-TCTS to approve the action plan on marine plastic waste management in the fisheries sector (2020 – 2030). The Decision has received high appreciation from relevant stakeholders as…
Story | 12 Mar, 2021
International Law and Transboundary Aquifers
By Francesco Sindico - Despite the importance of groundwater in the context of global water security and climate change adaptation, there are only a handful of transboundary aquifer agreements around the world and just an incipient international legal framework applicable specifically to…
Story | 08 Mar, 2021
The role of women in water governance
In January 1992, five hundred governmental and non-governmental water experts gathered in Dublin, Ireland at the International Conference on Water and Environment to discuss the future of global water governance in a changing climate. The guiding principles that emerged from this Conference…
Story | 05 Mar, 2021
The Centre for Environmental Law (CEL) at Macquarie University recently launched the Biodiversity Law and Governance Webinar Series “Law and Nature Dialogues”.
Publication | 2021
The conservation status of marine biodiversity of the Western Indian Ocean
The Western Indian Ocean is comprised of productive and highly diverse marine ecosystems that are rich sources of food security, livelihoods, and natural wonder. The ecological services that species provide are vital to the productivity of these ecosystems and healthy biodiversity is essential…
Story | 01 Mar, 2021
First-ever global catalogue of ecosystems will enable coordinated conservation efforts
Gland, Switzerland, 01 March 2021 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today published its Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-…
Story | 26 Feb, 2021
IUCN Global Youth Summit Goes Virtual
The virtual IUCN One Nature, One Future Global Youth Summit will take place 5-16 April 2021.
Story | 26 Feb, 2021
New IUCN-backed study finds gray whales at high risk from ship strikes in the North Pacific Ocean
Gland, Switzerland (IUCN) – Ships operating in the North Pacific pose a serious threat to gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), according to the first scientific study that examines the impacts of vessel traffic on the species throughout its range.