Story | 25 Mar, 2022
Climate Change and Health – The Link
CEESP News: Suryakanta Acharya. The impacts of climate change on health and health care are being recognized of late. The rising temperatures and the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are of grave concern to all life forms on earth and patients are no exception.
Story | 22 Mar, 2022
Un nouveau départ pour l’oasis Ouled Yahia en Algérie
Depuis quelques années, l’Oasis d’Ouled Yahia, site classé Ramsar, souffre de la baisse du niveau de la Foggara, principale source d’eau de la région. Cette baisse du niveau d’eau cause des épisodes de sécheresse intense et la salinisation des sols, qui entraîne l’augmentation des feux dans la…
Story | 19 Mar, 2022
IUCN closing statement to UN IGC4 on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement
IUCN believes that now is the time to be bold, visionary and pragmatic for the benefit of humankind and the ocean.
The Summary of the IPCC WGII Sixth Assessment Report cautions that we have a “brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for…
Story | 18 Mar, 2022
Interview with Joao Sousa, IUCN resident plastics expert, on the global plastic pollution treaty
The IUCN Ocean Team sat down with João recently to discuss what the UN Environment Assembly is calling, "the most significant environmental deal since the Paris accord". It is a Resolution endorsed by 175 Ministers and Heads of Member States which will create an intergovernmental committee…
Story | 17 Mar, 2022
Conservation is becoming more dangerous: increasing violations and threats
CEESP News: Liliana Jauregui, Senior Expert Environmental Justice, IUCN NL
Last week, IUCN and the University of Geneva launched a report on the status of environmental civic spaces. The report paints a bleak picture: nature conservation NGOs are faced with shrinking civic spaces,…
Story | 09 Mar, 2022
UNEA Resolution - ‘End Plastic Pollution’ - and IUCN role in implementation of the Treaty
The new UNEA Resolution, ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards a legally binding instrument’, establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that will develop the specific content of the new plastic pollution treaty with the aim of completing its work by the end…
Story | 08 Mar, 2022
The sub-regional meeting dedicated to the Alboran Sea, organised in Malaga by IUCN-Med, connected conservation organizations from both sides of the Mediterranean, with the aim of exchanging the latest data and findings on the conservation of marine biodiversity in the region and its relationship…
Story | 24 Feb, 2022
Aquaculture and Nature-based Solutions: new report
A new report from the AquaCoCo project works to identify synergies between sustainable development of coastal communities, aquaculture, and marine and coastal conservation. It examines the emerging concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and the IUCN Global Standard for NbS when applied to…
Legacy Article | 03 Feb, 2022
Today, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Conservation International announced the launch of a new global initiative to support the leadership of Indigenous peoples and local communities in stewarding land…
Story | 31 Jan, 2022
An interview with Quantis, EA, and IUCN, some of the people behind the the Plastic Leak Project (PLP). They discuss how growing urgency and awareness around the issue of plastic leakage into the environment is driving companies and public authorities to make bold commitments to reduce their…