Story | 21 Mar, 2021
An exciting time for forest landscapes
Just for today, let’s flip the grim narratives of deforestation and land degradation, and celebrate some of the progress the world is making on restoring forest landscapes through the Bonn Challenge.
Story | 17 Mar, 2021
Throughout the month of February, member-countries of the Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) celebrated World Wetlands Day, raising awareness on the important role that wetlands play in providing water for communities and wildlife in the…
Story | 16 Mar, 2021
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Forest Restoration Interventions in Sagaing Region, Myanmar
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) Myanmar Project has conducted a financial analysis of six restoration interventions in six townships of Sagaing Region, Myanmar that assesses the potential uptake of these interventions by small-scale farmers.
Story | 15 Mar, 2021
This innovative partnership model aims to respond to the environmental and financing challenges of nature conservation in the Mediterranean.
Story | 10 Mar, 2021
Recognizing that marine plankton diversity is one of the most notable absentees in climate discussions and policies, and knowing that the protection of global plankton diversity in international policy decisions is vital for preserving ocean health, IUCN GMPP and ETH UP Zurich have moved to…
Story | 09 Mar, 2021
Mediterranean Noble Pen Shell Crisis (Pinna nobilis) - January 2021 Update
Thanks to the data provided by conservation organisations and institutions from all over the Mediterranean, IUCN-Med has worked to produce the Red List Assessment of the Mediterranean Fan Mussel (Pinna nobilis) which is now officially recognised and listed as "Critically Endangered" by…
Story | 08 Mar, 2021
Forest landscape restoration needs women
Women play a key role in natural resource use and management, particularly in agriculture and forested landscape systems and along value chains. On International Women’s Day, IUCN delves into why women should be at the forefront of the global…
Story | 03 Mar, 2021
Kampala, Uganda, 3 March 2021. Grants to the total value of 368’939 EUR have been awarded to five organisations in Uganda to address biodiversity conservation needs. The European Union…
Story | 02 Mar, 2021
Kenya launches $34 million project to tackle effects of climate change
Kenya has launched a 5-year, USD 34 million project under the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help reduce the cost of climate change-induced drought on the country’s national economy
Blog | 01 Mar, 2021
At the brink of extinction: The iconic Masked Finfoot of Indo-Burma’s forested wetlands
Few species of waterbirds in the Indo-Burma region are as threatened as the highly distinct Masked Finfoot, currently listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and ranked 43 on the EDGE species list. A new study published in the journal, Forktail: Journal of Asian…