Story | 02 Jul, 2020
The Restoration Initiative Year in Review 2019
The Restoration Initiative Year in Review 2019, detailing progress and stories from the first year implementation of The Restoration Initiative (TRI) programme is now available online. With support from the Global Environment Facility, this pathbreaking programme…
Story | 30 Jun, 2020
Belize ignites technology to put out forest fires in the Selva Maya forest
Agility is the word that defines the Belize Forest Department’s ability to control fires in the Selva Maya. This is possible thanks to the support from the German Government through the Selva Maya Program, which through the German Development…
Story | 29 Jun, 2020
Crop production in restoration: Healthier land without jeopardising food security goals
Tree-based landscapes can be some of our best nature-based solutions to sustain land health. A new study investigates the benefits of integrating crop production into global restoration efforts.
Story | 29 Jun, 2020
Forest sector responds to pandemic: Insights from Cameroon, Mexico, Nepal and South Korea
From healing forests to the landscape approach, prominent forest professionals from Cameroon, Mexico, Nepal and South Korea address some of the immediate challenges of the COVID 19 pandemic and share insights on strategic responses and innovations.
Story | 25 Jun, 2020
Within the framework of its project Accelerating Tiger Recovery Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border, and in cooperation with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP), IUCN is pleased to announce a request for proposals for tiger conservation in the western portion…
Story | 24 Jun, 2020
Collect Earth: Now part of the toolkit for The Restoration Initiative
Making digital technology and satellite imagery in land use assessment more accessible for forest landscape restoration
Story | 24 Jun, 2020
TRI partners share experiences on payment for ecosystem services
The Restoration Initiative teams from China, Myanmar and Pakistan share knowledge on payments for ecosystem services with other experts in China.
Story | 05 Jun, 2020
Conservation, Economic Reactivation and COVID-19 in Peruvian Amazon Indigenous Communities
CEESP News: by Ana Watson & Conny Davidsen, University of Calgary. Department of Geography - Environmental Governance Research Group. University of Calgary*
The COVID-19 crisis calls us to critically analyze the role of the state in extraction and conservation projects in…
IUCN Statement | 02 Jun, 2020
The International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, extends its warm congratulations to Carlos Manuel Rodríguez on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Story | 30 May, 2020
Training of women wool workers on non- woven wool craft using innovative women friendly technology.
Household wool-craft industry languishing in Phojal watershed of Himachal Pradesh gets a new lease of life after a training programme on innovative non-woven woolen felt technology conducted by IUCN India. The training programme is a part of…