External event
Taking stock of global progress on nature-based solutions to climate change
The role of nature-based solutions was recognised in key multilateral processes in 2022, including at UNFCCC COP27 and CBD COP15. This official side event of the 58th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB58) will take stock of the collective progress made to date and identify what can be…
News | 23 May, 2023
The Restoration Initiative Year in Review 2022
Great results in ecosystem restoration can be achieved when different stakeholders, local communities and decision-makers join forces to deliver impact, as said by the recently released annual report of The Restoration Initiative (TRI) for 2022.
Brochure | 2022
IUCN SADC Transfrontier Conservation Area Financing Facility Fact Sheet
The SADC TFCA Financing Facility (TFCA FF) is a regional fund established to provide sustainable funding for conservation and management actions in Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The Facility is managed by IUCN – Eastern and…
Story | 17 Apr, 2023
The tussle between the pursuit of economic growth and environmental sustainability is nothing new, including in India. The Indian economy has been growing at an unprecedented rate, increasing in size from being the 10th to the 5th largest in the world in less than a decade. Despite the COVID-19…
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
IUCN Director General’s mission to Brazil to reinforce conservation efforts
Brasilia, March 2023 - IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle went on mission to Brazil to meet with the government and other key stakeholders and agree how to work together to address critical environmental issues affecting the country.
Blog | 03 Apr, 2023
The Eastern Province of Rwanda has endorsed key landscape restoration projects which are being implemented in Rwanda by International Union for Conservation of Nature- IUCN in partnership with the Government of Rwanda and Partners.
Blog | 28 Mar, 2023
IUCN Rwanda joined Government of Rwanda to celebrate international day of Forests, Water and Meteo
Every year, Government of Rwanda joins the rest of the world to mark International Day of Forests, Water and Meteo. These three global events are an opportunity to highlight the importance of forests, water, and weather in our daily lives.
Page | 27 Mar, 2023
Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is the ongoing process of regaining ecological functionality and enhancing human well-being across deforested or degraded forest landscapes. FLR is more than just planting trees – it is restoring a whole landscape to meet present and future needs and to offer…
Webinar
Forest Stewardship Council’s upcoming International Women’s Day webinar
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) invites you to an online roundtable “Linking Innovation, Technology, and Forests to Gender Equality”, 7 March, 3-4:30 pm CET. Many normative and…
Blog | 28 Feb, 2023
Meet Nyiransabimana Alice, AREECA project beneficiary from Nyagatare District
Nyiransabimana Alice, a farmer in her early 40s lives with her husband and four children in the Rwimiyaga sector in Nyagatare District. The family loves farming and taking care of their cattle.
Alice, who lost several harvests to climate change-related effects, is now a…