Story | 18 Mar, 2021
IUCN launches the ACUÍFEROS publication, managing groundwater sustainability
ACUÍFEROS is a publication that highlights the importance of groundwater in social and economic development, presenting tools and strategies that promote the proper use and conservation of these water sources.
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
MARPLASTICCs projects have focused on the circular economy, meaning less waste, more value. The generation of a new dynamic economy to heal the ocean and benefit communities is the goal. We show the successful results of five different projects in Africa and Asia. …
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 | 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 | 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
IUCN and IGAD Secretariat with funding from Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) through BRIDGE 4 initiative supported a Kenya National Stakeholders Dialogue held in Naivasha, Kenya from 11-12 February 2021.
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