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The Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Environment, the Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) in partnership with 2030 Water Resources Group hosted by the World Bank, launched the Inter-Sectoral Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) for Water Resources Management in Rwanda.

At the 44th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention in December in Strasbourg, the contracting parties decided to move the wolf (Canis lupus) from Appendix II (strictly protected) to Appendix III (protected). This decision may potentially have long-term implications on the…

Rwanda is set to plant more than 65 million seedlings during the 2024-2025 period as part of its ongoing efforts to combat deforestation and promote environmental sustainability. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will play a central role as a key partner in this ambitious…

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC), Government of Pakistan, in collaboration with the International Network on Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), concluded a two-day national validation workshop at…

Cali, Colombia, 27 October 2024 (IUCN) – Today, at the Convention of Biological Diversity (COP16) in Colombia, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Canopy hosted an expert panel focused on how the transformation of the…

Cali, Colombia, 28 October 2024 (IUCN) – Thirty-eight per cent of the world’s trees are at risk of extinction according to the first Global Tree Assessment, published in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Also in today’s update, the conservation status of the…

Cali, Colombia, 25 October 2024 (IUCN) – Today, at the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16), The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and partners convened to formally launch the GEF-funded medium-size…

In response to the growing crisis of biodiversity loss, The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is making significant progress in restoring ecosystems and promoting sustainable land management practices worldwide. This effort comes as the 16th…

The policy impacts of the ten country projects of The Restoration Initiative (TRI) are the theme of the new PANORAMA Solutions In Focus publication, highlighting the…

Two new reports present the practical applications of the STAR metric to drive conservation and restoration efforts in four of The Restoration Initiative's (TRI) projects. The first is a knowledge brief that builds on an earlier STAR assessment in Kenya and Cameroon, showcasing how the STAR…