Story | 25 Sep, 2019
IUCN response to the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
The scientific evidence that the world’s ocean is changing dramatically due to climate change has been underpinned with a report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) provides a deep…
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
As part of the Mekong WET project, recent climate change vulnerability assessments conducted by IUCN in Cambodia revealed that wetland communities in three Ramsar sites would face increasing water scarcity issues, extensive crop damage, and a dramatic loss of…
Story | 22 Aug, 2019
Assessing the Management Effectiveness of the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site through R-METT
From June 24th to June 27th 2019, IUCN Lao PDR facilitated a participatory assessment in Savannakhet Province, to evaluate the management effectiveness of the Ramsar designated Xe Champhone Wetland. The assessment was carried out using the Ramsar Management…
Story | 06 Aug, 2019
El esfuerzo está encaminado a lograr la participación del sector social y sus integrantes de forma representativa en todos los niveles de decisión para cada área protegida de la Selva Maya, de acuerdo con el contexto sociocultural y a las…
Story | 28 Jun, 2019
Options for Governance and Decision-making across Scales and Sectors
CEESP News - by Dr. Marina Rosales Benites de Franco, Professor and Researcher of Federico Villarreal National University
Story | 22 May, 2019
Restoration opportunities in the heart of DRC
IUCN, the government, partners, and a key local governance working group collaborate to ensure sustainable land management in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mangai landscape – through the application of the restoration opportunities assessment methodology.
Story | 31 Jan, 2019
Sindh’s Climate Migration Report Launched at Policy Dialogue
January 30, Karachi – Oxfam in Pakistan in collaboration with IUCN Pakistan organized a dialogue on Climate Change in Sindh to support the government’s efforts in managing climate change. The policy debate covered the extent and quantum of efforts required to counter climate change and…
Story | 20 Dec, 2018
Outcomes of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform
Report from CEESP Chair, Kristen Walker Painemilla
Last week after three years of work, the 24th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP24) reached a major accomplishment with a draft decision on the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP).
Blog | 27 Nov, 2018
Blog: Floating agriculture drifts from Bangladesh to Viet Nam
Floating agriculture is an age-old practice in Bangladesh. Haseeb Md. Irfanullah of IUCN Bangladesh writes on the recent introduction of this famous, traditional farming system to the Mekong Delta as an example of south-south cooperation.
Story | 21 Nov, 2018
Sometimes, you just need to let nature take its course
Growing over an estimated area of over half a million hectares, mangrove coverage in Myanmar is the second largest in Asia after Indonesia. These mangroves provide food, shelter and livelihoods to millions of delta and coastal dwellers in…