Story | 03 Mar, 2022
The 6th IPCC Report and what it means for cities
As the latest climate report was released this week, the messaging couldn’t have been more dire. The report states that the world faces ‘multiple climate hazards over the next two decades, some of which will be irreversible’. The UN Secretary-…
Story | 24 Feb, 2022
Aquaculture and Nature-based Solutions: new report
A new report from the AquaCoCo project works to identify synergies between sustainable development of coastal communities, aquaculture, and marine and coastal conservation. It examines the emerging concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and the IUCN Global Standard for NbS when applied to…
Story | 22 Feb, 2022
The online symposium: "Beyond UNEP’S 50th Anniversary: Attaining the SDGs" took place last week
The event was held in partnership with the University of Nairobi, International Council of Environmental Law and the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE).
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
Every year, millions of tons of plastic end up in our ocean and rivers. However, plastics are only one type of pollution driving the decline in the health of our global ocean. The ocean is also threatened by eutrophication (nutrient load), sediment load, light pollution, marine resource…
Story | 22 Feb, 2022
IUCN-Med, SPA/RAC and WWF will work in close collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of the Environment to help develop a robust network of marine protected areas. During last week’s kick-off event, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Arabi Mounir, Minister of Environment, welcomed the project as a key step to…
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), also referred to as Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation, involves a wide range of ecosystem management activities, such as the sustainable management of forests, grasslands, and wetlands, that increase the resilience and reduce the vulnerability of people and…
Story | 18 Feb, 2022
Felipe Paredes, IUCN WCPA Marine vice-chair
We welcome Felipe Paredes, Ph.D., a marine biologist from Chile with more than 20 years of experience in scientific research, education, and marine conservation public policy, as our Marine Vice Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA).
Story | 15 Feb, 2022
A global convention to stand together against pandemics
By Michel Prieur and Mohamed Ali Mekouar (President and Vice-President of the International Centre for Comparative Environmental Law / Members of IUCN WCEL)
Story | 15 Feb, 2022
Request for Proposals (RfP) - Nature-based Solutions Project Design Consultant
IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia invites individuals, teams of experts, or consulting companies to submit a Proposal for the consultancy requiring services for a Project Design Consultant in the…
Story | 11 Feb, 2022
UN to adopt a Political Declaration to commemorate UNEP's fiftieth anniversary
The negotiation process counted with the contribution from IUCN WCEL.