Story | 23 May, 2022
The Sekong A dam in Lao PDR and the Mekong Delta: a moment of decision for Viet Nam
This is the second in a series of six web stories exploring how Vietnam can implement its COP26 energy commitments while minimising environmental impacts and making progress on broader sustainable development goals. Other pieces explore topics like how to stimulate…
Story | 23 May, 2022
Vietnam’s COP26 commitments: a moment of truth
Vietnam’s commitments at COP26 offer an ambitious agenda to de-carbonize the economy by avoiding new coal plants and transitioning towards clean energy. This is a significant departure from existing energy plans and an indication that Vietnam has made the political…
Story | 06 May, 2022
Freshwater resources and the life and diversity they sustain are under mounting pressure from mass alteration of the river, estuarine, peatland, wetland and watershed ecosystems worldwide, made worse by the impacts of climate change.
Story | 25 Apr, 2022
IUCN World Heritage Outlook as a tool for measuring protected areas’ effectiveness
Formally recognised as the planet’s most significant protected areas, World Heritage sites are regularly assessed and monitored, enabling valuable data to be gathered on a range of factors including protection and management. Assessing all sites listed for their natural values, the IUCN World…
Story | 06 Apr, 2022
CEESP News: Nicholas Winer, Ecologistas en Acción, Grupo Sierra de Huelva and CEESP member.
Story | 06 Apr, 2022
Proposing conservation measures in Phu My Habitat and Species Conservation area
On 16 March 2022, as a part of its partnership with cement company INSEE, IUCN and Can Tho University (CTU) organised a conservation capacity building workshop in collaboration with the 1,000-hectare Phu My Habitat and Species Conservation Area.
Story | 04 Apr, 2022
Manifesto for National Integrated Legal Frameworks for Water Resources Governance launched
In the context of the 9th World Water Forum (Dakar, Senegal 21-26 March 2022), the International Association for Water Law (AIDA), in collaboration with the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), has developed and launched a Manifesto for National Integrated Legal Frameworks for Water Resources…
Story | 25 Mar, 2022
The UN World Water Development Report 2022 “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible” was officially launched by the UNESCO Director-General at the opening ceremony of the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal, on 21 March 2022.
Story | 22 Mar, 2022
New study on coffee transition for multiple benefits in the Central Highlands
Through its BRIDGE (Building River Dialogue and Governance) Program, IUCN is supporting transboundary river cooperation in the Srepok, Sesan and Sekong (3S) River Basins. Coffee is the dominant commercial land use and a major use of water…
Story | 19 Mar, 2022
IUCN closing statement to UN IGC4 on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement
IUCN believes that now is the time to be bold, visionary and pragmatic for the benefit of humankind and the ocean.
The Summary of the IPCC WGII Sixth Assessment Report cautions that we have a “brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for…