Story | 19 Jul, 2021
The meetings focused on the presentation of results and recommendations proposed under the consultancies for the national quantification of plastic waste and policy analysis, as well as the presentation of information under the current consultancies for alternati
Story | 15 Jul, 2021
Sign up for our Workshop on Policy & Advocacy for Sustainable Fisheries in the Mediterranean
There are still some places available to participate at the two-day workshop on Policy and Advocacy for Mediterranean Sustainable Fisheries and Biodiversity Protection organised by IUCN-Med. We warmly encourage NGOs and CSOs working in the Adriatic, Eastern Mediterranean and Northern African…
Story | 01 Jul, 2021
A new paper, published today in Science, argues for an international legally binding agreement that addresses the entire life cycle of plastics, from extraction of raw materials to legacy plastic pollution. Three clear goals are proposed and encouraged, to address not only the well-known issue…
Story | 28 Jun, 2021
Put trees on farms for food security and biodiversity
What do you picture when you think of biodiversity? Lush forests teeming with birds? Or maybe coral reefs bursting with fish and brightly coloured corals? Now think about a farm as a symbol of biodiversity. Likely, farms are not the first landscapes to conjure images of species richness, but…
Story | 25 Jun, 2021
On 8th June 2021, IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa in Collaboration with TechnoServe Kenya and the coastal counties regional economic block (Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani-JKP), launched the Blue Entrepreneurship Scoping Study. The report provides an analysis of three blue economy sectors in Kenya…
Story | 23 Jun, 2021
Investment from a new "blended" finance facility will allow Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association (TASA), to use the incoming funds to implement a number of sustainable, revenue-generating initiatives while enhancing the protection of 132,000 hectares of spectacular coral reef ecosystems.…
Story | 17 Jun, 2021
Exploring the potential for marine OECMs in the Mediterranean
IUCN along with the World Commission for Protected Areas (WCPA), the IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management - Fisheries Expert Group and other international organisations are promoting conservation beyond protected areas by providing guidance on identifying, recognising, supporting and…
Story | 14 Jun, 2021
What is high quality ecosystem restoration?
Ahead of the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the Decade’s science task force convened to answer this daunting question. This is what they said.
Story | 11 Jun, 2021
Introducing the Thai translation of the IPBES Global Assessment for Policy-makers
On May 6, 2021, IUCN in collaboration with the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) and the IPBES National Focal Point, the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) organised a half-day meeting of IPBES Global Assessment for Policymakers via Zoom virtual…
Story | 08 Jun, 2021
World Oceans Day 2021: a new opportunity for law to step up
World Oceans Day is here again and this year seems to be as meaningful as it is challenging for ocean governance. Never before has the connection between nature and human health been more evident for our generations. The effects of the pandemic, both positive and negative, have been portrayed by…