Story | 29 May, 2020
International wildlife trade: research and COVID-19
CEESP News: by Dr. Inés Arroyo-Quiroz, Chair of the CEESP Specialist Group on Green Criminology & Researcher at CRIM - UNAM, Mexico
Wildlife trade involves far more than animals harvested in tropical regions and sold in China. Most regions of the world play a role. Here Dr. Inés…
Story | 29 May, 2020
Film Premiere: Sustainable Futures - Communities in Action
CEESP News: by The Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN)
CCRN presents a new documentary, "Sustainable Futures - Communities in Action," premiering June 5th, 2020.
See what can happen when a community protects its environment, ensures food for all, and finds its own…
Story | 28 May, 2020
OECMs: a new conservation opportunity for Viet Nam
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to which Vietnam is party, has agreed a new conservation designation that complements protected areas. Vietnam has an opportunity to extend and connect its conserved areas by identifying and legally…
Story | 27 May, 2020
Un abastecimiento seguro, confiable y accesible de agua es esencial para la buena salud. Las dimensiones más conocidas de esta relación son cantidad y calidad de agua para: consumo, como hidratación y para la preparación de alimentos; higiene personal y de los enseres domésticos; y, saneamiento…
Press release | 26 May, 2020
ASAP launches its first small grant scheme for Southeast Asian species on the brink of extinction
The IUCN SSC Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP), with support from Fondation Segré, has launched a Rapid Action Fund for tackling the extinction crisis in Southeast Asia.
Story | 25 May, 2020
Mobilizing in support of small-scale fisheries impacted by COVID-19
CEESP News: by Nathan Bennett, Chair of the IUCN CEESP Specialist Group 'People and the Oceans'
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread around the world with extensive social and economic effects for the small-scale fisheries sector and coastal communities. Much of the news is dismal…
Story | 22 May, 2020
Le Thi Trang is being recognized for achievements in protecting the country’s species and ecosystems!
Story | 22 May, 2020
Towards a Greener Agenda for the Western Balkans
Western Balkans hosts rich biodiversity, including many threatened, rare and endemic species, and relatively large unspoiled ecosystems. From nature we get food and water, energy and medicine, climate regulation support, and disaster risk mitigation, among other benefits.
Story | 22 May, 2020
Our solutions are in nature is the theme for this year’s UN day of biodiversity on May 22. Particularly apt as our global community is called to re-examine its relationship with the natural world and we become aware of our complete dependence on ecosystems that are…
Story | 21 May, 2020
CALL FOR PROPOSALS ASSESSING TIGER & PREY POPULATIONS IN WESTERN FOREST COMPLEX, THAILAND
PURPOSE
Within the framework of its project Accelerating Tiger Recovery Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border, and in cooperation with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP),…