Story | 19 Oct, 2018
VIDEO: Using ecosystem-based management at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
The Aquacross project brought together researchers and stakeholders connected with Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, to investigate the problem of invasive species threatening biodiversity and restricting recreational uses of the lake. In this video, those involved share their knowledge of the lake…
Story | 09 Oct, 2018
Farming that works with nature is better for all - report
Agriculture plays a crucial role in European society, securing the production of sufficient and safe food and sustaining viable rural communities. But, as a new IUCN report shows, agriculture depends on nature, for soil fertility, water, pollination, pest control, amongst other services.
Story | 22 May, 2018
IPBES-6 - Moving indigenous and local knowledge forward
CEESP News - by Aroha Te Pareake Mead, CEESP Chair, 2008-2016
The work of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has direct relevance to CEESP at many different levels and offers some direct ways for CEESP members to engage.
Story | 20 Mar, 2018
IPBES Regional assessment for Europe and Central Asia: a primer
CEESP NEWS - by IPBES Secretariat and submitted by one of the lead authors, Riccardo Simoncini
The world’s biodiversity is being lost and nature’s contributions to people are being degraded, which undermines human wellbeing.
The success of humanity’s efforts to reverse the…
Story | 10 Feb, 2018
Freshwater habitat encounters alarming acidification and phosphorus pollution
Story | 11 Jan, 2018
SDGs and environment sidelined in EU budget debate
This week EU officials, ministers and experts debated the next EU budget in a high-level conference. Although the event was called ‘Shaping our future’, disappointingly nature and the environment received only passing mentions.
Story | 12 Dec, 2017
EU auditors find CAP ‘greening’ measures ineffective
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has found that the ‘greening’ of direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been environmentally ineffective.
Story | 29 Nov, 2017
EU ideas for agriculture hold some promise for nature but questions remain
Today, the European Commission unveiled its strategy for the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which calls for more environmentally friendly farming in the EU; however key questions remain regarding implementation and budgetary commitments.
Story | 16 Nov, 2017
MEPs ask European Commission to start planning to protect biodiversity after 2020
IUCN welcomes today’s Resolution from the European Parliament on the EU Action Plan for Nature, People and the Economy and joins the Parliament in asking the Commission to start working without delay on the next EU Biodiversity Strategy, for the period post-2020.
Story | 31 Mar, 2017
Envisioning a world that considers nature’s rights: an introductory discussion in Europe
Enhancing the value of nature can play an important role in addressing some of the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges. Acknowledging nature’s rights may be a useful tool to help leverage nature and aid in reaching Europe’s biodiversity targets. On 29 March 2017, Nature’s Rights – a…