Story | 03 Jun, 2020
COVID-19 and a new form of conservation
CEESP News - Blog post by Robert Fletcher, Bram Büscher & Kate Massarella, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
IUCN Statement | 02 Jun, 2020
The International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, extends its warm congratulations to Carlos Manuel Rodríguez on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
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…
Story | 20 May, 2020
On Friday, 17 April 2020, Skype meeting with designated nodal officials from State Forest departments and Government officials from National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board (NAEB) was held to apprise the nodal officers about IUCN-MoEFCC…
Story | 13 May, 2020
Blue Finance builds an alliance to monetise and more effectively protect Marine Protected Areas
A key obstacle to effectively managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is a lack of economic resources, but at the Oriental Mindoro MPA in the Philippines, a consortium of dedicated partners is turning one of the world`s most productive ecosystems…
Story | 04 May, 2020
Inland fish and fisheries integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Exploring the relationship between well-managed inland fisheries and global sustainability, a paper published today in Nature Sustainability concludes that inland fisheries can contribute substantially to increased food security, poverty alleviation, livelihoods, human well-being and ecosystem…
Blog | 30 Apr, 2020
Biodiversity offsetting requires lots of land
This guest blog by Laura Sonter, Jeremy Simmonds, James Watson and Martine Maron examines why avoiding impacts is a better solution to achieving No Net Loss of natural ecosystems.
Story | 27 Apr, 2020
Sebeya river protection contributes to the citizens’ sustainable development
The Government of Rwanda through the Rwanda Water Resources Board in collaboration with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) are implementing the Embedding Integrated Water Resources Management project which is restoring the…
Story | 23 Apr, 2020
As part of its Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project, IUCN commences a plastic waste national level quantification and Material Flow Analysis (MFA) in the Caribbean. This study investigates plastics production, imports and exports, plastic processing and end-of-…
Story | 07 Apr, 2020
Private Sector Engagement and Conservation in West Bengal: monitoring Compensatory Afforestation
CEESP News: by Sudeep Budhaditya Deb, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, West Bengal Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, Government of West Bengal, India
Regulations, incentives or collaborations are three major modes for involving the private sector in the…