Story | 14 Dec, 2020
5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) is on, new dates announced.
The new dates for IMPAC5, Vancouver, Canada, have been announced: 3-9 February, 2023. Co-hosts IUCN and the Canadian Government, together with the international committee for IMPAC5, invite you to prepare.
Story | 07 Dec, 2020
Mapping global impacts for all vegetable oils key to sustainability: IUCN study
Gland, 07.12.2020 (IUCN) - A lack of data on the environmental and social impacts of vegetable oil crops stands in the way of informed discussions about their relative sustainability, a new study by members of the IUCN’s Palm Oil Task Force finds. More accurate, high-resolution…
Story | 04 Dec, 2020
On 3 September 2020 — IUCN and Asian Confluence jointly hosted a webinar on “Celebrating the Meghna River- A Shared Heritag
Story | 04 Dec, 2020
IUCN Asia Regional Office congratulates Paul Sein Twa, recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize 2020 for Asia, in recognition of his efforts in promoting the self-determination of the Karen people in managing their natural resources.
Story | 26 Nov, 2020
From 10 to 11 November 65 participants from local communities and government agencies gathered to develop a management plan for Bang Pakong River, a nationally important wetland of Thailand.
Story | 23 Nov, 2020
Central America and the Caribbean have been heavily affected economically and socially by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, causing all sectors to rethink activities and adapt to the new reality. The IUCN Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean is rising to the…
Blog | 12 Nov, 2020
BLOG: India and Bangladesh need greater, more sustained efforts to conserve Sundarbans
More than 7.5 million people live in the Sundarbans and depend on its ecosystem services. However, the rapid economic growth in both Bangladesh and India and changes in land use are threatening the Sundarbans ecosystem. The Mangrove forests and biodiversity it…
Story | 11 Nov, 2020
IUCN Asia Regional Office, acting as the IBRRI Secretariat, is announcing a call for small grant proposals to implement Ecosystem-based Adaptation measures in Ramsar sites and other wetlands in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
Story | 03 Nov, 2020
IUCN is pleased to announce that it joins the Ocean Risk and Resilience Alliance (ORRAA) as a full member. ORRAA brings together the insurance and finance sectors, governments, non-profit organisations, and stakeholders from the Global South to pioneer finance and…
Story | 30 Oct, 2020
Moving forward on lobster fishery means addressing access and conservation
CEESP News: by Tony Charles*. Originally published on Policy Options, October 28, 2020
The situation unfolding in the Nova Scotia lobster fishery raises larger questions around who holds decision-making power over this natural resource.