Story | 17 Oct, 2016
New momentum for the global commons
Leaders from international organisations, business and civil society have rallied around a new effort to safeguard the global commons on which all life depends.
Story | 14 Oct, 2016
Future of Antarctic Marine Protected Areas at Risk
Efforts to adopt effective marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean, a global commons containing the world’s most pristine marine ecosystems, are being thwarted by political infighting and fishing interests.
Story | 03 Oct, 2016
Blog: 'Can’t see the water for the trees?' By James Dalton et al.
Originally published in Global Water Forum, Monday 3 October 2016. To maximise downstream water quantity, you remove vegetation – all of it, including the trees. To counter rising carbon dioxide levels, you plant trees – lots of them. How should we do both?
Story | 01 Oct, 2016
Farmed fishing: a nature based solution to increased resilience
In 2007, IUCN and M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) partnered through the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) initiative to address a critical need. Across the east coast of India, abandoned lands stand testament to unsustainable aquaculture practices and the collapse of shrimp farming in…
Story | 29 Sep, 2016
The Members Assembly – A snapshot!
The Members’ Assembly is the highest decision-making body of IUCN during which IUCN’s 1,300+ Member organisations collectively decides on actions to address the most pressing and often controversial conservation and sustainable development challenges.
Story | 29 Sep, 2016
IUCN Oceania responds to the unique and evolving demands of the region
The IUCN Oceania Regional Office (ORO) Energy Programme recently participated in the IUCN World Conservation Congress and provided support for the Pacific Ocean Summit, sponsoring the Moana Pasifika Voyage and contributing key staff to attend the event. The summit served as a moment in time to…
Story | 27 Sep, 2016
Moana Pasifika Voyage welcome ceremony marks the beginning of the IUCN Congress
The Moana Pasifika welcome ceremony marked the official opening of the Pacific Ocean Summit and the IUCN World Conservation Congress with a call for action on a sustainable Pacific Ocean by our Pacific Island leaders and communities. The ceremony took place on 1 September at the Kahanamoku Beach…
Story | 22 Sep, 2016
Pacific Islands show global leadership in oceans
The Pacific islands are united by their relationship with the world’s largest ocean – and by the global threat of the climate crisis which brings with it rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, coastal inundation, increases in sea surface temperature and ocean acidification. This, plus…
Story | 21 Sep, 2016
Outcomes from Pacific Ocean Summit and IUCN World Conservation congress
Pacific Islands continue leadership on Oceans, call on Pacific Rim leaders to join a 2030 Pacific Ocean Partnership.
Story | 20 Sep, 2016
BEST, standing for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European overseas, was under the spotlight at the IUCN 2016 congress…