Story | 08 Jul, 2022
The Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) Ubuntoo "Greenhouse" currently holds hundreds of product, knowledge resources, and a news feed about plastic leakage and pollution specific to Small Island Developing States (SIDS). It resides within the Ubuntoo environmental solutions platform, to build…
Blog | 04 Jul, 2022
Reflections on the closing of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, Lisbon, Portugal
As the second UN Ocean Conference draws to a close, I am delighted to see the many commitments, pledges and actions presented in Lisbon, from actions on blue carbon ecosystems to new financial instruments to pledges towards larger and more effective…
Blog | 01 Jul, 2022
Reading between the lines: G7 leaders make important commitments to nature
Naturally much of the focus of the recent G7 Summit, held in Elmau, Germany addressed the war in Ukraine and its economic and security repercussions, including on food and energy. That being said, and perhaps lost beneath the headlines, their…
Story | 27 Jun, 2022
For national governments to better understand plastic waste and leakage, as well as solutions to these problems, this new IUCN publication has packaged the lessons learned and data presented from its plastic pollution hotspotting projects in three multi-nation regions of the world.
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2022 Oslo International Environmental Law Conference
WCEL successfully hosted its 3rd International Environmental Law Conference at the University of Oslo. The conference focused on the Transformative Power of Law: Addressing Global Environmental Challenges.
Story | 17 Jun, 2022
On 15 June 2022, under its Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) Project, IUCN through consultants Environment Law Oceania Consultancy (ELOC) conducted a validation workshop on proposed policy recommendations for the reduction of plastic waste leakage from the waste management, tourism and fisheries…
Story | 23 May, 2022
IUCN welcomes its first seven subnational government Members
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today welcomed its first seven subnational government Members, following the creation of a new membership category for regional and local authorities at the World Conservation Congress in Marseille.