Story | 09 Sep, 2021
12 Mediterranean leading organisations presented new conservation and financial solutions to tackle biodiversity and climate crisis in the region. Some of the greatest outcomes were the committments of 8 Mediterranean governments and 5 NGO to achieving 10% of areas under "strong protection" and…
Story | 05 Sep, 2021
IUCN and German government support post-COVID recovery through sustainable tourism initiative
Marseille, France, 5 September 2021 (IUCN) – At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, IUCN and the German development agency GIZ today announced a new programme to strengthen the resilience of community-based tourism in and around protected and conserved areas…
Story | 04 Sep, 2021
Marine News Issue 16 is here! IUCN's one-stop source of ocean-related news from across the Union
To mark the opening of the 2021 World Conservation Congress in Marseille, IUCN's Global Marine and Polar Programme is releasing the 2021 edition of its Marine News magazine. Marine News brings you highlights of IUCN's marine work being implemented around the world including the work of IUCN…
Story | 03 Sep, 2021
Cities and subnational governments pledge to put nature back on track
Today 3 September 2021, cities and sub-national governments made a number of pledges for the environment at the Local Action Summit as part of the opening day of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Marseille, France.
Story | 02 Sep, 2021
Kick-off community waste management project in Koh Libong sub-district, Trang province, Thailand
As part of the project “Enhancing circular economy model at the local level and improving municipal waste management practices and policies” implemented by IUCN Thailand in Koh Libong sub-district, Trang province, with supports from the European Union (EU), Expertise France, the German Federal…
Story | 25 Aug, 2021
Dan Laffoley: Stepping down but not stepping back from ocean protection
Dan Laffoley, IUCN WCPA Marine Vice Chair, is stepping down after sixteen years of dedicated service to the World Commission on Protected Areas and to ocean conservation in general. IUCN GMPP would like to thank Dan for his remarkable contribution to IUCN’s mission and congratulate him on…
Speech | 20 Jul, 2021
IUCN Director General’s open letter ahead of the G20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting
Dear IUCN Members,
The world is experiencing times of much uncertainty and many challenges. To the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, the COVID pandemic has added numerous hurdles for our societies, economies and health systems to collectively overcome.
Story | 19 Jul, 2021
The meetings focused on the presentation of results and recommendations proposed under the consultancies for the national quantification of plastic waste and policy analysis, as well as the presentation of information under the current consultancies for alternati
Story | 19 Jul, 2021
Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) completes policy analysis in the Caribbean region
The Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) project conducted a policy analysis in Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and Saint Lucia as part of the supporting actions to improve the management of plastic waste in the countries.
Story | 15 Jul, 2021
Meetings held in the context of the “Plastic Waste-Free Islands Med” project are bringing together local NGOs, the private sector and the Insular Council of Menorca to discuss key issues affecting plastic waste generation on the island. From 29 June to 6 July, participants of the Working Group…