Story | 25 Oct, 2018
Empowering and strengthening community participation in natural resource management in Ghana
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR), the Green Livelihood Alliance (A Rocha Ghana, Tropenbos Ghana, Friends of the Earth Ghana), SNV, IUCN, Mondelez International Cocoa Life Program and the Shared Resources…
Story | 03 Oct, 2018
CEESP News - by André Francisco Pilon, University of São Paulo / Int. Academy of Science, Health & Ecology
Story | 12 Sep, 2018
The strongest roots are in primary forests: An interview and a mission
They store unrivalled amounts of carbon. They provide the necessities of life to more species than anywhere else on land. They replenish the air, furnish water and enrich the soil. They aren’t just forests – they are primary forests including intact…
Story | 09 Aug, 2018
Indigenous peoples: crucial link in the work of IUCN
Indigenous issues and rights constitute an integral part of the human rights standards that support the rights-based approach applied by IUCN.
Story | 08 Aug, 2018
Introducing CNVP, a new Member of IUCN
IUCN has strengthened its network recently by welcoming CNVP (Connecting Natural Values & People Foundation) as its Member. Focusing on building a Greener Economic Environment, CNVP uses evidence-based analysis to improve the sustainable livelihoods of rural communities affected by climate…
Story | 02 Aug, 2018
Taghi Farvar – our collective memory
As many of you will now know, we are mourning the passing of our long-term friend and colleague, Taghi - Dr. Mohammed Taghi Farvar, who died on 16 July 2018. Most of those who know him are struggling even to contemplate a world…
Blog | 31 Jul, 2018
Gift of mangroves: Nature's nursery
I grew up in a remote rural area of Northern Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second largest island. Due west from the International Date Line, across the Somosomo Strait, set between Taveuni Island and Vanua Levu, in an area commonly known…
Story | 13 Jul, 2018
Evaluating indigenous and local peoples’ connections with nature: an ecosystem services framework
CEESP News - by Kamaljit K. Sangha; Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University, Australia
Indigenous and local peoples’ connections with nature are not only limited to the benefits or services people derive from ecosystems, as considered by international frameworks, but also entail…
Story | 11 Jul, 2018
16th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium
Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland hosted the 16th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium from 4-6 July 2018. Many WCEL Members presented and participated in the event.
Press release | 05 Jul, 2018
Australia’s reptiles threatened by invasive species, climate change – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 5 July 2018 (IUCN) – Australia’s unique reptiles – including lizards and snakes – face severe threats from invasive species and climate change, with 7% of them threatened with extinction, reveals the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, published today…