Story | 17 Apr, 2023
The tussle between the pursuit of economic growth and environmental sustainability is nothing new, including in India. The Indian economy has been growing at an unprecedented rate, increasing in size from being the 10th to the 5th largest in the world in less than a decade. Despite the COVID-19…
Blog | 16 Apr, 2023
IUCN Member RWCA celebrated 5 years in habitats restoration in Rwanda
The Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association (RWCA) who has been Member of IUCN in Rwanda since 2021, celebrated its 5 years in restoration of habitats in Rwanda.
Story | 14 Apr, 2023
New Specialist Group aims to establish a Global Network of Biobanking for Conservation
The extensive loss of biodiversity around the world is a critical threat to the health of wildlife, humans, and the ecosystems we share and depend on.
Press release | 18 Apr, 2023
Washington DC, 18 April 2023 - With support from the Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) grants challenge, five projects across Central America, Eastern and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia are addressing gender-based violence in the context of…
Story | 11 Apr, 2023
New UN e-learning course on gender and the environment
Elisa Morgera, One Ocean Hub Director; & Mitchell Lennan, Aberdeen University lecturer
Story | 11 Apr, 2023
Ocean & Women, a short film by One Ocean Hub
This short film presents the story of a Ghanaian fish worker, Peace Gavour Abla, and discusses the challenges faced by Ghanaian women living in coastal communities. It celebrates women in small-scale fisheries who strive for genuine participation in ocean-related decision-making.
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
IUCN Director General’s mission to Brazil to reinforce conservation efforts
Brasilia, March 2023 - IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle went on mission to Brazil to meet with the government and other key stakeholders and agree how to work together to address critical environmental issues affecting the country.
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
The "30x30" target and opportunities for OECMs in Viet Nam
The Aichi Targets adopted at the 2010 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference in Nagoya, in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, included Target 11 to effectively conserve 17% of all land and inland waters and 10% of the ocean by the end of the decade. While some progress was made toward…
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
Community-engagement to conserve Endangered Javan Silvery Gibbons in Indonesia
The conservation of the Javan silvery gibbon through rehabilitation, population re-enforcement and habitat protection to re-establish viable and self-sustainable populations of the species.
Story | 11 Apr, 2023
Jack Cole, Project and Fundraising Coordinator, Restore Our Planet