Blog | 03 Apr, 2023
The Eastern Province of Rwanda has endorsed key landscape restoration projects which are being implemented in Rwanda by International Union for Conservation of Nature- IUCN in partnership with the Government of Rwanda and Partners.
Grey literature | 2023
Assessing the social impacts of conservation: A review of methods
Helen Suich (independent resercher) and Neil Dawson (IUCN CEESP Chair of Human Wellbeing and Sustainable Livelihoods), report authors
Grey literature | 2023
Review of methods for assessing the social impacts of conservation
This report first reviews the available methods, tools and approaches that have been designed to assess and document the social impacts of conservation interventions, and second, offers guidance for practitioners on good practice for designing studies and facilitating processes for such…
Press release | 30 Mar, 2023
IUCN Director General Bruno Oberle announces departure
IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle announced today that he will be stepping down at the end of 2023. Dr Oberle, who has led the creation of an IUCN Member-mandated 20-year vision for the Union, has stated that the subsequent stages of this plan should be designed by a chief executive who will…
Jointly published | 2023
A guide to investing in landscape restoration to sustain agrifood supply chains
This guide provides information and reasoning as to why it is important for agribusinesses to engage in nature-positive business practices, and why landscape restoration is an effective solution to issues related to degradation of landscapes and natural capital on which agribusinesses depend.…
Press release | 30 Mar, 2023
Experts gather for first global human-wildlife conflict summit
Oxford, UK, Thursday 30 March 2023 (IUCN) – Hundreds of representatives from conservation organisations, academia, governments, businesses and indigenous and local communities from six continents and 70 countries will meet for the International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and…
Story | 29 Mar, 2023
AFRIPAC: strengthening 5 countries' commitments to a UN Plastics Treaty
As the world moves towards an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, IUCN and GRID-Arendal partner in a new project: AFRIPAC, "Effective Plastic Treaty Capacity Building for Africa." This project aims to empower five African nations´ negotiating skills for a strong…
News | 29 Mar, 2023
Strong regional commitment to One Health approach in Central Asia
Five Central Asian countries have jointly confirmed their interest to mitigate the risk of zoonosis emergence in the region by enhancing overall landscape resilience through the One Health approach. The commitments were shared today, closing out a three day regional workshop in Tashkent, co-…