Grey literature | 2022
Summary of the economic impact of marine plastic pollution in Fiji, Samoa, and Vanuatu
The impacts of marine plastics on the fisheries and tourism sectors in 2019 were estimated for Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu. Impact estimates were based on both plastic accumulation and leakage into the marine environment from these countries and other countries in the Southern Pacific.
Story | 08 Mar, 2023
Empowering Women and Girls to Lead Climate Action: Gender and Climate Award announced in Pakistan
The Embassy of France and Agence française de développement (AFD), together with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Pakistan Country Office, announced the winners of the first Pakistan Gender and Climate Awards to mark the International Women’s Day, under the patronage of…
Crossroads blog | 07 Mar, 2023
When we educate a woman, we educate a society
Education is a Human Right, and Girls’ Clubs in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park have already prevented thousands of early marriages and helped more than 80 girls advance from primary school to high school. Now IUCN Members must ensure that every girl has the same opportunity, so that women…
Blog | 08 Mar, 2023
International Women’s Day 2023: Celebrating Indigenous women leaders in inclusive conservation
Around the world, Indigenous and local women are the backbone of their communities and play integral roles as knowledge holders, guardians of natural resources, and defenders of ancestral lands and collective rights.
Blog | 08 Mar, 2023
Innovation and technological change and education in the digital age as driver of gender equality
This International Women’s Day, we review the ways in which women and girls champion transformative technology and digital education
News | 07 Mar, 2023
CMS VATAVARAN Film Festival & Forum on LiFE in Goa
The CMS VATAVARAN Film Festival & Forum on LiFE is taking place in Goa from March 5-7, 2023. The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) is pleased to collaborate with CMS VATAVARAN in organizing this first-ever green film festival and forum, focused on encouraging public and…
DG Statement | 06 Mar, 2023
IUCN Director General’s open letter to ISA Members on deep-sea mining
Dear Members of the International Seabed Authority,
In September 2021 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN Member States, civil society and Indigenous organisations overwhelmingly …
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
International Women's Day: Environmental change and gender
CEESP News: by Meher Marker Noshirwani, Chair of the IUCN CEESP Gender Specialist Group & Technical Advisor at the Trust for Conservation of Coastal Resources…
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
The problem that has no name: Gender, climate migration, and the case of Israel
Dr. Hadas Cohen, Visiting Assistant Professor and Israel Institute Teaching Fellow at the Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israeli Studies, University of Oklahoma
Israel, a climate change hot spot, is preparing for global warming. The government is aware…