IUCN event
Interactive Dialogue - Water for Climate, Resilience and Environment
The interactive dialogue is one of five, which are a key part of the official Programme of the UN Water Conference. It will explore the current status, challenges and opportunities for progress, including transformative solutions, related to the interlinkages between water, climate resilience…
News | 13 Mar, 2023
Nature-based Solutions project to boost climate resilience in Fiji
The Fiji Ministry of Waterways have signed an agreement with IUCN through the Kiwa Initiative local projects component to reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities, coastal inundation, and erosion through the provision of nature-based seawalls.
Story | 27 Apr, 2023
Urgent action is needed to conserve the endangered intertidal zone and associated habitats along the Yellow and Bohai Seas, with populations of globally threatened and near threatened waterbird species continuing to decline, according to IUCN’s new report titled …
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IUCN at the UN Water Conference
From 22 to 24 March, IUCN participated in the UN Water Conference, which took place at UN Headquarters in New York.
IUCN event
Freshwater Challenge: Mobilizing action to restore freshwater ecosystems
This high-level side event of the UN Water Conference will officially launch the Freshwater Challenge: a country-driven initiative to leverage the support needed to restore 300,000 km of rivers and 350 million hectares of inland wetlands by 2030 to enhance water security, tackle climate change,…
News | 08 Mar, 2023
Shedd Aquarium and The Morton Arboretum named new Centers for Species Survival
The IUCN Species Survival Commission recognizes just eleven Centers on the planet
Grey literature | 2022
The impacts of marine plastics on the fisheries and tourism sectors in 2019 were estimated for Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and Saint Lucia. Impact estimates were based on both plastic accumulation and leakage into the marine environment from these countries and other countries bordering the…
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…