Story | 03 Mar, 2023
Women to lead actions for climate change adaptation and mitigation
Fauzia Bilqis Malik, Programme Coordinator, IUCN Pakistan
Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with extreme weather events affecting millions of people each year. To address this, the government of Pakistan has partnered with the International…
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
A gendered perspective on the horizon in community conservation
Jana M. McPherson, Typhenn A. Brichieri-Colombi, Nafeesa Esmail, Razieh Ghayoumi, & Meher Noshirwani, CEESP members
A recent global horizon scan is highlighting 15 topics as key emerging threats and opportunities in community-based conservation. We illustrate how…
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
Contributions from women defenders from LAC to the implementation of the Escazú Agreement
Amelia Arreguín Prado & Ana Di Pangracio, CEESP members
Latin America and the Caribbean, in their diversity, face similar extractive and environmental problems, as well as gender violence and social inequalities. These issues severely impact biodiversity, human…
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
UN Special Rapporteur calls for accelerated, gender-transformative climate and environmental action
Dr. David R. Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Associate Professor of Law, Policy, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia; Stephanie Keene, International Human Rights Lawyer
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
Women fishers in Manipur’s Loktak Lake strive for its restoration
Salam Rajesh, CEESP member
The fishing community in Manipur’s Loktak Lake faces a tough life negotiating between the need to eke out a living in a wetland whose ecosystem is fairly degraded, and striving to take part in its restoration. The women fishers share equal…
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
Empowering the unheard: Why women's voices are crucial in environmental policy and action
Prof. Shri. Srinivasan Balakrishnan, National President, Bharatiya Yuva Seva Sangh (BYSS)
Women's voices are crucial in environmental policy and action because they often have deep knowledge of their local ecosystems and are habitually the primary caregivers and…
IUCN Statement | 05 Mar, 2023
IUCN Statement on the High Seas Treaty
IUCN welcomes states finding common ground on the text of the High Seas Treaty in New York, USA on 4 March 2023, after years of negotiations.
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
Supporting species migration in Central Asia
Central Asia is home to some of the last migratory mammal species in the world. Over the course of a three-year initiative, IUCN Save Our Species invested almost 500,000 USD through seven projects in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan to protect threatened species affected by a fast-changing…
News | 03 Mar, 2023
IUCN SSC statement on World Wildlife Day
On World Wildlife Day the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) joins the wider IUCN in celebrating the thousands of species experts and partners who work with us around the world to protect and recover the plants, animals and fungi we share this planet with.
Story | 03 Mar, 2023