IUCN event
Official Virtual Side Event: UN 2023 Water Conference
Saturday 18 March 2023 (7:00am-9:45am EST)
Grey literature | 2023
Application of the Restoration Barometer in Costa Rica
Ecosystem restoration has been recognized as an effective means of mitigating climate change, reversing biodiversity and soil loss at the same time. The Restoration Barometer, originally created to allow countries to report their progress under the Bonn Challenge, provides a tool that adapts to…
Grey literature | 2023
Analysis of knowledge on cultural landscapes at the Mediterranean level
Being defined as the “combined works of nature and of man”, cultural landscapes focus on sustainable land-use techniques, where the local population take into consideration the limits of the natural environment. They constitute a traditional form of land-use that are beneficial for the…
Conservation Tool
The Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation Planning Tool
Climate change is a major driver and pressure acting on marine biodiversity and is an increasingly critical management consideration for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs).
Story | 20 Feb, 2023
Assessment of coastal land use and land cover change (2016-2022) in the Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar
To better understand the ecosystem dynamics in the Gulf of Mottama, IUCN Myanmar office used 10-m resolution Sentinel 2 images to map land cover in April 2016 and in April 2022. This work was done as part of the SDC Gulf of Mottama Project, which IUCN…
Page | 19 Feb, 2023
ALMURUNA - Building Climate Resilience Through Enhance Water Security in MENA Region
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the most water-scarce region in the world. Throughout the MENA region both surface and groundwater resources are under pressure and over exploited because of increasing water demand. Agriculture is by far the largest user of water and is a major cause…
Story | 17 Feb, 2023
On Wednesday 25 January 2023, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) organized this online event as part of its Webinar Series: "The Transforming Power of Law: Addressing Global Environmental Challenges". The webinar had more had 900 registrants and counted with the…
Blog | 17 Feb, 2023
A voice from the 5th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC5), co-hosted by IUCN
IMPAC5 has provided a unique opportunity for the global ocean community to convene and transform the Kunming-Montreal Framework from bold ambition to action, with youth and indigenous voices front and centre.
Story | 20 Feb, 2023
Annual shorebird monitoring in the Gulf of Mottama
The intertidal mud flats of the Gulf of Mottama, situated in southern Myanmar, are wintering grounds for 150,000-200,000 migratory shorebirds, including the critically endangered Spoon-billed sandpipers (Calidris pygmaea…
Story | 17 Feb, 2023
High seas biodiversity treaty is urgently needed for the sake of present and future generations