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
Page | 15 Feb, 2023
Synthetic biology and nature conservation
IUCN and its Members are initiating development of a policy on the implications of synthetic biology in nature conservation. Recent technological advancements in synthetic biology create both significant risks and significant opportunities for nature conservation, as well as challenges in…
Story | 14 Feb, 2023
IUCN Pakistan Country Representative, Mr. Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, was one of the keynote speakers at the Pakistan International Maritime Conference – 2023, organized from 10-12 February 2023, in Karachi, on the theme ‘Embracing Blue Economy – Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries…
IUCN Statement | 14 Feb, 2023
IUCN renews call for release of Iran conservationists
Following the pardons issued recently by the Iranian authorities, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) renews its call for the release of IUCN member conservationists imprisoned in Iran since 2018.