Story | 02 Feb, 2023
Wetlands at the heart of conservation: IUCN Pakistan marks World Wetlands Day 2023
World Wetlands Day was celebrated in Azad Pattan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir today with a focus on the conservation and restoration of wetlands in the region. The day is observed annually on 2nd February to raise awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and the planet. The theme for…
News | 01 Feb, 2023
The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) adopted by the Parties at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) celebrated in Montreal, Canada in December 2022, acknowledges the importance of developing a communication and outreach strategy to implement the GBF. The IUCN Commission on Education and…
Story | 01 Feb, 2023
Highlights and Next steps for Greening School Grounds and Outdoor Learning
Since November 2021, the Children & Nature Network, in partnership with Salzburg Global Seminar, the International School Grounds Alliance, IUCN Commission on Communication and Education (CEC), #NatureForAll, National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families, engaged…
News | 01 Feb, 2023
CMS VATAVARAN Festival & Forum on Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation celebrated in Bhutan
From 2-7 November 2022, the Centre for Media Studies (CMS) in collaboration with the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and Canadian High Commission to India, Bhutan & Nepal organized the first-ever Festival and Forum on Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation …
Story | 01 Feb, 2023
SADC TFCA Financing Facility - stories from the front lines
The year 2022 brought hope for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time since the establishment of the Facility in 2020, travel opened up across borders, increasing momentum for the implementation of projects in Transfrontier Conservation Areas, including the TFCA Financing…
Story | 01 Feb, 2023
26 potential sites of conservation interest identified in Libya with support of the GEF MedProgramme
Last 26th January IUCN-Med in collaboration with SPA/RAC and WWF-North Africa organised a national workshop in Tripoli with the support of the Nature Conservation Department of the Libyan Ministry of Environment. The goal of the workshop was to present the results of the field survey conducted…
Page | 01 Feb, 2023
Invasive Alien Species - Additional external resources
The resources listed here, although hosted on external websites, were either produced by IUCN, or completed with the oversight of IUCN, and provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on the ways to prevent, manage and mitigate the impacts of IAS.
News | 01 Feb, 2023
Pacific youths geared up for IMPAC5
Youths play important leadership roles in ocean conservation and the protection of marine areas. From the IUCN Congress in Marseilles to the more recent United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, young professionals are mobilising and taking action to protect the world's oceans…
Grey literature | 2022
This compilation brief is composed of three studies on the economic impacts of plastic pollution on tourism and fisheries in Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Saint Lucia, estimating direct costs for the economy of each island. Governments of these islands have started to recognise the impacts…
Grey literature | 2022
The economic impact of plastic pollution on Saint Lucia
This economic brief shows the estimated impact of marine plastic pollution on fisheries and tourism in St Lucia. Marine plastic pollution can generate significant economic costs in the form of gross domestic product (GDP) reductions, estimated at up to US$7 billion (globally) for 2018 alone (WWF…