Story | 13 Nov, 2020
Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission is honored with the George B. Rabb Conservation Medal
Dr Jon Paul Rodríguez has been honored during the 2020 Conservation Leadership Awards Celebration by the Chicago Zoological Society’s (CZS) Board of Trustees and Women’s Board held virtually.
Blog | 12 Nov, 2020
BLOG: India and Bangladesh need greater, more sustained efforts to conserve Sundarbans
More than 7.5 million people live in the Sundarbans and depend on its ecosystem services. However, the rapid economic growth in both Bangladesh and India and changes in land use are threatening the Sundarbans ecosystem. The Mangrove forests and biodiversity it…
Story | 11 Nov, 2020
Protecting Mekong broodstock in Stung Treng
The Stung Treng Ramsar Site, with its deep pools, rapids, and flooded forests, supports a rich fishery. Like many other fishing grounds in Cambodia, it is struggling to cope with illegal and destructive fishing using dynamite, electro-fishing, poisoning, drift…
Story | 11 Nov, 2020
Race to Zero Dialogues: Climate action requires water action
During the original dates of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 (9-19 November 2020), a UNFCCC virtual campaign labelled ‘Race to Zero Dialogues’ is taking place instead. In the form of a two-week series of over 100 online events, the Dialogues focus on concrete action to support the world’s…
Story | 11 Nov, 2020
IUCN Asia Regional Office, acting as the IBRRI Secretariat, is announcing a call for small grant proposals to implement Ecosystem-based Adaptation measures in Ramsar sites and other wetlands in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
Story | 09 Nov, 2020
People, Nature and Justice: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Cities of the Global South
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) encompasses a broad set of approaches to adapt to climate change, that involve the management of ecosystems and their services to reduce the vulnerability of human communities. EbA has gained popularity as an approach to climate adaptation, and a wide body of…
Press release | 05 Nov, 2020
New IUCN-IOC guide demonstrates how sports can benefit nature in cities
Gland, Switzerland, 06.11.2020 (IUCN) – While sports and nature often occupy and compete for the same green spaces in cities, well-planned sports infrastructure can make positive contributions to urban biodiversity.
Story | 05 Nov, 2020
Call for papers: Planning effective conservation landscapes
The scientific journal Land is still inviting submissions to the special issue "Planning Effective Conservation Landscapes for Nature and People: What Have We Learned?". The extended deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 January 2022.
Story | 04 Nov, 2020
The IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme is delighted to announce it was recently nominated as strategic advisor to the Blue Action Fund, supporting its grant programme in the funding of selected conservation projects in marine protected areas and…
Story | 04 Nov, 2020
The MEET Network launches an online training to develop Ecotourism in protected areas
Thanks to a learning grant from the MAVA Foundation and project partners IUCN Med and Global Footprint Network, the MEET Network has launched a new online course on Conservation Training Platform. The training is primarily directed at Protected Areas staff interested in ecotourism development…