Story | 23 Sep, 2019
Can producing cocoa help Colombia achieve its climate targets?
Colombia holds significant potential to combat climate change by establishing forestry and agroforestry systems on degraded land. Opportunities for restoration can also be found through improvements to pasture and cattle management as well as the conversion of degraded pastures to sustainable…
Story | 23 Sep, 2019
Guidance on estimating the mitigation potential of restoration
New practical guidance is now availible to estimate the mitigation potential of forest landscape restoration and help inspire countries to take more climate action, and increase their ambition to remove and avoid carbon dioxide emissions.
Story | 20 Sep, 2019
It is our pleasure to share with you issue #17 of our newsletter, A Voice for Nature, that brings news from Eastern Europe, North and Central Asia related to nature conservation and sustainable use of resources.
Story | 19 Sep, 2019
India is one of 17 mega-biodiverse countries in the world, and has many conservation success stories to record and share. The WII-organised one day workshop, designed to teach PANORAMA, resulted in 8 valuable 'solution' case studies, mainly targeting protected areas from the Ganga river to the…
Press release | 19 Sep, 2019
Countries must use nature more in their climate commitments – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 19 September 2019 (IUCN) – Countries are not fully taking into account the considerable potential of ecosystems such as mangroves and peatlands to tackle climate change in their commitments under the Paris Agreement, according to a…
Story | 19 Sep, 2019
Fiji's young climate change campaigner
“The land, our reefs, our fishing grounds, our forests are crying with us. We must heal and reconnect. We must do it now”
Story | 19 Sep, 2019
Oceania region convenes regional conservation forum
Held every four years, IUCN convened its Regional Conservation Forum for the Oceania region in Suva, Fiji from 29th July to 3rd August as a lead up to the 2020 IUCN World Conservation Congress.
Story | 18 Sep, 2019
Online Survey: Life in Conservation
By Thomas Pienkowski, PhD Candidate from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science at the University of Oxford.
Do you work, study, or do research in conservation? The Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS) would like to learn about your #lifeinconservation…
Story | 18 Sep, 2019
CEESP Steering Committee meeting - Tbilisi, Georgia
By Dr. Ameyali Ramos Castillo, Deputy Chair of CEESP
The CEESP Steering Committee met in Tbilisi, Georgia, in June, 2019. The meeting included reporting on CEESP activities, discussions, and decisions on important upcoming events and initiatives, including preparations for the World…
Story | 16 Sep, 2019
CEESP News: by Kristen Walker Paniemilla, Chair of CEESP
There is much happening across the Commission. These last few months, the IUCN family has focused efforts on the preparation of WCC forum proposals, motions and revisions to the WCC Program. In this letter, I will share just a few…