Jointly published | 2024
Development of a regional capacity in natural capital accounting of protected areas in West Africa
West Africa is characterized by rapid population growth, endemic poverty and poor governance and management of natural resources. This situation is exacerbated by the negative effects of climate change and is unequivocally leading to the depletion of West African natural capital, including the…
Publication | 2024
Our living planet is and has always been on the move. Many species move in search of necessities such as food, water, shelter, reproduction, and safety. In some cases, movements are an adaptive response to environmental stresses and shocks; in other cases, environmental change, whether land…
Other brief | 2024
Climate Change Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems
Brief for the UNFCCC SB60 Expert Dialogue on Mountains and Climate Change. This brief aims to contribute to the Expert Dialogue on Mountains and Climate Change Dialogue during SB60 and advocates for using Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in global adaptation efforts aligned with the goals and…
Other brief | 2024
Briefing and input to the UNFCCC SB60 & the Expert Dialogue on children and climate change. Nature-based Education and…
Policy brief | 2024
High-Level Political Forum 2024
The triple planetary crisis has halted, slowed or reversed the progress of sustainable development. IUCN has drawn particular attention to the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution in recent years.
Other brief | 2024
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) Newsletter - August 2023 to May 2024
The second edition of the 2023/2024 TRI newsletter has been published.
We made significant progress and rounded up 2023 with an amazing impact. We have also kickstarted 2024 with improved indices and benchmarks for Forest Landscape Restoration in countries of…
Issues brief
Other brief | 2024
The global community has developed a wide array of frameworks, tools, reporting systems, and guidance materials to help protected area and OECM managers assess the effectiveness of their areas and systems. These resources have been developed over time in response to CBD commitments and work has…