Story | 25 May, 2019
Shea value chain project wins IUCN Impact award
The Shea tree is regarded as the most beneficial tree in the landscape of Northern Uganda. However, despite it being the most dominant tree species, it is mostly cut for charcoal production.
To reverse this situation, IUCN, through the Building Drought Resilience (BDR) has supported…
Story | 25 May, 2019
Environmental Law and Policy in Cameroon: Towards making Africa the tree of life
WCEL Member Dr. Oliver C. Ruppel and Dr. Emmanuel D. Kam Yogo co-edited and published "Environmental law and policy in Cameroon - Towards making Africa the tree of life." The publication reflects legal and political options for regulating environmental interests in the African context, which are…
Story | 24 May, 2019
This World Environment Day, take action to #BeatAirPollution
Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time, but many solutions can be found in nature.
Story | 23 May, 2019
From helplessness to hope through restoration
With successive waves of environmental foreboding predicted by the world’s leading scientific authorities, hopeful nature-based solutions for the planet’s future have never been more necessary. Fortunately, from increasing the productivity of…
Story | 23 May, 2019
“Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health” – Celebrations of International Day for Biodiversity
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Serena Hotels, celebrated the International Day for Biodiversity at the Serena Hotel in…
Story | 22 May, 2019
Restoring forest ecosystems provides multiple benefits to society
IUCN European Regional Office explores the issues around forest ecosystems and the contributions they can make to global challenges such as climate change in the context of its work for the SINCERE project on forest ecosystem services.
Story | 22 May, 2019
Peter Hitchcock: a champion for forests, nature and World Heritage
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre wish to express their deep sadness at the death of one of the most senior specialists on World Heritage and forest conservation, Peter Hitchcock AM.
Story | 22 May, 2019
Restoration opportunities in the heart of DRC
IUCN, the government, partners, and a key local governance working group collaborate to ensure sustainable land management in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mangai landscape – through the application of the restoration opportunities assessment methodology.
DG Statement | 21 May, 2019
IUCN Director General’s statement on International Day for Biological Diversity 2019
Few are not familiar with the story of a unique goose and the golden eggs that made its master rich, until greed drove him to kill the bird. This ancient fable of Aesop’s has many equivalents around the world, reaching back millennia. Yet in all this time, we have not fully absorbed the lesson…
Story | 21 May, 2019
Message by Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, Country Representative IUCN Pakistan
Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity Day, being celebrated all over the world to highlight the significance of the Biological Diversity on earth. The theme for the year 2019 is “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health”. The theme conveys a strong message as…