IUCN event
Partnerships to accelerate action to protect blue carbon ecosystems for mitigation and adaptation
The side event aims at demonstrating how partnerships across different sectors are key to driving credible action for the protection and restoration of blue carbon ecosystems (mangroves, seagrasses, tidal marshes), contributing to climate change mitigation, adaptation, biodiversity, ocean…
Story | 31 Oct, 2022
SeaSketch training: Enhancing technical skills to better manage Fiji’s ocean space
Fiji is currently in the process of designing and implementing a network of marine protected areas within its offshore ocean space. With ongoing efforts to collect more data to inform the final Marine Protected Area (MPA) design, IUCN together with Waitt Foundation and the University of…
IUCN event
Accelerating investments in SDG14 and the Sustainable Blue Economy
The ocean is at the crossroads of all major challenges facing humanity today, and climate change and biodiversity loss are no exception. It is a key to the sustainable world we must build as it ensures food security, human well-being, decent jobs, energy transition, a fruitful economy, healthy…
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IUCN at UN Climate Change Conference COP27
From 6 to 18 November, IUCN will participate in the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
News | 20 Oct, 2022
Plastic waste and pollution affect every part of the globe and every ecosystem. Innovative solutions that use recycled plastic material for reusable food containers, construction materials, furniture, and partnerships for bottle-to-bottle recycling are highlighted in the eight business plans and…
Grey literature | 2021
Business Plans, Waste Segregation Resources for Plastic Pollution Solutions
In this document, IUCN's Plastic Waste Free Islands project provides eight business plans from small island developing states and a waste segregation guide. These are to inspire small businesses, entrepreneurs, waste management professionals and others to see their plastic waste and waste…
Story | 12 Oct, 2022
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology closes major gap in our ability to measure the state of nature
As the world is set to adopt a landmark treaty to halt the loss of biodiversity later this year, implementing and measuring progress against specific goals of this agreement will soon become a focus. With its long history of establishing standards and tools to track and measure the conservation…
Press release | 12 Oct, 2022
IUCN Leaders Forum to define the path to a nature-positive future
Jeju, Korea, 12 October 2022 (IUCN) – The IUCN Leaders Forum, taking place 13-15 October 2022, will tackle the challenge of measuring progress towards global biodiversity goals. A key working paper due to be debated at the Forum sets out a quantitative methodology IUCN is…
Story | 13 Oct, 2022
Marine Mammals Management Toolkit
To tackle the continued threats faced by marine mammals, the Marine Mammal Twinning, within the framework of the EU-funded Ocean Government project, has developed a…