Story | 06 Nov, 2018
A partial win for Greenpeace Belgium in air pollution case against the Flemish Region
By Sofie Vereycken - On 10 October 2018, in vzw Greenpeace Belgium v Flemish Region, the President of the Dutch-Speaking Court of First Instance of Brussels orders the Flemish Government to draft a comprehensive air quality plan for the entire region, subject to a penalty payment of 1.000 EUR…
Story | 06 Nov, 2018
IUCN SSC African Elephant Specialist Group announce new Co-Chairs
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) announce the appointment of two new Co-Chairs Dr Benson Okita-Ouma and Dr Robert Slotow.
Story | 06 Nov, 2018
Upon request from Chinese Society of Forestry (CSF) - both an IUCN member organization and a #NatureForAll partner - deputy chair of CEC, Katalin Czippan visited two provinces together with another 10 international and national experts. Katalin shared the main findings of #NatureForAll synthesis…
Story | 05 Nov, 2018
Developing the capacity in initiating transboundary conservation
A new training module on initiating transboundary conservation and steps towards its institutionalisation was presented and tested among the experts interested and experienced in transboundary conservation from South-Eastern and Eastern Europe.
Blog | 05 Nov, 2018
Blog by Ria Sen, member of the IUCN Comission on Education and Communication
Story | 02 Nov, 2018
WCEL announces a new regional report by Blaise-Pascal Ntirumenyerwa Mihigo, COMBATTRE LA POLLUTION PLASTIQUE EN REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO : LES DEFIS DES RECENTES REGLEMENTATIONS EN LA MATIERE.
Story | 02 Nov, 2018
The International Nature Conservation Academy on the Island of Vilm in northern Germany was host to a workshop focused on the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Area over the weekend of 26-27 October. It included the first ever formal meeting of the Green List Committee, chaired by Dr…
Story | 01 Nov, 2018
BIOPAMA holds joint workshop in Tuvalu
BIOPAMA regional observatory (resource-hub) recently held a joint workshop with the Tuvalu Department of Environment to collate and improve protected area data.
Story | 31 Oct, 2018
Announcing New CEESP Appointments
CEESP News - by Kristen Walker, CEESP Chair
Congratulations to CEESP members in their new roles!
Story | 31 Oct, 2018
Mexico celebrates its first IUCN National Forum
The event brought together more than 350 participants, 50 panellists and 50 speakers to share experiences and impressions of diverse sectors – youth, indigenous peoples,…