Story | 21 Mar, 2017
Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in ECARO
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are defined by IUCN as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits”. They are designed to address…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
The oldest protected area in Central Asia celebrates its 90th anniversary
Several events were held in Kazakhstan to celebrate the history of the Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve - from the international scientific conference “From the Strict Nature Reserve to the Biosphere Reserve” organized by the Committee for Forestry and WildLife, to a round table discussion “Aksu-…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
National Strategy for Nature Protection
Ministry of Environment and Physical planning (MoEPP) of Macedonia, a state authority responsible for activities in the field of nature protection, has coordinated the activities for the preparation of the Draft National Strategy Protection of Nature with action plan for the period 2017-2027, in…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
New coalition - Save Albanian Bears
In the last months, INCA has initiated collaboration with the international organization Four PAWS, national institutions and partners to work on the wildlife mistreatment and captivity, focusing on the Brown Bear as the most vulnerable species in this respect in the country. Currently, some 40…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
On a rescue mission, helping injured and sick wildlife
Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province (Serbia) is legally authorised organization managing strictly protected and protected species in the Province. This complex task very often involves day-to-day care for numerous animals, following the reports of citizens finding them in…
Story | 17 Mar, 2017
Restoring the connection between forests and human health
Forests play a crucial role in supporting our mental and physical health, yet this is often overlooked within health strategies, education programmes, and in everyday human lifestyles. In the 2017 Spring Issue of REVOLVE Magazine, Chantal van Ham and Helen Klimmek from the IUCN European Regional…
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Empowering women in water management - International Women's Day 2017
IUCN is committed to gender equality. To support International Women's Day, the Water Programme compiled some of their most recent efforts to empower women in decisions and actions for sustainable water management.
Story | 07 Mar, 2017
Finnish Nature League’s Wolf Ambassadors Win Biodiversity Award 2015-2016
The Wolf Ambassadors of the Finnish Nature League - Luonto-Liitto won the Biodiversity Award 2015-2016 of the IUCN National Committee of Finland. The Wolf Ambassadors were awarded on 7 February 2017 in Helsinki.
Story | 21 Feb, 2017
Developing capacities on the Ecosystem Services Assessment
The second regional training ’Principles of Ecosystem Services Assessment for Policy Impacts’ was held beginning of February 2017, gathering more than thirty governmental officials, experts, researchers and civil society representatives from SEE region in National Park Fruska gora in Serbia.
Press release | 09 Feb, 2017
Intensive agriculture and wildfires threaten over a quarter of Europe’s grasshoppers and crickets
Over a quarter of European grasshopper, cricket and bush cricket species are being driven to extinction by unsustainable agricultural practices and the growing frequency of wildfires in Europe, a new IUCN report has found.