Story | 02 Dec, 2021
Combining GIS, the positive outcomes achieved in Africa and Asia, and the stories of success behind them, IUCN Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) presents its work tackling plastic pollution in the ocean.
Story | 01 Dec, 2021
More than fifty judges and legal scholars will gather in person and online to present at the High-Level Judicial segment of the IUCN-WCEL 2nd World Environmental Law Congress, The Role of Judges: Environmental Law 2030 and Beyond. The hybrid event will be held at the Supreme…
Story | 01 Dec, 2021
A step further to unravel the mystery of Rüppell's vultures in the Mediterranean
With the support of IUCN-Med, GREPOM-BirdLife Morocco and the Moroccan Department of Waters and Forests, a team of experts from Spain and Morocco has joined forces to tag with GPS and satellite transmitters 12 specimens of Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppellii) from the Jbel Moussa Vulture Recovery…
Story | 30 Nov, 2021
Half of raptors breeding in North Africa are threatened with extinction – IUCN report
The first Red List assessment of raptors in North Africa presents an overview of the conservation status for 36 species of birds of prey breeding in the region.
Story | 29 Nov, 2021
Inspiring People: Rhino Rangers in the Kunene Basin in north-western Namibia
The Rhino Rangers in the Kunene and Erongo region of Namibia have a very important and often challenging task: to protect the largest free-ranging black rhino population in the world, in a very harsh and arid environment. Over 60 rhino rangers are employed by 13 community conservancies…
Story | 29 Nov, 2021
How to ignite ecosystem restoration in your community
Grassroots action for the restoration of your local ecosystem is a means to engage yourself and the community around you to become part of the change that you are trying to achieve, according to the IUCN Community-Organizing Toolkit on Ecosystem Restoration.