Story | 28 Nov, 2021
Workshop considers national and regional priorities for World Heritage in the Pacific
UNESCO, in partnership with IUCN Oceania, recently completed a draft background report to inform the Pacific Regional World Heritage Action Plan 2
Crossroads blog | 25 Nov, 2021
Building global support for indigenous-led efforts to protect 80% of Amazonia by 2025
Today, more than a fifth of the Amazon is severely degraded and the entire ecosystem is at the tipping point of collapse. The impacts of this destruction fall hardest on the indigenous peoples and local communities who have lived in and protected the region for generations. IUCN Members voted…
News | 25 Nov, 2021
Global Lessons on Greening School Grounds and Outdoor Learning
The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) extends the #NatureForAll invitation to be part of the Global Lessons on School Ground Greening and Outdoor Learning project, which aims to identify and disseminate successful approaches to school ground greening from around the world to…
Story | 25 Nov, 2021
Strengthening local capacity to monitor migratory waterbirds in northern Viet Nam
Written by Le Trong Trai and Yong Ding Li
Story | 23 Nov, 2021
EU’s agricultural policy gets final green light from Parliament
Today, the European Parliament gave the final seal of approval to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2023-2027. The agreement, which was negotiated between the European Commission, Parliament and Council of the EU, passed the plenary vote with a large majority.
Publication | 2021
Critical approaches to gender in mountain ecosystems
Women play a key role in nature conservation, yet they often lack the inputs, technologies, training and extension services, and various enablers and linkages that can enhance the effectiveness of their efforts. Evidence indicates that gender-inclusive and gender-sensitive conservation practices…
News | 22 Nov, 2021
Environmental Leaders Summit of Latin America
The Jane Goodall Institute Argentina, in collaboration with the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), extends its invitation to the Environmental Leaders Summit of Latin America, a new space for the exchange of knowledge and experiences on Environmental Leadership. Dr. Jane Goodall…
Story | 22 Nov, 2021
Private Sector updated on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation
A one-day session was organized by the Ministry of Climate Change, IUCN Pakistan and EMC Pakistan for the Private Sector’s orientation and engagement on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+). Ms. Zartaj Gul, Minister of State for Climate Change was the…
Story | 22 Nov, 2021
On the heels of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, owners of Lagoon catamarans will use drones provided by DJI to measure plastic waste on beaches. This essential data, processed by AnimaMundi software, will provide evidence on whether actions to disrupt the…