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…
Story | 22 Nov, 2021
They work the land. They protect the land. Does COP26 notice?
Indigenous peoples and local communities are included in the final version of the 26th session of the UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26)’s decision text, a definite success compared to previous years. Direct financing for these groups…
Story | 22 Nov, 2021
The UNEP/IUCN National Guidance for Plastic Pollution Hotspotting and Shaping Action now includes a linear, step-by-step tutorial and six videos to support learning on the process to gather and analyse data to determine where, what, and how plastic is leaking into the…
Story | 19 Nov, 2021
Spanish government renews support for IUCN’s activities in the Mediterranean
On 18 November, the Spanish third Vice-President of the Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, and the Director General of IUCN, Bruno Oberle, signed a Collaboration Protocol to continue promoting the work of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean…