Story | 06 Sep, 2021
A snapshot of IUCN Europe's successes
Today, the IUCN European office released a summary of its successes over the past 4 years to coincide with the World Conservation Congress. Despite the unprecedented circumstances over the last few years, the IUCN European Region has persevered with its influential work.
Story | 06 Sep, 2021
Blueprinting the way for success of Blue Natural Capital projects
The Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility releases a series of Blue Prints to help inspire the development of self-sustainable Blue Natural Capital projects in coastal and marine environments.
Crossroads blog | 06 Sep, 2021
To save our planet, let’s embrace nature-positive solutions
Discussions on addressing the climate crisis and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic often ignore the most critical tool we have: nature. The IUCN World Conservation Congress is one of several global meetings scheduled for the coming months that could determine the fate of our planet.…
Story | 05 Sep, 2021
IUCN and German government support post-COVID recovery through sustainable tourism initiative
Marseille, France, 5 September 2021 (IUCN) – At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, IUCN and the German development agency GIZ today announced a new programme to strengthen the resilience of community-based tourism in and around protected and conserved areas…
Story | 05 Sep, 2021
Launch of the first assessment of IUCN NbS Global Standard in Mediterranean urban areas
The first assessment of the IUCN NbS Global Standard in Mediterranean urban areas "Planning and delivering Nature-based Solutions in Mediterranean cities" has been presented at the IUCN World Conservation Congress held from 3-11 Sept 2021 in Marseille.
Crossroads blog | 05 Sep, 2021
The time is now for natural sponges
The catastrophic European floods in July 2021 demonstrated the urgent need to deploy landscape level nature-based solutions that make people and property safer. Solutions, such as the “natural sponge” concept, which involves restoring the absorptive capacity of soils in Europe’s upper valley…
Crossroads blog | 05 Sep, 2021
Post-2020 global biodiversity framework emphasises ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach
We depend on nature, but are we doing enough to ensure that commitments made to conserving and restoring nature are delivered on the ground? Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity will soon agree the post-2020 global biodiversity framework to guide future conservation,…
Crossroads blog | 04 Sep, 2021
Food security should open the conversation about biodiversity for coral reef-dependent countries
As noted in IUCN Resolution 105 (WCC-2020-Res-105) the world has already lost 50% of its coral reefs and time is running out to prevent more from disappearing. This loss is largely due to climate change and more acidic waters, pollution, sedimentation, overfishing and destructive fishing…
Story | 04 Sep, 2021
Global business leaders outline efforts to build a nature-positive future at IUCN CEO Summit
Marseille, France (IUCN) – More than a dozen leading global businesses – from fashion and food to energy and transport – unveiled their efforts to address biodiversity loss and climate change in the first-ever CEO Summit at the IUCN World Conservation Congress.
Crossroads blog | 04 Sep, 2021
Many governments and companies have committed to ambitious action to tackle nature loss, but we have yet to see this translate into the global biodiversity framework negotiations. The environmental crisis is also a humanitarian crisis, so a robust and inclusive framework is our best chance to…