Story | 19 Jul, 2021
Salonga National Park in DR Congo removed from World Heritage in Danger List
The World Heritage Committee today has decided to remove Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the List of World Heritage in Danger. A mission carried out jointly by IUCN and UNESCO in 2020 reported significant improvements in the site’s conservation, but recommended…
Crossroads blog | 19 Jul, 2021
The Olympic Forest: a model partnership?
Partnerships based on strong international collaboration guided by local expertise will be key to tackling the intertwined crises of nature loss, climate change, and poverty; the new Olympic Forest initiative aims to plant 355,000 trees across Mali and Senegal.
Story | 19 Jul, 2021
Workshop for young champions for nature and forests at World Conservation Congress
Ahead of the World Conservation Congress 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and) are organizing a three-day workshop from 6 to 9 September 2021 in Marseille, France for 25 selected young people (…
Story | 16 Jul, 2021
IUCN urges countries to protect World Heritage to achieve ambitions for halting biodiversity loss
IUCN calls on governments gathering virtually today at UNESCO’s 44th World Heritage Committee meeting to take full account of the contributions of World Heritage sites in addressing biodiversity loss. This call comes ahead of the UN conference on biodiversity…
Story | 16 Jul, 2021
EU Commission outlines the way forward for forests
Today, the European Commission unveiled the much-awaited EU Forest Strategy as part of its Fit for 55 package - the Commission’s legislative pathway to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030.
Story | 15 Jul, 2021
Meetings held in the context of the “Plastic Waste-Free Islands Med” project are bringing together local NGOs, the private sector and the Insular Council of Menorca to discuss key issues affecting plastic waste generation on the island. From 29 June to 6 July, participants of the Working Group…
Story | 15 Jul, 2021
Sign up for our Workshop on Policy & Advocacy for Sustainable Fisheries in the Mediterranean
There are still some places available to participate at the two-day workshop on Policy and Advocacy for Mediterranean Sustainable Fisheries and Biodiversity Protection organised by IUCN-Med. We warmly encourage NGOs and CSOs working in the Adriatic, Eastern Mediterranean and Northern African…
Story | 15 Jul, 2021
Over one hundred participants attended the virtual official opening of the Inaugural IUCN Oceania Environmental Law Conference held in conjunction with the 2nd World Environmental Law Congress earlier yesterday.