Story | 20 Jul, 2017
WCEL Chair’s mission to Zambia
Justice Antonio Benjamin travelled to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, on 6-8 July meeting with representatives of the Supreme Court, Environment Ministry, and the Department of National Parks & Wildlife. Despite its rich biodiversity, the World Commission on Environmental Law had no presence…
Story | 20 Jul, 2017
July 2017: WCEL Mission to Nairobi
WCEL Chair Justice Antonio Benjamin and Steering Committee Member Justice Ragnhild Noer (Supreme Court of Norway) met with the IUCN Regional Office, UN Environment, and the Ministry of Environment during a short yet fruitful trip to Nairobi.
Story | 13 Jul, 2017
Chad announces 5 million hectare restoration commitment to the Bonn Challenge
13 July 2017 - Chad has pledged to restore 5 million hectares by 2030 as part of the Bonn Challenge at today’s Southern Africa (SADC+) Bonn Challenge Ministerial Roundtable, organised by the Malawi Department of Forestry and IUCN. Chad’s pledge brings the total hectares pledged to the Bonn…
Blog | 13 Jul, 2017
SUSTAIN: Sizing up Africa’s major development corridors
Driven by investment, business, technology and the dynamism of its people, Africa is changing at a rate perhaps unmatched in recorded history. Of the 20 fastest growing economies in the world, nine are in Africa. The continent’s population will double to 2 billion by 2050, while population…
Story | 13 Jul, 2017
Fifteen African eco-inclusive enterprises receive prestigious SWITCH Africa Green-SEED Awards
New York, 13 July 2017 - Bags made from banana stem leftovers in Kenya, school benches manufactured from plastic wastes and other locally sourced materials in Burkina Faso, improving livelihoods of coffee farmers and protecting mountain gorillas in Uganda—these are some highlights of the…
Story | 12 Jul, 2017
Malawi launches national restoration report
The government of Malawi launched its National Forest Landscape Restoration Assessment (NFLRA) report and strategy at the Southern Africa (SADC+) Bonn Challenge Ministerial Dialogue. The Dialogue brings together 10 countries engaging with the Bonn Challenge, a global forest landscape restoration…
Story | 12 Jul, 2017
Transboundary benefit-sharing: discussing the opportunities for the Sio-Malaba-Malakisi basin
The Sio-Malaba-Malakisi (SMM) basin, shared between Kenya and Uganda, faces constraints from reduced water quality and quantity in large parts of the river catchments. Despite the potential for development and investment, the basin remains underdeveloped, limiting economic growth.
Story | 04 Jul, 2017
Ethiopian park comes off World Heritage ‘danger list’ but challenges remain
Simien National Park in Ethiopia has been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger at the 41st World Heritage Committee meeting, taking place this week in Kraków, Poland. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Committee’s advisory body on nature, highlights that…
Story | 03 Jul, 2017
The impact of EU-ACP interventions through BIOPAMA
Since 2012, IUCN and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (EC-JRC), have been implementing BIOPAMA (the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme) on behalf of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, with the financial support of the 10th European…
Press release | 30 Jun, 2017
Gland, Switzerland, 30 June 2017 (IUCN) – Illegal fishing, logging and poaching are impacting two-thirds of the 57 natural World Heritage sites monitored by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) this year, putting some of the world’s most precious and unique ecosystems and…