Story | 06 Nov, 2019
Rio Doce Panel debates the importance of protected areas in the context of disasters
Representatives of the Rio Doce Panel and IUCN Brazil presented the case of the Rio Doce Basin during the III Congress of Protected Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAPLAC), in Lima, Peru.
Story | 06 Nov, 2019
CEOs plan for balanced growth in support of sustainable development
The CEO Roundtable of Tanzania (CEOrt) in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), through its SUSTAIN-Africa Initiative are working out a financing model that will give priority to projects that will not have negative…
Story | 05 Nov, 2019
Pioneering regional project to create locally managed marine areas (LMMAs) launched in Seychelles
The national component of an exciting new regional project coordinated by IUCN called "Enhancing coastal and marine socio-ecological resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Western Indian Ocean,” has just been launched in Seychelles.
Story | 05 Nov, 2019
REGIONAL PROGRAMME TO BOOST CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LAUNCHED IN EAST AFRICA
The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in collaboration with USAID Kenya and East Africa and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have officially launched a regional project to enhance the management and conservation of natural resources in East Africa.
Story | 05 Nov, 2019
Youth hold the key to expanding conservation impact in Africa
Blog by Nancy Nthiga on youth involvement in conservation and her experience at the IUCN 2019 Regional Conservation Forum for Eastern and Southern Africa
Story | 04 Nov, 2019
The Chad Basin, a lifeline for people, nature and peace
The Chad basin, centred around Lake Chad, covers almost 8% of the African continent and is home to over 30 million people. Over half of this population carves a living out of farming, herding and fishing thanks to the…
Story | 04 Nov, 2019
Mediterranean journalists experience the challenges of sea level rise and wetlands in Sardinia
The IV meeting of environmental journalists from news public agencies in the Mediterranean consisted in a field trip to the coastal wetlands of Oristano (Sardinia), an area which is expected to submerge by the year 2100.
Story | 04 Nov, 2019
Celebrating Latin American and Caribbean Commitments to Green List Success
Peru, Mexico and Colombia achieve Green List success, and are recognised with awards; new countries, including Costa Rica, Chile, and Jamaica, commit to use the Standard to improve the performance of their protected and conserved areas; and new partners, led by the Gordon and Betty Moore…
Story | 04 Nov, 2019
Celsa Ortiz, the first female ranger of the Yanesha Communal Reserve, Peru
Away from the busy CAPLAC III events in the capital of Lima, Celsa works steadily as the first, and so far only, female ranger in the Communal Reserve. She supports the IUCN Green List approach for the Yanesha Communal Reserve and its people's surrounding cultural landscape.
Story | 02 Nov, 2019
“We face many challenges, but we can protect our homeland if the Government and others support us. We invite the IUCN global network to help us gain recognition for our efforts.” (Hermes Liviac, manager of the Yanesha Communal Reserve)