Story | 15 Oct, 2019
Highlighting climate change impacts on Cambodian wetlands through citizen journalism
Thirty community members and wetland managers from three Mekong WET focal sites in Cambodia recently attended a citizen journalism training workshop in Koh Kong City. Conducted by IUCN, in collaboration with Apsara TV, a national media outlet,…
Grey literature | 2019
Optimizing water use in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam : focus on the Robusta coffee sector
The objective of this assignment is to prepare an investment strategy for coffee and cash crop production in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam which complies with the nexus principles of maximizing economic benefits across the Srepok and Sesan river basins.
Story | 11 Oct, 2019
Legal Information Sharing can help tackle Wildlife Crime in Central Africa
Thirty participants representing a wide range of stakeholders from six countries in Central and West Africa attended a Regional Seminar on Wildlife Crime – Case Law Collection and Analysis in Central Africa.
Grey literature | 2019
Water use and Nexus opportunities in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam : an overview
Press release | 11 Oct, 2019
IUCN calls for halt to species decline by 2030
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2019 (IUCN) – IUCN has issued an urgent call to massively scale up species conservation action in response to the escalating biodiversity crisis. The Abu Dhabi Call for Global Species Conservation Action appeals to the world’s governments,…
Story | 10 Oct, 2019
Identification Guide Of Vulnerable Species Incidentally Caught In Mediterranean Fisheries
BYCATCH - The Med Bycatch Project has just issued a practical guide to help fishing communities and on board observers identify and monitor vulnerable marine species potentially bycaught in the Mediterranean, such as cartilaginous fish (sharks, rays, chimarera), sea turtles, seabirds, marine…
Blog | 09 Oct, 2019
Fishing For Equality and Sustainability
Based on a report on gender and fisheries by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), USAID has launched a Learning Initiative to study the linkages between women's empowerment, access to finance and sustainable…
Story | 09 Oct, 2019
A Governance Toolkit for artisanal fisheries in the Mediterranean
The Governance Toolkit for managing Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPA) is a practical collection of 13 sustainable fishery management-related solutions. The Toolkit is ready to be used in any Mediterranean MPA, and will be crucial for setting up policy…
Story | 09 Oct, 2019
Achieving Aichi Target 11 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Regional partnership for Eastern Europe and Central Asia was launched on 9 October 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to facilitate reporting on the achievement of Target 11. As a first step, representatives of the Russian Federation and five Central Asian countries agreed to update the World Database…
IUCN Statement | 09 Oct, 2019
IUCN sets the record straight on a 2017 trophy hunting opinion
IUCN statement