Story | 03 Oct, 2019
Mobilising actors to create more sustainable agriculture value chains
Sustainable agriculture can benefit nature and biodiversity, increase product value and empower agricultural communities. The challenge, however, is how to get farmers and vendors -- and all the different stakeholders in the agriculture value…
Story | 02 Oct, 2019
Collaborating with the Private Sector to Achieve National Forestation Goals
The Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment (MMD&E) and the Forest Department hosted a consultation to encourage the involvement of the private sector of Sri Lanka in the country’s forest restoration efforts. The…
Story | 02 Oct, 2019
Former IUCN councillor Robin Yarrow celebrated for strengthening Japanese ties
The Ambassador of Japan to Fiji, H.E Masahiro Omura hosted a reception at his residence in Suva last week to celebrate the Conferment of Japanese Imperial Decoration on Mr Robin Yarrow. Mr Yarrow, a former Ambassador of Fiji to Japan, received ‘The Order of the…
Story | 01 Oct, 2019
The conservation community takes actions to protect Mediterranean raptors and vultures
Poisoning, food scarcity, collisions at wind farms and power lines, as well as electrocutions are some of the biggest threats for the majority of raptors and vultures. Moreover, many breeding populations are isolated and most species have low reproduction rates. For this reason, there are major…
Story | 30 Sep, 2019
Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 30 September 2019 (IUCN) — After nearly four years, the environmental and social impacts caused by the Fundão Dam failure, where 39 million m³ of mineral waste spilled into the Rio Doce Basin, are still not fully understood, according…
Story | 30 Sep, 2019
BRIDGE: Hydrodiplomacy in Action
Globally, over 310 lake and river basins stretch across national borders. Around 60% of those lack any type of cooperative management framework. Good transboundary water management is crucial for peace, security, economic development and environmental…
Press release | 27 Sep, 2019
Over half of Europe’s endemic trees face extinction
Gland, Switzerland, 27 September 2019 (IUCN) – Over half (58%) of Europe’s endemic trees are threatened with extinction, according to assessments of the state of the continent’s biodiversity published today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The introduction of…
Publication | 2019
How inter-institutional networks transform landscapes
For forest landscape restoration (FLR) to be sustainable and responsive to multiple developmental and environmental needs, we need dialogue and coordination among sectors, actors and institutions. FLR initiatives involve a web of multiple and diverse stakeholder groups and sectors – such as (sub…
Story | 27 Sep, 2019
Connecting with young champions for nature at the World Scout Jamboree
#NatureForAll is a global movement championed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and launched by the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) to…
Story | 26 Sep, 2019
Compatibility of Trophy Hunting as a Form of Sustainable Use with IUCN’s Objectives
Update: Please also see 8 October 2019 IUCN Statement on this article, titled IUCN sets the record straight on a 2017 trophy hunting opinion