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
Story | 25 Sep, 2019
27,000+ students and now six massive open online courses (MOOCs) at IUCN-PAPACO
The New Technologies course will be available for the first time from October, joining the existing courses of Protected Area management, Ecological monitoring, Law enforcement, Species conservation, and Valorisation of natural resources and sustainable tourism.
Story | 25 Sep, 2019
Species Conservation Experts to Unite in Abu Dhabi to Enhance Global Action for Biodiversity
The highly anticipated gathering of international experts aims to heavily influence the functioning, growth and integration of species conservation work.
Story | 25 Sep, 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 | 25 Sep, 2019
IUCN response to the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
The scientific evidence that the world’s ocean is changing dramatically due to climate change has been underpinned with a report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) provides a deep…
Story | 25 Sep, 2019
Region targets 30 million hectares for restoration
A new call to bring 30 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes into restoration in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia by 2030 in support of the Bonn Challenge announced at Climate Action Summit.
Story | 24 Sep, 2019
Campinas, September, 24th, 2019 (IUCN) — Aiming to discuss the effects of human actions over the years and their connection with the current ecological crisis, the XIII Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Ecological Economics brings together researchers and institutions with transdisciplinary…
Story | 24 Sep, 2019
Amplifying community voices in Thailand through Citizen Journalism
IUCN and Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) jointly organised a series of citizen journalism trainings for local communities in Bang Pakong wetland and the Kaper Estuary- Laemson Marine National Park- Kraburi Estuary…