Story | 29 Oct, 2018
Highlighting Human Dimensions of Conservation
CEESP News - by Ameyali Ramos, CEESP Deputy Chair
The Mexican National Committee of IUCN Members hosted a Forum in Mexico City, Mexico from 23 to 25 October 2018. The Forum provided…
Story | 29 Oct, 2018
Informal Members meeting for West and East Europe, North and Central Asia was arranged in Prague (Czechia) 24-25 of September 2018 by IUCN councilor Michael Hošek and Ministry of Environment of Czech Republic.
Story | 29 Oct, 2018
Democracy in the Woods: Environmental Conservation and Social Justice in India, Tanzania, and Mexico
CEESP News - by Dr. Prakash Kashwan, Univesity of Connecticut
How do societies negotiate the apparently competing agendas of environmental protection and social justice? Why do some countries perform much better than others? Democracy in the Woods answers these question by explaining…
Grey literature | 2018
Solutions in focus : community-led successes in marine conservation
This booklet is part of a series of compilations assembling PANORAMA solution case studies on a defined topic. “Solutions in Focus” zooms in on a topic of interest covered by PANORAMA, allowing to explore common elements and shared learnings across success stories. It is a snapshot of the…
Story | 29 Oct, 2018
MARPLASTICCs workshops guide pilot initiatives to tackle plastic pollution in Thailand and Viet Nam
Marine plastic pollution is a global problem which needs to be tackled at the national level, using methods that are appropriate for the context of each country.
Story | 29 Oct, 2018
Third SMM stakeholders’ workshop, September 25 - 26, 2018, Kisumu, Kenya
IUCN, UNECE and IGAD Secretariat with funding from OES US State Department and SDC supported the Third SMM stakeholders’ workshop held from September 25-26, 2018 in Kisumu, Kenya.
Story | 29 Oct, 2018
Nature based agriculture and farmer field school demonstrations in Munger, Bihar
On June 15, 2018, IUCN with support from ITC Ltd. and implementation partner, Pravah, organised a farmer field school demonstration for 53 farmers from three different agriscapes of Kharagpur, Asarganj and Munger Sadar at Maniarchak, Bihar. The objective was to demonstrate the impact of nature…
Story | 29 Oct, 2018
Fijian appointed Director of IUCN’s Global Ecosystem Management Programme
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the world’s largest environment network, has appointed Fiji national Radhika Murti as one of its youngest directors.
Story | 26 Oct, 2018
Celebrating 50 years of the Society of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan
The establishment of the Society of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan fifty years ago marked the beginning of the modern era of nature protection in the country. To celebrate its anniversary, the Society organised a conference in Ashgabat on 11 and…
Story | 26 Oct, 2018
Reyna Amparo Meléndez Ochoa y Rosa Alba Mérida Monterrosa, del Ejido Alpujarras de Cacahoatán en Chiapas sacan adelante a su familia con las frutas y verduras que venden en los tianguis, tras tomar medidas de Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas (AbE) para diversificar…