Story | 01 Apr, 2022
Targets for effective area-based conservation under the 30x30 ambitions: What Counts? Who Counts?
On 25 March 2022, the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas Team, together with WCPA, CEESP, the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity and ICCA Consortium organised a side event at the CBD meetings of the SBSTTA, SBI and OEWG in Geneva.
Story | 31 Mar, 2022
An IUCN Green List project, funded by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea, about ‘Promoting Fair and Effective Conservation of Protected and Conserved Areas globally based on experience in Asia’ has achieved successful completion…
Story | 31 Mar, 2022
César Guerrero, Executive Director of Terra Peninsular, San Quintín Bay, México is joined in this conversation by Cécile Fattebert of the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas team.
Story | 29 Mar, 2022
The Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (BCAF) today launches its Readiness Support call for proposals to all entrepreneurs and project developers involved in blue carbon work. Readiness Support will help project developers to get coastal blue carbon restoration projects ready for implementation and…
Blog | 21 Mar, 2022
Ever since I can recall I’ve had a love of animals. My earliest memory is chasing baby King Quail around my parents’ Melbourne backyard, as they had escaped through the wire, and being all so careful in picking them up before putting them back in the aviary with their parents.
Story | 19 Mar, 2022
IUCN closing statement to UN IGC4 on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement
IUCN believes that now is the time to be bold, visionary and pragmatic for the benefit of humankind and the ocean.
The Summary of the IPCC WGII Sixth Assessment Report cautions that we have a “brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for…
Story | 18 Mar, 2022
Interview with Joao Sousa, IUCN resident plastics expert, on the global plastic pollution treaty
The IUCN Ocean Team sat down with João recently to discuss what the UN Environment Assembly is calling, "the most significant environmental deal since the Paris accord". It is a Resolution endorsed by 175 Ministers and Heads of Member States which will create an intergovernmental committee…
Story | 16 Mar, 2022
In Memoriam: Ronald G. Petocz (1941-2022)
Dr. Ronald G. Petocz passed away on 21 February 2022, at the age of 81. A valued member of the IUCN WCPA, Dr Petocz supported protected areas throughout Asia, and his passing is mourned by the conservation community.
Story | 09 Mar, 2022
UNEA Resolution - ‘End Plastic Pollution’ - and IUCN role in implementation of the Treaty
The new UNEA Resolution, ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards a legally binding instrument’, establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that will develop the specific content of the new plastic pollution treaty with the aim of completing its work by the end…
Story | 08 Mar, 2022
Meet inspiring PANORAMA Solution Providers: Frédéric Bachet, Le Parc Marin de la Côte Bleue, France
Frédéric Bachet is a former Director of the Parc Marin de la Côte Bleue (Cote Bleue Marine Park) and member of the IUCN French Committee’s Commission on Protected Areas. He is joined in this conversation by Cécile Fattebert of the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas team.