Story | 03 Sep, 2018
Private Natural Heritage Reserves, a Brazilian success story
The Private Natural Heritage Reserves (RPPN in Portuguese) in Brazil represent one of the largest privately protected area systems in the world, covering 48% of the country’s protected areas. Even if they cover only a relatively small proportion of Brazil’s territory, the RPPNs are well-placed…
Crossroads blog | 03 Sep, 2018
The elephant left the room quite some time ago; let’s follow
Population was once a taboo subject. With the global population set to rise to over 9.7 billion by 2050, population growth and the resulting pressure on the environment is now recognised as a key conservation issue. Removing barriers to family planning must be an integral part of conservation…
Story | 02 Sep, 2018
China hosts prosecutorial training on environmental law, by Dimitri de Boer
China hosted a weeklong training for environmental prosecutors in early July 2018.
Story | 31 Aug, 2018
SRJS initiative hosted its third webinar on environmental law
Shared Resources – Joint Solutions (SRJS) is a five-year strategic partnership between IUCN NL, WWF Netherlands and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Together with over 50 NGOs and civil society organizations in 16 low- and middle-income countries and international partners, we aim to…
Story | 31 Aug, 2018
Global Judicial Institute on the Environment advances judicial portal
Members of the Global Judcial Institute on the Environment met with UN Environment in Vienna to further develop plans for the Judicial Portal.
Story | 30 Aug, 2018
Technical meeting of experts on crimes against the environment
Crimes against the environment are illegal acts which directly cause harm to the environment for example illegal wildlife trade, illegal logging, illegal mining and dumping of hazardous wastes among others.
Press release | 30 Aug, 2018
Reef Futures Looking Up! Large Scale Coral Reef Restoration is Possible
Needing to change our visual and professional perspective was the common theme behind several promising low-cost technical solutions reviewed at a recent Coral Reef Restoration Workshop. The workshop sponsored by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Mars, Inc. and Paul G.…
Story | 30 Aug, 2018
Another step forward towards biodiversity conservation by Anantara Tangalle Resort
Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort partnered with IUCN in May 2017 to protect and conserve globally threatened marine turtles.
Grey literature | 2018
Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters
Issues of women’s participation and gender equality in the governance of shared waters have received insufficient attention to date in both the research and practice literature, yet action is happening on the ground. Women play key roles in generating change in the way water is used, shared, and…
Story | 29 Aug, 2018
New publication: Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters
Good water governance will be a cornerstone of global water security over the coming decades. A central dimension of water security involves the protection, allocation and sharing of increasingly scarce and polluted water resources among humans and the environment.