Story | 25 Jul, 2018
Contribute to the IUCN Green List Fair Financing Survey
IUCN is conducting a survey to explore the views relating to the IUCN Green List and the associated costs. It also serves to explore views relating to the "willingness to pay" for the IUCN Green List and the fair distribution of costs. These views…
Story | 25 Jul, 2018
International Year of the Reef: Joining forces to fight for the health of our oceans
“Collaboration,” “Education” and “Innovation” are three words that summed up a workshop on 20 July aimed at promoting best practices in coastal and marine conservation among the private sector.
Story | 25 Jul, 2018
Undertaking large-scale forest restoration to generate ecosystem services
Paper by David Lamb, 2018
Story | 24 Jul, 2018
Five eco-inclusive enterprises receive prestigious SEED Low Carbon Awards
From a collaborative recycling WebApp enabling waste management services to users in Colombia to composters designed for urban households in India – these are few highlights of the innovative five winners of this year’s SEED Low Carbon Awards announced during the High Level Political Forum 2018…
Story | 24 Jul, 2018
Protecting Vanuatu's ocean: two more building blocks in place
Vanuatu is leading the Pacific, in terms of ocean management. It has led a shifting focus which is recognising that 98% of this nation is sea whilst only 2% is land. Vanuatu is the first country in the region to have an integrated, holistic Ocean Policy. This…
Story | 23 Jul, 2018
Indigenous voices amplified in 'Landing Together' film series
CEESP News -- Dr. Purabi Bose, Filmmaker, Deputy Chair of CEESP Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights
It is rare that the voices of the voiceless get any recognition. Landing Together's new four short indie documentary films capture the stories of real life protagonists – tribal,…
Story | 23 Jul, 2018
Guinness Record 2018: 100'000 climate change postcards
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC intends to beat the Guinness World Record of the largest composed postcard with the help of children and youth.
Story | 23 Jul, 2018
IUCN mourns the passing of Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar
It is with great sorrow that we inform you that Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar passed away on Monday 16 July 2018.
Story | 23 Jul, 2018
IRUKA marks 70 years of IUCN with special concert
To commemorate IUCN’s 70th anniversary, IUCN Goodwill Ambassador IRUKA performed a concert at the Stellar Theater at Kawaguchi Lake in Yamanashi, Japan on 21 July.
Story | 23 Jul, 2018
Sri Lanka Forestry Institute (SLFI), the training and research arm of the Forest Department of Sri Lanka, held its fourth consecutive workshop covering aspects related to ecological services from 6-8 June 2018 at the Institute of Post-Harvest Technology, Anuradhapura where IUCN Staff members…