Press release | 18 May, 2018
France to host IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020
Marseille, France – The French Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, today signed an agreement to jointly organise the next IUCN World Conservation Congress, to be held in 2020 in Marseille.
Story | 18 May, 2018
Penguin specialist, Pablo Borboroglu, wins prestigious conservation award
Congratulations to Pablo Borboroglu, Co-Chair of IUCN Penguin Specialist Group, for winning the internationally acclaimed Whitley Gold Award.
Story | 17 May, 2018
The IUCN Green List for Protected and Conserved Areas made an important step forward in its implementation with the inauguration of the Swiss Expert Assessment Groups – Green List (EAGL) in Gland, at IUCN's headquarters on May 8th 2018.
Story | 17 May, 2018
1st Bonn Challenge Roundtable in the Caucasus and Central Asia
The upcoming Ministerial Roundtable on forest landscape restoration and the Bonn Challenge in Kazakhstan brings decision-makers from the Caucasus and Central Asia together to discuss challenges and identify solutions related to forest landscape restoration.
Story | 17 May, 2018
Events on Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions in Israel
Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions
Story | 17 May, 2018
Webinar: Management of Posidonia banquettes in the Mediterranean
In the framework of the Interreg Med project Posbemed, that is addressing the challenges and opportunities related to the management of Posidonia beach/dunes systems in the Mediterranean. We are holding a Webinar on the management of Posidonia banquettes in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas …
Story | 16 May, 2018
The IUCN Director General visits West Africa: renewed momentum is injected to the region
IUCN Director General Inger Andersen visited the West African region from 25 February to 4 March 2018. She visited Mauritania and Senegal where IUCN has had a presence since 1986. This visit was an opportunity for the Director General to breathe new life into the region.
Story | 16 May, 2018
During the first INC meeting in the marine protected area Espiritu Santo, 9-11 April 2018, on the ground initiatives gave inspiration to design of new financial mechanisms that will help Espiritu Santo reach its financial goals.
Story | 16 May, 2018
Less is more: Climate-smart agricultural techniques maximise income and land productivity
In Badadiya village in Odisha, India, agriculture generates little income – yet many households are forced to rely on it for lack of viable alternatives. Most of the land in the area is being converted to prawn farms, and the damage to the environment and to social equity that comes with prawn…