Story | 12 Dec, 2017
A novel approach by KRMP project: Training of trainers- based field exposure
The operationalizing of the Kelani River Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (KRMP), led by IUCN in collaboration with Brandix Limited (www.brandix.lk) took yet another step forward by conducting a training of trainers (TOT…
Story | 11 Dec, 2017
Dan is a well respected leading global expert on ocean conservation. At IUCN, he is the Principal Advisor for Marine Science and Conservation with the Global Marine and Polar Programme, and has been the Marine Vice Chair for the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas for more than ten years.…
Story | 11 Dec, 2017
Scaling-up forest landscape restoration to stimulate large-scale results
What does it take to scale-up restoration? Craig Beatty and Gretchen Walters of the IUCN Global Forest Programme are thinking bigger, and they offer some thoughts on what needs to be done.
Story | 11 Dec, 2017
Participatory scenario planning
By Ignacio Palomo
How can we manage a large protected area system with reduced public funding resources and new challenges arising from multiple drivers of change? This was the question that EUROPARC Spain, an institution that mobilises multiple stakeholders around protected areas in…
Story | 08 Dec, 2017
SEE economies to coordinate their biodiversity conservation activities
The newly established Biodiversity Taskforce (BD TF), formed of representatives of the economies of South East Europe, met for the first time on November 14 2017 in Belgrade. Participants underlined the importance of fostering regional cooperation and giving a unified voice on issues concerning…
Story | 07 Dec, 2017
Panama hosted Meeting of local governments on climate change
In the frame of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, countries stressed the need for linking climate actions with public policies, sub-national governments and indigenous peoples.
Story | 07 Dec, 2017
Certified organic: A new prawn paradigm in Bangladesh
In Shyamnagar, Bangladesh, approximately 17,000 hectares of land (nearly the area of Washington D.C.) are being used for shrimp cultivation.
DG Statement | 06 Dec, 2017
IUCN Statement to UN Environment Assembly, 2017
On 6 December, during the third session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, IUCN Director General Inger Andersen delivered IUCN’s official statement on how addressing pollution is essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Read the full statement below…
Story | 05 Dec, 2017
Take time to reflect on mountain landscapes, people and pressures.
Press release | 05 Dec, 2017
Unsustainable food systems threaten wild crop and dolphin species – IUCN Red List
Tokyo, Japan, 5 December 2017 (IUCN) – Species of wild rice, wheat and yam are threatened by overly intensive agricultural production and urban expansion, whilst poor fishing practices have caused steep declines in the Irrawaddy Dolphin and Finless Porpoise, according to the latest update of The…