Story | 21 Nov, 2017
"Beautiful, totally worth it, shame about the litter. We thoroughly enjoyed our overnight cruise in Ha Long Bay and would recommend this experience. The only detractor was seeing litter in the water in the area where we went kayaking. Apparently, it's been cleaned up a lot in recent years but it…
Story | 21 Nov, 2017
Assessments of Nature-Based Solutions within NDCs: Where we are and what next?
An expert panel on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) was held in the IUCN Pavilion at the UNFCCC COP23, on November 10, to present the work that have been done by IUCN and its partners in assessing how countries have integrated ecosystems/nature-based solutions within their Nationally Determined…
Story | 20 Nov, 2017
Central America Organised Regional Water Forum in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Through the Regional Water Forum, an urgent call was made to position, protect and comprehensively manage water resources as fundamental engine for Central American development and social wellbeing.
Story | 20 Nov, 2017
Moving forward the Mediterranean Regional Cooperation Platform on Marine Litter
The second meeting of the Regional Cooperation Platform was held on 9-10 November 2017, in Barcelona (Spain), to review the progress achieved on the implementation of the Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean launched last year and led by UN Environment/ Mediterranean…
Story | 17 Nov, 2017
COP23 event showcases EU leadership on nature-based solutions
National and regional government officials as well as representatives from the European Commission, business and civil society took part in a panel discussion organised by IUCN Europe at the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn on Tuesday 14 November on the role of nature-based solutions in helping Europe to…
Story | 17 Nov, 2017
Breeding the most threatened bivalve on Earth: Margaritifera marocana
How do you save a Critically Endangered river mussel species from extinction when a dam upstream and increased human disturbance in the vicinty is threatening its only known home?
Story | 17 Nov, 2017
The initiative 'PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet' presented its vision and functions in a side event at COP23 in Bonn, Germany. With more than 90 attendees, 'PANORAMA' launched a new thematic community on 'Agriculture and Biodiversity'. The global partnership initiative features an…
DG Statement | 17 Nov, 2017
IUCN statement to UN Climate Change Conference 2017
During the 16 November plenary session of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23), IUCN Director General Inger Andersen delivered IUCN’s official statement on nature’s valuable contributions in addressing climate change. Read the full statement below.
Story | 17 Nov, 2017
Meeting of the WCEL Specialists Group on Climate Change
On 12 November, lawyers, students, policymakers, conservationists and private sector representatives from around the world gathered in Bonn to discuss the future of the planet. Led by the IUCN Environmental Law Programme, in collaboration with UN Agencies, State Party Delegations, NGOs and…