Story | 18 Oct, 2017
SUSTAIN Blog 'The key to unleashing green finance: bridging worlds'
Green finance is gaining momentum. More and more private investors consider investing in nature an opportunity to combine economic interests with social and environmental responsibility.
Story | 18 Oct, 2017
IUCN commends Russia on the centenary of its ‘zapovedniks’
IUCN President, Mr. Zhang Xinsheng commended Russia on its efforts to conserve its exceptional biodiversity at the recent protected area forum in Sochi, Russia to mark the centenary of the opening of Russia’s first strict nature reserve, Barguzinsky zapovednik.
Story | 18 Oct, 2017
MFF holds 14th Regional Steering Committee Meeting in Myanmar
The IUCN and UNDP regional coastal initiative Mangroves for the Future (MFF) held its 14th Steering Committee meeting in Yangon to assess achievements over the past year and discuss the programme's sustainability beyond 2018.
Story | 17 Oct, 2017
Global conference: Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods, May 2018
CEESP News - by the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) and the CommunityConservation Research Network (CCRN)
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) and the Community…
Story | 17 Oct, 2017
Engaging energy companies in biodiversity protection: A case from Bangladesh
North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have come together to work with IUCN on an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a proposed power plant project at the confluence of the Bhairab-Atai-Rupsha river…
Story | 17 Oct, 2017
IUCN and Bulgaria engage in dialogue for preparing the country's EU-Presidency in 2018
The IUCN Regional Director for Europe visited Bulgaria in early October 2017 for a policy dialogue with members of the country's legislative and executive powers and to engage with IUCN members WWF Bulgaria and Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation.
Story | 17 Oct, 2017
Mobilizing Public-Private-Community partnerships to save Kelani River: Wattala Division
As part of the operationalizing of the Kelani River Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Approach), IUCN partnered with Brandix Limited (www.brandix.lk) to promote Public-Private-Community Partnerships (PPCPs) to conserve the Kelani River Basin. The second…
Story | 17 Oct, 2017
From Kelani River Basin to Kalu Ganga River Basin
Based on the success of bringing different stakeholder groups together for river basin management and conservation in the Kelani River Basin through the Kelani River Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (KRMP, where IUCN played a key role in developing the strategy and management approach (…
Story | 16 Oct, 2017
Advanced course on degraded drylands restoration and on desertification processes monitoring
The International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) of Zaragoza, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature - Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN-Med), the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),…
Story | 16 Oct, 2017
Learning in conservation - "Failure’s learning opportunity" survey
CEESP News - Allison Catalano, PhD Candidate, Imperial College London
Allison Catalano is seeking conservation professionals to complete a survey (https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3fu9XHzy5YKsbvD) by 31 January 2018.
She describes the work as follows: “For people who…