News | 19 Sep, 2023
Statement of support for Morocco and Libya
In the past week, two significant natural disasters have struck Morocco and Libya. As the Mediterranean office of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), our hearts go out to our colleagues, partners and all those affected by these tragedies.
Story | 20 Sep, 2023
Establishing community-managed fish conservation zones in the Sittaung River, Myanmar
Historically in Myanmar, fishing rights were awarded to businesses with little if any community benefit. Under the National League for Democracy (NLD) government, new fisheries laws were introduced in several regions and states that provide the legal basis for community-managed fisheries,…
Grey literature | 2023
Seven years to save nature and people: a proposed set of policies and actions for the SDG Summit
We have reached the midpoint of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and, taking stock of the progress achieved so far, it is sobering to realise that we are deeply off-track to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Despite gains across many of the…
News | 18 Sep, 2023
Biodiversity protections off-track to meet Sustainable Development Goals – IUCN report
The state of biodiversity is in severe decline, with deforestation, land degradation and species extinctions all moving in the wrong direction to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, according to an IUCN report published today during the ongoing SDG Summit at the United Nations General…
Position paper | 2023
IUCN position paper for UNFCCC COP28
The synthesis report of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR6), released in March this year, has brought into sharp focus the irreversible losses and damages that are presently accruing from climate change, as well as the cascading and compounding…
Story | 18 Sep, 2023
Piloting volume-based waste fees in Hoi An, Viet Nam
The 2020 Viet Nam Law on Environmental Protection (LEP), which came into force in January 2021, includes new regulations on solid waste management.…
Story | 12 Sep, 2023
International recognition of iconic whale and dolphin paradises of the South American Atlantic coast
33 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) have been identified and put on the map in the South West Atlantic Ocean from the Guianas, north of the Brazilian Amazon, to the tip of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. This is the final result from a year-long process, including an intensive week-long…
Story | 14 Sep, 2023
The book is published this month by World Scientific Press. It was edited by Professor Tommy Koh, Professor Lin Heng Lye and Shawn Lum.
IUCN event
The Ocean Race Summit: Presenting Ocean Rights
Building on the High Seas Treaty, this event, taking place on the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, is the final leg of a process that has gathered over 150 experts, policymakers, business leaders, lawyers, Indigenous peoples, scientists, NGOs, and others to develop principles…