Story | 24 Apr, 2018
Where tropical forest governance meets the ‘Beast from the East’
A blog by Dr. Emmanuel O. Nuesiri, international scholar and editor of a new book on responsive forest governance – a look at how forest governance has global implications for regulating climate and more.
Story | 23 Apr, 2018
Plan de gestion et convention de Balandougouba en Guinée
Le plan de gestion de la fprêt de Balandougouba a été mis en oeuvre par les populations et les autorités locales à la faveur de la mise en oeuvre du Partenariat pour la Gouvernance Environnementale en Afrique de l'Ouest
Story | 23 Apr, 2018
IUCN Green List gets a new logo!
The new IUCN Green List logo is the graphic identifier for the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas (the ‘IUCN Green List’) programme, which implements a new global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century.
Story | 23 Apr, 2018
The Sindh Forest Department yet again clinched the 3rd Guinness World Record for planting the maximum number of mangrove saplings during the daylight hours in Keti Bunder, Thatta District, along Sindh coast, on April 19, 2018. The total number of saplings planted…
Story | 23 Apr, 2018
Call for Solutions: Share examples of “what works in conservation” through PANORAMA!
PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet is an initiative to promote successful approaches in conservation and development across several thematic areas, allowing practitioners to learn from what worked before elsewhere.
Story | 20 Apr, 2018
The 'ground rules' for successful restoration: Mangrove sediments
Once thriving, mangroves contribute to building the soil they grow on. Loose sediments are swept into mangroves with the tides and river currents, where they are trapped and supplemented with organic matter to form stable soils – a vital foundation.
Blog | 18 Apr, 2018
Strengthening indigenous voice and action in conservation
At the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in 2016, its Members Assembly adopted a landmark decision for indigenous peoples and conservation. Members voted to create a new category of membership for Indigenous Peoples’ Organisations (IPOs),…
Story | 18 Apr, 2018
Value for money is more than just a number: A new publication and interview with an author
Calculating the value for money of investments in restoration is complex – but becoming clearer. Guatemala has made strides in forest landscape restoration, and IUCN played a small but significant role. A new publication explores this dynamic…
Press release | 17 Apr, 2018
Business in Key Biodiversity Areas: minimising the risk to nature
Gland, Switzerland, 17 April 2018 (IUCN) – A roadmap for businesses operating in some of the most biologically significant places on the planet has been issued today by the Key Biodiversity Area Partnership involving 12 of the world’s leading…
Story | 10 Apr, 2018
Local women's group trained in community nursery management in Uttarakhand, India
On 8 February 2018, IUCN, along with the Uttaranchal Youth and Rural Development Centre (UYRDC), a local NGO, organised a training session on nursery management for the Women’s Self Help Group ‘Jagdamba’ in the Bhadakoti hamlet of Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India. The training aimed to…