Story | 08 Jun, 2018
Putting women and girls at the heart of conservation and climate action
Gender equality and women’s empowerment is a prerequisite to effective conservation, climate action and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). International agreements on biodiversity (CBD), sustainable development (Agenda 2030) and—most recently—climate change (the Paris Agreement)…
Story | 07 Jun, 2018
To mark World Oceans Day, IUCN has collaborated with Google Earth to produce a Voyager story - a multimedia presentation embedded in Google Earth - that traces the life and habits of humpback whales as they migrate the world’s oceans and as they feed and breed in “Large Marine Ecosystems” (LMEs…
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Two CEM Sessions at the Conservation, Communities and Livelihoods, Halifax, Canada, May 27-30, 2018
Story | 04 Jun, 2018
Workshop uses Ramsar Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (R-METT) to assess site in Lao PDR
From April 24 to April 27 IUCN Lao PDR facilitated a workshop in Beung Kiat Ngong (BKN) wetlands in Pathoumphone District, Champasak Province. The aim of the workshop was to implement the Ramsar Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (R-METT), which assesses the…
Story | 02 Jun, 2018
Stephen McCaffrey Receives the Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy
The 2018 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy was conferred to Professor Stephen McCaffrey on 24 May during a ceremony in New York City presided over by Pace University President Marvin Krislov.
Story | 01 Jun, 2018
Join IUCN CEC in the #BeatPlasticPollution TAG Game!
If you agree that single use plastics cause huge problems in your environment too, join us in the global movement #BeatPlasticPollution. We invite you for a game that is fun, leads us to live on a healthier planet and helps to spread the message of conservation.
Story | 28 May, 2018
World Heritage in-danger: Belize reef recovers while Lake Turkana faces dam threat – IUCN
In-danger status can be lifted from the world’s second largest coral reef, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in charge of advising the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on natural sites. IUCN recommends danger-listing Kenya’s…
Story | 25 May, 2018
Sweden Celebrates IUCN’s 70th Anniversary on International Day for Biological Diversity.
The IUCN Swedish Committee hosted an event in Stockholm to celebrate IUCN’s 70th Anniversary on 22 May – International Day for Biological Diversity.
Story | 25 May, 2018
22nd May 2018 was celebrated as the International Day for Biological Diversity, globally. As a part of this, several celebrations were held in India that also commemorated 25 years of India’s actions towards securing biodiversity for the future, through its legal framework process. The event…
Story | 25 May, 2018
CEC presents Nature-Based Solution and #NatureForAll at Asia Society Annual Conference
Upon invitation from East-West Center (EWC), CEC Steering Committee members, Nancy Colleton and Hanying Li, participated in“Taking Nature into Account: Can Valuing Nature and Conservation Promote Sustainable Models of Development in Asia?” a panel at the…