In December 2024, the landmark report "Enhancing Meaningful Indigenous Leadership and Collaboration in International Environmental Governance Forums" unveiled the first global empirical study exploring the challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples in these critical forums. Authored by CEESP members…
The Young Professional group under the IUCN-CEESP Theme on Governance, Equity, and Rights (TGER) is bringing together youth-focused and policy-oriented perspectives from young leaders who are engaged in work associated with the environment including research and advocacy.
Learning for Governance (LfG) aims to amplify governance stories from across the world and hopes to bring together insights from various places and contexts. In addition, LfG has the objective to provide a platform for documenting and disseminating community leadership and stories.
Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) has been a leader in advancing Indigenous leadership in Mi'kma'ki (Atlantic Canada) and has been an important voice for Indigenous self-determination and enhanced roles in natural resource management.
This is the first volume in the WCPA Good Practice Guidelines that is predominantly by rangers, for rangers. The editors worked with partners to collect good practices and stories from rangers worldwide, reflecting global experience and lessons learned. The text focuses on actions that…
Many protected areas worldwide overlap with ‘territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities’ or ‘ICCAs’ (Indigenous peoples’ and community conserved areas’). These overlapped ICCAs include conserved commons, sacred places and Indigenous and community protected areas…
The exchange of data and information is essential to guide effective transboundary water management and governance. It promotes dialogue on common challenges, needs and priorities to negotiate benefit-sharing agreements and fosters the engagement of a variety of stakeholders in decision-making…
Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) have been long recognised as an effective approach for safeguarding biodiversity at local, national and global levels. This report takes stock of the policies and practices relevant to OECMs in China. The report explores the critical…
Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) has been running since 2011 with the goal to secure sustainable development, livelihoods and peace through transboundary cooperation. This document aims at presenting a summary of the unique approach of the programme which has been built over the…