Story | 29 Sep, 2023
Almost universally, women are dependent on fish resources obtained by men for their livelihoods. Unfortunately, as gender-based violence (GBV) is used across environment sectors to assert control over land and natural resources – and can be exacerbated in the context of environmental degradation…
Press release | 21 Sep, 2023
African rhino numbers are increasing despite poaching
Ahead of World Rhino Day on 22 September 2023, African authorities have estimated that there were 23,290 rhinos across the continent at the end of 2022, 5.2% more than in 2021. Nonetheless, at least 561 rhinos were illegally killed (poached) across the continent during 2022.
Blog | 13 Sep, 2023
Malawi hosts Chiefs Forum on Natural Resources Management
The Government of Malawi in collaboration with the German Development Cooperation through GIZ and International Union for Conservation of Nature – IUCN and other partners hosted the first-ever Chiefs Forum on Natural Resources Management and Transition to Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihood…
Jointly published | 2023
IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress Report
The agenda-setting IUCN Congress on ‘Africa Protected and Conserved Areas’ (APAC) that took place in Kigali in July 2022 was historic in nature, being the first such international congress held on the African continent.
Brochure | 2023
IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environment organisation that has been finding pragmatic solutions to the most pressing environment and development challenges in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Working through over 100 members in the region (and more than 1,400 members…
Brochure | 2021
The Great Blue Wall Initiative
The “Great Blue Wall” (GBW) initiative, endorsed by the World Conservation Congress in 2021, and then subsequently launched at UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow, is a major Africa-led effort toward a nature-positive world. Under the Great Blue Wall, proponents aim to create interconnected protected and…
Story | 30 Aug, 2023
We feature the story of Amalie Mara Miyesa who gives an account of how her life transformed through her participation in The Restoration Initiave project in the Tana Delta region.
Story | 30 Aug, 2023
Women in Ilalasimba village, located in the Iringa Region of Tanzania, engage in economic activities, focusing mostly on agriculture.
Story | 18 Aug, 2023
Under the guidance of Rwanda's Ministry of Environment ( MoE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources ( MINAGRI) and with the financial support from AREECA project funded by the International Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation…
Story | 08 Aug, 2023
Enhancing Water Governance in the Ruvuma River Basin
The Ruvuma River Basin is a vital water source for communities, agriculture, and industries in Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique. Learn how Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States, in collaboration with IUCN through BRIDGE 5, are strengthening water cooperation in the region.…