Dodoma, Tanzania – 5th February 2025 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in partnership with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), is proud to launch the Scaling-up Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Cl
Nairobi, Kenya, January 13, 2025 (IUCN) – Huawei, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) have unveiled a …
Restoring Our Landscapes: A Global Effort under The Restoration Initiative
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 4 December 2024 (IUCN) – A new three-year initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to strengthen the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in achieving Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) was officially launched during a side…
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 2024 (IUCN) – This month, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team (FGT) organized and engaged in a variety of events at UNCCD COP16, emphasizing the importance of restoring and sustainably managing grasslands, savannahs, and rangelands.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 7 December 2024 (IUCN) – As droughts become more frequent and intense, their ripple effects impact every aspect of life, creating an urgent demand for effective solutions that meet the needs of people while enhancing ecosystem integrity. This was the premise of a…
The Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Environment, the Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) in partnership with 2030 Water Resources Group hosted by the World Bank, launched the Inter-Sectoral Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) for Water Resources Management in Rwanda.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, conservation efforts across Southern Africa faced unprecedented challenges, with resources diverted to critical health responses. Yet, amid this crisis, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) Financing…
In a move towards effective, equitable and gender-responsive marine governance and conservation, the ReSea Project team in Tanzania successfully facilitated the establishment of the National Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) Network Governance Structure among marine conservationists.
In September and October of 2024, BIOPAMA supported forty-one grantees in Eastern and Southern Africa Region and three programme team members to undertake a virtual course for conservationists entitled Strategies for…