Story | 10 Jul, 2018
Aisa Hammadeen is elected CEESP Vice Chair for West Asia
( IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy)
Story | 17 May, 2018
1st Bonn Challenge Roundtable in the Caucasus and Central Asia
The upcoming Ministerial Roundtable on forest landscape restoration and the Bonn Challenge in Kazakhstan brings decision-makers from the Caucasus and Central Asia together to discuss challenges and identify solutions related to forest landscape restoration.
Story | 10 Aug, 2017
Call for Nominations/Expressions of Interest for Regional Vice Chair(s) for CEESP in West Asia
The Chairs of CEESP seek nominations/expressions of interest for the position of Regional Vice Chair in West Asia. Candidates for the Regional Vice Chair(s) should preferably be familiar with both CEESP and the West Asia region, and be committed to working cross-…
Article | 31 Jan, 2017
Avancement de la Liste Rouge des écosystèmes et des zones importantes pour les plantes au Liban
Un atelier sur la Liste Rouge des écosystème (LRE) a été organisé pour la première fois au Liban le 20 janvier 2017. L'objectif de cette réunion était de fournir une brève formation sur la méthodologie LRE et d'évaluer la faisabilité d'une Liste Rouge pour l'évaluation des écosystèmes forestiers…
Story | 31 Jan, 2017
Moving forward the Red List of Ecosystems and the Important plants Areas in Lebanon
A workshop on the Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) was organized for the first time in Lebanon on January 20th, 2017. The aim of this meeting was to provide a short training on the RLE methodology and to evaluate the feasibility to conduct a Red List of forest ecosystems assessment in Lebanon in…
Story | 22 Mar, 2016
World Water Day - Blog: 'Why investing in natural water infrastructure will pay off'
By Renat Heuberger, CEO of the South Pole Group, and Mark Smith, Director of the IUCN Global Water Programme. Why did a group of bankers and fund managers spend an afternoon in a Zurich café talking about nature? For opportunity and innovation
Artículo | 22 Mar, 2016
Blog Día Mundial del Agua: Por qué es buen negocio invertir en infraestructura hídrica natural
Blog de Renat Heuberger, Director General del Grupo South Pole, y Mark Smith, Director del Programa Mundial de Agua de la UICN. ¿Por qué un grupo de banqueros y gestores de fondos pasó toda una tarde en un café de Zúrich hablado de la naturaleza? Por las oportunidades y la innovación.
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Article | 22 Mar, 2016
Ecrit par Renat Heuberger, PDG du groupe South Pole, et de Mark Smith, directeur du Programme mondial de l’eau de l’UICN. Pourquoi un groupe de banquiers et de gestionnaires de fonds s’est-il réuni un après-midi à Zurich dans un café pour parler de la nature? Pour parler d’…
Story | 01 Feb, 2016
World Wetlands Day: Wetlands & Sustainable Livelihoods
Each year, 2 February marks World Wetlands Day, to celebrate our planet’s wetlands but also to draw attention to the challenges that their degradation brings.
Story | 20 Jan, 2016
Could conservation become a new investment asset class?
A new IUCN-backed report released yesterday identifies three new investment structures that could help catalyse finance to meet the world’s pressing environmental challenges and sustainable growth goals.