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.
The "Entrenamiento en Ciudadanía Ambiental" (ECA) by Eco Maxei, launched in 2020 and now in its fifth generation, exemplifies a transformative approach to leadership and justice in environmental 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.
In September 2024, Daphney Kiki, the CEESP Young Professional Focal Point for Oceania, attended the Oceania Regional Conservation Forum (ORCF) hosted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Suva, Fiji. This gathering included passionate environmentalists, Indigenous…
Adrian Dwiputra serves as the Young Professional Focal Point for the IUCN CEESP South to East Asia Region and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the National University of Singapore's Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions. In this piece, Adrian shares valuable insights from their experience…
By Helen Newing, University of Oxford, and Helen Tugendhat, Forest Peoples Programme
A major new guidance document on conservation and human rights will be launched on 29th October 2024 at CBD COP16. The document offers a comprehensive overview of international human rights…
In June 2024, the IUCN's CEESP Task Force on Migration, Environmental Change, and Conflict released the report "Planet on the move: Reimagining conservation at the intersection of migration, environmental change and conflict;" it warns that up to 700 million people could be displaced by 2050,…
From 21 October to 1 November 2024, IUCN participated in the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia.