Story | 07 Feb, 2023
New guidebook promotes Ecosystem-based Adaptation within Thailand’s Water Sector
Following a series of consultations and trainings with national stakeholders in 2022, Thailand’s Office of the National Water Resources, together with IUCN and GIZ have launched The Guidebook for the Design and Implementation of Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in River Basins in Thailand. The…
Story | 03 Feb, 2023
Living in Harmony with Nature - Application of Nature-based Solutions in the Meghna river basin
A film produced by IUCN on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) [1] in the Meghna river basin showcases the various ecosystem services it provides, and highlights community- and government-led efforts to address climate, water and food security…
News | 01 Feb, 2023
The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) adopted by the Parties at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) celebrated in Montreal, Canada in December 2022, acknowledges the importance of developing a communication and outreach strategy to implement the GBF. The IUCN Commission on Education and…
Story | 30 Jan, 2023
Re-imagining marine conservation through centering social equity
Nathan Bennett, Chair of the People and the Ocean Specialist Group, Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy, IUCN
Blog | 24 Jan, 2023
IUCN event
This side event highlighted the various land management practices in mountain regions that can build adaptive capacities, reducing the risks posed by climate change on communities. UNESCO and IUCN presented experiences from conservation and restoration projects to demonstrate the socio-economic…
Story | 10 Jan, 2023
Celebrating Human Rights Day with reflections on conflict sensitive conservation
As we mark the 74th anniversary of the United Nations adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Cons
Story | 22 Dec, 2022
Indigenous Women’s Insights – Stewarding the Earth
In November, all along the busy maze of pavilion buildings in Sharm el Sheik, an estimated 45,000 people snaked along corridors hoping to inform crucial discussions surrounding climate policy at the United Nations Framework Climate Change Convention’s 27th Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP 27).…
Press release | 13 Dec, 2022
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 16 new sites in China, France, Mexico, Peru and Zambia to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard recognising well governed and effectively…
Press release | 12 Dec, 2022
IUCN Restoration Barometer documents extensive ecosystem restoration across 18 countries
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has today published its first Restoration Barometer report, documenting that…