Story | 10 Aug, 2021
The International Day for Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem, proclaimed by UNESCO's General Conference in 2015 and celebrated annually on 26 July, aims to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as a "unique, special and…
Article | 02 Aug, 2021
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is implementing in Burkina, Ghana and Niger, a project titled: Creating Lands of Opportunity: Transforming Livelihoods through Landscape Restoration in the Sahel.
Story | 30 Jul, 2021
New IUCN report assesses potential for more geological World Heritage
Leading experts assess the potential for future inscriptions of geological World Heritage sites, in a new IUCN report launched today at UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee meeting.
Press release | 23 Jul, 2021
IUCN’s call for action on fast-deteriorating Great Barrier Reef backed, despite no danger listing
Gland, Switzerland, 23 July 2021 (IUCN) – IUCN’s call for urgent action to address impacts from climate change and poor water quality affecting the Great Barrier Reef has been adopted by the World Heritage Committee in its decision today, despite the reef not being…
Story | 22 Jul, 2021
As part of the EU-Funded IUCN Mono-Volta Mangroves Project being implemented in Songor Lagoon and Anlo-Keta Lagoons in Ghana, Roy Mouth in Benin and Mono Delta Biosphere Reserve in Benin and Togo Ghana; national platforms have been established in each of the target countries to provide strategic…
Story | 19 Jul, 2021
Salonga National Park in DR Congo removed from World Heritage in Danger List
The World Heritage Committee today has decided to remove Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the List of World Heritage in Danger. A mission carried out jointly by IUCN and UNESCO in 2020 reported significant improvements in the site’s conservation, but recommended…
Article | 09 Jul, 2021
L’atelier de formation sur la Liste Rouge des Écosystèmes (LRE) - Vers l’évaluation des écosystèmes d’eau douce s’est tenu du 6 au 8 juillet 2021.
Article | 09 Jul, 2021
Burkina Faso : Le projet PREE a tenu sa 2ème session du Comité de pilotage
La 2ème session du Comité de Pilotage du projet "Partenariat régional sur l’Eau et l’Environnement en Afrique Centrale et Occidentale" (PREE) s’est tenue à Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso le 10 Juin 2020. La rencontre s’est…
Article | 08 Jul, 2021
L’atelier national des femmes et hommes des médias sur la vulgarisation des politiques et textes adoptés sur l’eau, l’environnement et le climat au Bénin s’est tenu du 21 au 22 juin 2021 à Cotonou au Bénin.
Article | 08 Jul, 2021