IUCN Statement | 11 Oct, 2021
IUCN statement on UN recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment
IUCN applauds the United Nations Human Rights Council’s decision that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right. A decades-long effort, the new resolution is a crucial and timely decision as humanity grapples with the planetary threats of climate change and biodiversity loss…
DG Statement | 11 Oct, 2021
IUCN Director General’s statement for the UN Biodiversity Conference
Biodiversity continues to decline at unprecedented rates. The resulting global loss of life and livelihoods is an existential emergency. Last month, IUCN’s 1,500 Members discussed the post-2020 global biodiversity framework at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France.
Article | 06 Oct, 2021
Durant le Congrès mondial de la nature de l’UICN, tenu à Marseille du 3 au 11 septembre dernier, le programme de gestion du Littoral Ouest Africain (WACA) a organisé un panel d’échanges, avec ses différents partenaires présents…
Story | 29 Sep, 2021
Dialogue forum: Escazú Agreement, a pioneer regional environmental instrument
The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, known as the Escazú Agreement, is of great importance; it is the first regional environmental instrument and pioneer in that it contains specific…
Article | 14 Sep, 2021
Le directeur général adjoint de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC), Jean-Marie Paugam, a donné une nouvelle perspective sur la conservation des océans en expliquant la relation très étroite entre le système commercial international représenté par l'OMC et la question de la préservation…
Story | 14 Sep, 2021
World Trade Organisation Deputy Director-General, Jean-Marie Paugam, gave a fresh perspective on ocean conservation by explaining the very close relationship between the international trade system represented by the WTO and the issue of ocean preservation, something many conservationists and the…
Article | 09 Sep, 2021
12 organisations de premier plan en Méditerranée présentent de nouvelles solutions financières et de conservation pour faire face à la crise climatique et de la biodiversité dans la région.
Artículo | 09 Sep, 2021
12 organizaciones líderes en el Mediterráneo presentan nuevas soluciones financieras y de conservación para abordar la crisis climática y de la biodiversidad en la región.
Story | 09 Sep, 2021
12 Mediterranean leading organisations presented new conservation and financial solutions to tackle biodiversity and climate crisis in the region. Some of the greatest outcomes were the committments of 8 Mediterranean governments and 5 NGO to achieving 10% of areas under "strong protection" and…
Story | 07 Sep, 2021
Looking to the future: A new work plan for IUCN Europe
Today, to coincide with the World Conservation Congress in Marseille, the IUCN European office released its new work plan for the upcoming 4 years.