Story | 11 Apr, 2022
IUCN Viet Nam and Hon Cau MPA are pleased to announce the call for sea turtle conservation volunteer programme 2022 in Hon Cau MPA, Binh Thuan Province.
Story | 06 Apr, 2022
Proposing conservation measures in Phu My Habitat and Species Conservation area
On 16 March 2022, as a part of its partnership with cement company INSEE, IUCN and Can Tho University (CTU) organised a conservation capacity building workshop in collaboration with the 1,000-hectare Phu My Habitat and Species Conservation Area.
Story | 01 Apr, 2022
Meet the Hoverflies Expert: Libor Mazánek
This is the tenth in a series of interviews with the network of Experts involved in developing the IUCN’s European Red List (ERL) of Hoverflies. The project aims to assess the extinction risk of hoverfly species across Europe, and will contribute to guiding decisions and conservation action for…
Story | 30 Mar, 2022
The War Between Russia and Ukraine – An Environmental Disaster
CEESP News: Ritu Dhingra, IUCN CEESP Regional Vice Chair for South and East Asia.
Who will wear the burnt–the speechless lifeforms through no fault of their own? War always brings calamity and strife. When human beings, Homo sapiens, “The Wise Man,” and the most evolved species on this…
Artículo | 29 Mar, 2022
Una celebración de la gente que piensa y actúa para la equidad
La Celebración de las Áreas Protegidas y Conservadas y su gente se encamina hacia su tercer año, con el objetivo de visibilizar a las comunidades que utilizan esquemas de conservación en sus territorios para alcanzar bienestar y equidad.
Story | 29 Mar, 2022
The Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (BCAF) today launches its Readiness Support call for proposals to all entrepreneurs and project developers involved in blue carbon work. Readiness Support will help project developers to get coastal blue carbon restoration projects ready for implementation and…
Story | 26 Mar, 2022
Prosecutors in East Africa pledge to end money-laundering so wildlife crime no longer pays
Prosecutors from 11 African nations meeting in Nairobi between 14-17 March 2022 pledged to deepen their cross-border collaboration on 'asset recovery' - taking back the proceeds of wildlife crime and on ending the money-laundering that allows ill-gotten…
Story | 23 Mar, 2022
Long-term sustainability of food systems at stake
Today, the European Commission decided to allow biodiversity rich areas on farmland to be cultivated despite the negative implications this will have on nature. The announcement also comes with an official delay to the EU Nature Restoration Law and revision of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides…
Story | 19 Mar, 2022
IUCN closing statement to UN IGC4 on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement
IUCN believes that now is the time to be bold, visionary and pragmatic for the benefit of humankind and the ocean.
The Summary of the IPCC WGII Sixth Assessment Report cautions that we have a “brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for…
Article | 18 Mar, 2022
L'UICN appelle à renforcer la protection des zones de nidification des tortues de Méditerranée
Le premier rapport détaillé sur les tortues de mer en Méditerranée publié par l'UICN-Med offre une vue d’ensemble sur les principaux sites de nidification, ainsi que sur les aires prioritaires d'alimentation et d'hibernation et leur état actuel…