Blog | 04 Apr, 2024
Human rights-based approach in IUCN’s Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions
The 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva concludes this week. As usual, ‘human rights and the environment’ has been one of the usual themes of the Council's March session. One of the insightful events organised in the margins of this session, in which IUCN participated, was…
Course/training
Nature-based Solutions Professional Certificate on IUCN Global Standard™ - 6th edition
Increase your ability to contribute towards positive change to address societal challenges, through applying the IUCN Global Standard.
Course/training
Nature-based Solutions professional certificate on IUCN Global Standard™ - 5th edition
Increase your ability to contribute towards positive change to address societal challenges through applying the IUCN Global Standard.
Press release | 08 Dec, 2022
Nature-based Solutions can generate 20 million new jobs, but “just transition” policies needed
Montreal, Canada, 8 December 2022 (IUCN) - Twenty million jobs could be created by further harnessing the power of nature to address major challenges facing society, such as climate change, disaster risk, and food and water insecurity.
IUCN event
Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions, an ILO-IUCN-UNEP report launch
This event will launch the first edition of the report series “Decent work in Nature-based Solutions”, produced and published in collaboration between ILO, IUCN and UNEP.
IUCN Statement | 20 Nov, 2022
As COP27 closed today, IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, expressed its concern over the slow progress in tackling the climate crisis. At the same time, IUCN welcomed the clear recognition of the key role that Nature-based Solutions can play in addressing climate change,…
Artículo | 18 Nov, 2022
¿Te gustaría aplicar el enfoque de Soluciones basadas en la Naturaleza a proyectos en tu ciudad?
La Fundación Biodiversidad ha lanzado una convocatoria para fomentar de actuaciones dirigidas a la renaturalización y resiliencia de las ciudades españolas. Desde UICN ofrecemos aplicar el estandar mundial de Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza a estos proyectos para evaluar la sostenibilidad y…
Story | 22 Jun, 2022
EU Nature Restoration Law: A boost for biodiversity and climate
Today the European Commission proposed a new nature restoration law with binding targets on pollinators, wetlands, rivers, forests, marine ecosystems, urban areas and peatlands. The new law aims to bring nature back across the continent for the benefit of biodiversity, climate and people. It can…
Story | 21 Jun, 2022
The BIODEV2030 project, launched in early 2020 supports the country's development ambition, while promoting the adoption of voluntary sectoral commitments that incorporate ambitious biodiversity conservation and restoration measures.
Article | 21 Jun, 2022
Le Plan national de développement du Burkina Faso entend dynamiser des secteurs tels que l’agriculture, l’élevage et les mines, qui dépendent des ressources naturelles et impactent fortement la santé des écosystèmes.